Max Verstappen

The 2023 Formula One season roared into action at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, 5 March with Max Verstappen claiming victory. Photo: Twitter @Max33Verstappen

Formula One 2023: When is the next Grand Prix?

The 2023 Formula One season roared into action at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, 5 March with Max Verstappen claiming victory.

Max Verstappen

The 2023 Formula One season roared into action at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, 5 March with Max Verstappen claiming victory. Photo: Twitter @Max33Verstappen

The 2023 Formula One season roared into action at the Bahrain Grand Prix on Sunday, 5 March with reigning champion Max Verstappen claiming victory.

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Race fans don’t have long to wait for the second (of 23) races in the 2023 season with the next installment set to take place in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, 19 March.

The lights are due to go out at 19:00 (SA time).

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As a reminder, the Saudi Arabia Grand Prix in 2022 was also won by Red Bull’s Verstappen ahead of Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz.

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BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX 2023 RESULTS

1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 1hr 33min 56.736sec, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull) at 11.987, 3. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes) 38.637, 4. Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari) 48.052, 5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes) 50.977, 6. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes) 54.502, 7. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) 55.873, 8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo) 1:12.647, 9. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1:13.753, 10. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes) 1:29.774, 11. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1:30.870, 12. Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams-Mercedes) 1 lap, 13. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap, 14. Nyck de Vries (NED/AlphaTauri-Red Bull) 1 lap, 15. Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas-Ferrari) 1 lap, 16. Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo) 1 lap, 17. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) 2 laps

Best lap: Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 1:35.068 on 43rd lap (average: 204.940 km/h)

Did not finish: Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) 16th lap, Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) 41st lap, Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault) 46th lap

World championship standings (after one of 23 races)

Drivers

1. Max Verstappen (NED) 25 pts, 2. Sergio Perez (MEX) 18, 3. Fernando Alonso (ESP) 15, 4. Carlos Sainz (ESP) 12, 5. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) 10, 6. Lance Stroll (CAN) 8, 7. George Russell (GBR) 6, 8. Valtteri Bottas (FIN) 4, 9. Pierre Gasly (FRA) 2, 10. Alexander Albon (THA) 1, 11. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN) 0, 12. Logan Sargeant (USA) 0, 13. Kevin Magnussen (DEN) 0, 14. Nyck de Vries (NED) 0, 15. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) 0, 16. Zhou Guanyu (CHN) 0, 17. Lando Norris (GBR) 0, 18. Esteban Ocon (FRA) 0, 19. Charles Leclerc (MON) 0, 20. Oscar Piastri (AUS)

Constructors

1. Red Bull 43 pts, 2. Aston Martin-Mercedes 23, 3. Mercedes 16, 4. Ferrari 12, 5. Alfa Romeo 4, 6. Alpine-Renault 2, 7. Williams-Mercedes 1, 8. AlphaTauri-Red Bull 0, 9. Haas-Ferrari 0, 10. McLaren-Mercedes 0