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Bahrain Grand Prix

FORMULA 1 GULF AIR BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023

Round 1 of 22Bahrain International Circuit, SakhirMar 5 202357 lapsQualifying telemetry →

Podium

PERRed Bull
2
VERRed Bull
1
ALOAston Martin
3

Key facts

WinnerVER1:33:56.736 from P1
PoleVER1:29.708
Fastest lapZHO1:33.996 on lap 56
On-track passes394position changes on track
Pit stops00 SC · 1 VSC
Finishers17 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1–571:33:56.736251:36.236
2PERSergio PérezRed Bull2–57+11.987s181:36.344
3ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin5▲257+38.637s151:36.156
4SAICarlos SainzFerrari4–57+48.052s121:37.130
5HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes7▲257+50.977s101:36.546
6STRLance StrollAston Martin8▲257+54.502s81:36.546
7RUSGeorge RussellMercedes6▼157+55.873s61:37.221
8BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo12▲457+72.647s41:37.379
9GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team20▲1157+73.753s21:35.068
10ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams15▲557+89.774s11:37.144
11TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri14▲357+90.870s1:36.637
12SARLogan SargeantWilliams16▲456+1.136s1:36.037
13MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team17▲456+16.757s1:36.471
14DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri19▲556+22.523s1:37.709
15HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team10▼556+38.911s1:36.616
16ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo13▼356+39.649s1:33.996
17NORLando NorrisMcLaren11▼655+6.636s1:35.822
DNFOCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team941Retired1:36.797
DNFLECCharles LeclercFerrari339Retired1:37.170
DNFPIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1813Retired1:40.691

Lap chart

Virtual safety carP1P5P10P15P20051015202530354045505557LapVERPERALOLECSAIHAMSTRRUSBOTGASALBTSUSARMAGDEVHULZHOPIANOROCO
Running order at the end of each lap (lap 0 = starting grid). Shaded laps: safety car (amber), virtual safety car (blue), red flag.

Gap to leader

Virtual safety car0s20s40s60s80s51015202530354045505557LapVERPERLECALOSAIHAMSTRRUSPIABOTGASALBTSUSARMAGDEVHULZHONOROCO
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

SSoftHHardMMediumStriped = used set
1VER
14
22
21
2PER
17
17
23
3ALO
14
20
23
4SAI
13
18
26
5HAM
12
18
27
6STR
15
15
27
7RUS
13
18
26
8BOT
11
18
28
9GAS
9
16
15
17
10ALB
11
15
14
17
11TSU
10
16
14
17
12SAR
12
18
10
16
13MAG
15
14
11
16
14DEV
11
16
29
15HUL
11
15
14
16
16ZHO
12
20
22
17NOR
10
7
10
10
10
7
ROCO
12
17
9
RLEC
13
20
6
RPIA
13
Lap 12957

Race pace

Drivers

1:341:361:381:401:421:44PER: median 1:37.424, middle half 1:37.059–1:38.744, best 1:36.344 (52 laps)PER1:37.424VER: median 1:37.598, middle half 1:36.997–1:37.974, best 1:36.236 (52 laps)VER+0.174ALO: median 1:38.066, middle half 1:37.305–1:39.212, best 1:36.156 (52 laps)ALO+0.642GAS: median 1:38.184, middle half 1:37.660–1:39.295, best 1:35.792 (51 laps)GAS+0.760STR: median 1:38.188, middle half 1:37.544–1:39.647, best 1:36.546 (52 laps)STR+0.764SAI: median 1:38.231, middle half 1:37.688–1:38.946, best 1:37.130 (52 laps)SAI+0.807TSU: median 1:38.246, middle half 1:37.796–1:39.551, best 1:37.010 (51 laps)TSU+0.822HAM: median 1:38.324, middle half 1:37.834–1:38.694, best 1:36.546 (52 laps)HAM+0.899ALB: median 1:38.330, middle half 1:37.832–1:39.782, best 1:37.144 (51 laps)ALB+0.906BOT: median 1:38.407, middle half 1:37.814–1:39.661, best 1:37.379 (51 laps)BOT+0.983RUS: median 1:38.432, middle half 1:37.605–1:38.867, best 1:37.221 (52 laps)RUS+1.008LEC: median 1:38.556, middle half 1:37.967–1:38.817, best 1:37.170 (36 laps)LEC+1.133NOR: median 1:38.696, middle half 1:37.768–1:40.197, best 1:35.257 (45 laps)NOR+1.272HUL: median 1:38.847, middle half 1:37.806–1:39.972, best 1:36.793 (49 laps)HUL+1.423MAG: median 1:38.858, middle half 1:37.968–1:41.240, best 1:36.588 (50 laps)MAG+1.434DEV: median 1:39.156, middle half 1:38.869–1:40.424, best 1:37.709 (50 laps)DEV+1.732SAR: median 1:39.203, middle half 1:37.839–1:39.972, best 1:36.801 (50 laps)SAR+1.779ZHO: median 1:39.229, middle half 1:38.628–1:40.596, best 1:33.996 (49 laps)ZHO+1.805OCO: median 1:39.594, middle half 1:38.813–1:40.448, best 1:36.797 (35 laps)OCO+2.170
Clean laps only: lap 1, in/out laps, safety car laps and laps slower than 107% of the driver's median are dropped. Box = middle half, line = median.

Teams

1:341:361:381:401:421:44Red Bull: median 1:37.562, middle half 1:37.041–1:38.065, best 1:36.236 (104 laps)Red Bull1:37.562Aston Martin: median 1:38.126, middle half 1:37.454–1:39.567, best 1:36.156 (104 laps)Aston Martin+0.564Mercedes: median 1:38.353, middle half 1:37.704–1:38.778, best 1:36.546 (104 laps)Mercedes+0.791Ferrari: median 1:38.361, middle half 1:37.790–1:38.826, best 1:37.130 (88 laps)Ferrari+0.799Williams: median 1:38.649, middle half 1:37.831–1:39.834, best 1:36.801 (101 laps)Williams+1.087McLaren: median 1:38.696, middle half 1:37.768–1:40.197, best 1:35.257 (45 laps)McLaren+1.135Haas: median 1:38.847, middle half 1:37.849–1:40.404, best 1:36.588 (99 laps)Haas+1.286Alpine: median 1:38.961, middle half 1:37.876–1:40.045, best 1:35.792 (86 laps)Alpine+1.399Alfa Romeo: median 1:39.041, middle half 1:37.949–1:39.909, best 1:33.996 (100 laps)Alfa Romeo+1.480AlphaTauri: median 1:39.054, middle half 1:38.102–1:40.109, best 1:37.010 (101 laps)AlphaTauri+1.492
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Overtakes

ZHO
30 made · 33 lostALO
26 made · 23 lostRUS
24 made · 23 lostGAS
24 made · 14 lostDEV
24 made · 19 lostHUL
24 made · 25 lostTSU
23 made · 21 lostBOT
22 made · 18 lostALB
22 made · 17 lostMAG
22 made · 23 lostSTR
18 made · 16 lostSAR
18 made · 19 lostLEC
17 made · 29 lostPER
16 made · 11 lost

On-track position changes recorded by the timing system (pit stops excluded).

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:31.2951:30.5031:29.708
2PERSergio PérezRed Bull1:31.4791:30.7461:29.846+0.138s
3LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:31.0941:30.2821:30.000+0.292s
4SAICarlos SainzFerrari1:30.9931:30.5151:30.154+0.446s
5ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:31.1581:30.6451:30.336+0.628s
6RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:31.0571:30.5071:30.340+0.632s
7HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes1:31.5431:30.5131:30.384+0.676s
8STRLance StrollAston Martin1:31.1841:31.1271:30.836+1.128s
9OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team1:31.5081:30.9141:30.984+1.276s
10HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team1:31.2041:30.809–+1.101s
11NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:31.6521:31.381–+1.673s
12BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:31.5041:31.443–+1.735s
13ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:31.6151:31.473–+1.765s
14TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:31.4001:32.510–+2.802s
15ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:31.461––+1.753s
16SARLogan SargeantWilliams1:31.652––+1.944s
17MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:31.892––+2.184s
18PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:32.101––+2.393s
19DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri1:32.121––+2.413s
20GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:32.181––+2.473s

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1ZHO30.18340.53323.2801:33.996
2GAS30.06941.39323.4651:34.927
3NOR30.53341.13023.5591:35.222
4ALO30.76341.46223.5361:35.761
5VER30.78341.74723.4481:35.978
6STR30.85341.57323.5551:35.981
7SAR30.49241.87523.6701:36.037
8PER30.77441.78623.5111:36.071
9TSU30.79541.73523.8331:36.363
10MAG30.73742.04923.6211:36.407
11HAM30.76842.01323.6301:36.411
12HUL30.78841.85523.8171:36.460
13OCO30.92042.10723.6421:36.669
14RUS30.78242.39123.5501:36.723
15ALB30.76742.48523.5661:36.818
16LEC30.85942.38523.6201:36.864
17BOT31.05942.13723.7501:36.946
18SAI30.97542.38123.6281:36.984
19DEV31.11542.60523.9181:37.638
20PIA31.66543.97724.6681:40.310

Speed trap (race best)

HAM
333 km/hPER
330 km/hOCO
329 km/hHUL
328 km/hALO
328 km/hSAR
328 km/hZHO
327 km/hPIA
327 km/hGAS
327 km/hNOR
325 km/hRUS
325 km/hLEC
324 km/hSAI
324 km/hALB
324 km/hSTR
324 km/hTSU
323 km/hBOT
320 km/hDEV
320 km/hMAG
315 km/hVER
303 km/h

Best race sectors per driver; the ideal lap adds them up. Purple = fastest in that sector.

Weather

Temperature

28°30°32°34°-50′-40′-30′-20′-10′0′10′20′30′40′50′60′70′80′90′100′°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track29–35°°C
Air27°average °C
Humidity22%average
Wind0.7m/s average
RainNodry race

Bahrain International Circuit

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Racing line from the pole lap (VER); the amber dot is the start/finish line. Corner numbers from MultiViewer.

Previous winners here

2022Charles LeclercFerrari
2021Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2020Sergio PérezRacing Point
2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
2016Nico RosbergMercedes
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2014Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Race control

L1 14:04PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED
L1 14:20GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 14:23YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L1 14:23CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 10
L1 14:30PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 14:45RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 RACE IS 0%
L1 14:57DRS DISABLED
L1 15:03GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 15:03SESSION STARTED
L1 15:04YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L1 15:04CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L2 15:05YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L2 15:05CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L2 15:05TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L2 15:06DRS ENABLED
L2 15:06CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L3 15:07TURN 4 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 18 (STR) AND 14 (ALO) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L4 15:08CAR 4 (NOR) TIME 1:39.777 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 3 18:07:34
L5 15:10FIA STEWARDS: TURN 4 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 18 (STR) AND 14 (ALO) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L9 15:17CAR 63 (RUS) OFF TRACK AND CONTINUED AT TURN 10
L10 15:18CAR 77 (BOT) TIME 1:40.564 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 7 18:14:14
L10 15:19CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:38.614 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 8 18:15:41
L12 15:22 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) NOTED - INACCURATE GRID POSITION
L15 15:26FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - INACCURATE GRID POSITION
L15 15:27FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 31 (OCO) - INACCURATE GRID POSITION
L16 15:29CAR 4 (NOR) TIME 1:38.870 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 15 18:28:10
L20 15:35INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) NOTED - SERVING TIME PENALTY INCORRECTLY
L21 15:37CAR 21 (DEV) TIME 1:39.078 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 19 18:35:40
L24 15:42FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SERVING TIME PENALTY INCORRECTLY
L25 15:43FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 31 (OCO) - SERVING TIME PENALTY INCORRECTLY
L25 15:43CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:39.703 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 21 18:39:51
L28 15:48INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) NOTED - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
L28 15:48FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 31 (OCO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
L28 15:49FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 31 (OCO) - SPEEDING IN THE PIT LANE
L29 15:51CAR 20 (MAG) TIME 1:39.316 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 28 18:49:51
L35 16:00CAR 14 (ALO) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 34 18:58:59 (PIT)
L41 16:09CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:38.184 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 39 19:08:20
L41 16:10YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L41 16:10VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L42 16:11CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L42 16:11VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR ENDING
L42 16:12TRACK CLEAR
L42 16:12DRS ENABLED
L43 16:14CAR 63 (RUS) TIME 1:37.035 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 42 19:13:49
L44 16:16CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 1:35.942 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 43 19:15:07
L45 16:17CAR 10 (GAS) TIME 1:35.792 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 44 19:16:41
L49 16:24CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:36.806 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 47 19:22:09
L49 16:24BLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - TRACK LIMITS
L51 16:27CAR 44 (HAM) TIME 1:37.770 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 50 19:26:02
L52 16:28CAR 21 (DEV) TIME 1:39.089 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 50 19:26:51
L52 16:29CAR 18 (STR) OFF TRACK AND CONTINUED AT TURN 10
L54 16:31CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:37.917 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 52 19:30:15
L54 16:31INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - MULTIPLE TRACK LIMITS
L54 16:31FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - MULTIPLE TRACK LIMITS
L54 16:32FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - MULTIPLE TRACK LIMITS
L55 16:32CAR 4 (NOR) TIME 1:35.257 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 50 19:28:08
L55 16:33BLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 4 (NOR) - TRACK LIMITS
L57 16:37CHEQUERED FLAG
L57 16:37SESSION FINISHED
L57 16:40CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:39.206 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 56 19:37:41
L57 16:42INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - MULTIPLE TRACK LIMITS
L57 16:42FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - MULTIPLE TRACK LIMITS
L57 16:42FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - MULTIPLE TRACK LIMITS

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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