The 2023 F1 pre-season test will start on Thursday 23 February at the Bahrain International Circuit. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) recorded the top time. The session was divided into morning and afternoon sessions, and Max Verstappen was the only one to run in both sessions, marking the best time of 1’32.837. He finished the first day’s session without any trouble.
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) was second and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) was third. 2023 F1 Bahrain pre-season test day 1 result 1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 1’32.837 (157 laps)2. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1’32.866 (60 laps)3. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) – 1’33.253 (72 laps)4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1’33.267 (64 laps)5. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 1’33.462 (40 laps)6. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1’33.508 (83 laps)7. Alexander Albon (Williams) – 1’33.671 (74 laps)8. Guan Yu Zhou (Aston Martin) – 1’33.723 (67 laps)9. George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:34.174 (69 laps)10. Logan Sargent (Williams) – 1:34.324 (75 laps)11. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) – 1’34.424 (51 laps) 12. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) – 1’34.558 (71 laps)13. Nick de Vries (AlphaTauri) – 1’34.559 (85 laps)14. Felipe Dolgovic (Aston Martin) – 1’34.564 (40 laps)15. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) – 1 minute 34 seconds 671 (46 laps) 16. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 1’34.822 (60 laps) 17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine) – 1’34.871 (52 laps) 18. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 1’34.888 (52 laps) 19. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) – 1’35.087 (57 laps)