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2023 Bahrain Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Sergio Pérez and Charles Leclerc at Sakhir.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Max Verstappen
Pole team
Red Bull
Front row
Max Verstappen and Sergio Pérez
Classified
Top 20
Round
1
Circuit
Sakhir
Qualifying date
March 4, 2023

The front of the grid

Max Verstappen qualified first for Red Bull. Sergio Pérez secured the other front-row place for Red Bull, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Max Verstappen, Sergio Pérez, and Charles Leclerc. P4 through P20 were Carlos Sainz Jr., Fernando Alonso, George Russell, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg, Lando Norris, Valtteri Bottas, Guanyu Zhou, Yuki Tsunoda, Alexander Albon, Logan Sargeant, Kevin Magnussen, Oscar Piastri, Nyck de Vries, and Pierre Gasly.

Team representation

Alfa Romeo placed 2 cars, AlphaTauri placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jun 17, 2024.

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