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Qualifying for the 2023 F1 opening round, the Bahrain Grand Prix was held on the 4th local time.
The local Bahrain International Circuit has passed sunset time and the outside temperature has dropped to 24 degrees.
As the 18-minute Q1 began, the two AlphaTauri cars of Yuki Tsunoda and Nick de Vries were the first to go out onto the track.
First, Tsunoda marks 1:32.132. Immediately following Tsunoda, Carlos Sainz and De Vries set the time, a part came off Charles Leclerc’s front wing and fell on the track, causing a red flag.
After a few minutes of interruption, Q1 resumed with 13 minutes remaining. From here, each driver continued to set their best laps one following another, and Carlos Sainz took the lead at the remaining 6 minutes following all the lap times had been set. Tsunoda improved his time to 1:31.747, which put him in 9th position.
Drivers who haven’t put out the top time will start the last attack from here.
Tsunoda also marked 1:31.400 in the final short run, and was very close to advancing to Q2. Logan Sargent, Kevin Magnussen, Oscar Piastri, Nick de Vries and Pierre Guthrie did not reach 15th place. All three rookies, who became regulars for the first time this season, were eliminated in Q1.
As for Sargent, he was eliminated from Q1 at the same time as Lando Norris in 15th. Gasly finished last in Q1 due to a track limit violation. Tsunoda advanced to Q2 with the 8th fastest time in Q1.
In the following Q2, while there were some machines attacking with used softs, Tsunoda finished the first attack and was 14th. With less than 3 minutes remaining, all 15 cars entered the last attack of Q2.
Tsunoda didn’t have any new software left in Q2, so he mightn’t improve his time on used tires. A 1:32.510 put him in 14th place and he was eliminated in Q2. Norris, Valtteri Bottas, Chou Guanyu, Tsunoda, and Alexander Albon were the 5 cars that were eliminated from Q2 without finishing 10th.
And in qualifying Q3, which decides the top 10 grid, Max Verstappen marked 1:29.897 and entered the 1 minute 29 seconds range. Charles Leclerc was second with a 1:30.000.
Fernando Alonso enters the attack lap here with less than 5 minutes remaining. It was the 4th fastest time, 0.439 seconds slower than the top Verstappen.
On the last attack, Verstappen improved his time to 1:29.708. Perez was second by 0.138 seconds, with Red Bull on the front row.
Leclerc was 3rd and Sainz was 4th, with Ferraris on the second row. And Alonso’s time was fifth fastest. George Russell in 6th, Lewis Hamilton in 7th, Lance Stroll in 8th, Esteban Ocon in 9th and Nico Hulkenberg in 10th in the top 10.
Round 1 Bahrain GP・Qualifying Results
1/Max Verstappen/Red Bull
2/Sergio Perez/Red Bull
3 / Charles Leclerc / Ferrari
4/Carlos Sainz/Ferrari
5/Fernando Alonso/Aston Martin
6/George Russell/Mercedes
7/Lewis Hamilton/Mercedes
8/Lance Stroll/Aston Martin
9 / Esteban Ocon / Alpine
10 / Nico Hulkenberg / Haas
11 / Lando Norris / McLaren
12/Valtteri Bottas/Alfa Romeo
13/Chou Guanyu/Alfa Romeo
14/Yuki Tsunoda/AlphaTauri
15/Alexander Albon/Williams
16 / Logan Sargent / Williams
17 / Kevin Magnussen / Haas
18 / Oscar Piastri / McLaren
19 / Nick de Vries / AlphaTauri
20/Pierre Guthrie/Alpine
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Schedule/program schedule
| race | Free Practice / Qualifying | final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | Bahrain Grand Prix | March 3 (Friday) – 4 (Saturday) | March 5 (Sun) |
| Round 2 | Saudi Grand Prix | March 17 (Friday) – 18 (Saturday) | Sunday, March 19th |
| Round 3 | Australian Grand Prix | March 31 (Friday) – April 1 (Saturday) | April 2nd (Sun) |
| Round 4 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | April 28th (Friday) – 29th (Saturday) | April 30 (Sun) |
| Round 5 | Miami Grand Prix | May 5th (Friday) – 6th (Saturday) | Sunday, May 7 |
| Round 6 | Emilia Romagna GP | May 19th (Friday) – 20th (Saturday) | May 21 (Sun) |
| Round 7 | Monaco Grand Prix | May 26th (Friday) – 27th (Saturday) | Sunday, May 28th |
| Round 8 | Spanish Grand Prix | June 2nd (Friday) – 3rd (Saturday) | Sunday, June 4th |
| Round 9 | Canadian Grand Prix | June 16th (Friday) – 17th (Saturday) | Sunday, June 18th |
| Round 10 | Austrian Grand Prix | June 30 (Friday) – July 1 (Saturday) | Sunday, July 2nd |
| Round 11 | British Grand Prix | July 7th (Friday) – 8th (Saturday) | July 9th (Sun) |
| Round 12 | Hungarian Grand Prix | July 21st (Friday) – 22nd (Saturday) | Sunday, July 23rd |
| Round 13 | Belgian Grand Prix | July 28th (Friday) – 29th (Saturday) | July 30th (Sun) |
| Round 14 | Dutch Grand Prix | August 25th (Friday) – 26th (Saturday) | Sunday, August 27th |
| Round 15 | Italian Grand Prix | September 1st (Friday) – 2nd (Saturday) | September 3 (Sun) |
| Round 16 | Singapore Grand Prix | September 15th (Friday) – 16th (Saturday) | Sunday, September 17th |
| Round 17 | Japanese Grand Prix | September 22nd (Friday) – 23rd (Saturday) | September 24th (Sun) |
| Round 18 | Qatar Grand Prix | October 6th (Friday) – 7th (Saturday) | October 8th (Sun) |
| Round 19 | US Grand Prix | October 20th (Friday) – 21st (Saturday) | Sunday, October 22nd |
| Round 20 | Mexico City GP | October 27th (Friday) – 28th (Saturday) | Sunday, October 29th |
| Round 21 | Sao Paulo Grand Prix | November 3rd (Friday) – 4th (Saturday) | November 5th (Sun) |
| Round 22 | Las Vegas Grand Prix | November 16th (Thursday) – 17th (Friday) | Saturday, November 18th |
| Round 23 | Abu Dhabi GP | November 24th (Friday) – 25th (Saturday) | Sunday, November 26th |
