2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

Race detailsDate5 March 2023Official name Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023LocationBahrain International Circuit
Sakhir, BahrainCourse Permanent racing facilityCourse length 5.412 km (3.363 miles)Distance 57 laps, 308.238 km (190.253 miles)Weather ClearAttendance 99,500Pole positionDriverRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPTTime 1:29.708Fastest lapDriverZhou GuanyuAlfa Romeo-FerrariTime 1:33.996 on lap 56PodiumFirstRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPTSecondRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPTThirdAston Martin-Mercedes

The 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2023) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 5 March 2023 at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the opening round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship.

Red Bull Racing driver Max Verstappen took pole position and won the race, ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in what was their first 1-2 finish of the season. Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin in third. This was only Alonso's second podium since the 2014 Hungarian Grand Prix, and the first of eight for the season. The race also saw the Formula One debuts of Oscar Piastri and Logan Sargeant.