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2023 Bahrain Grand Prix

3 March 2023 — Sakhir, Bahrain — Won by Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)

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The story in three sentences

Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) won the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix ahead of Sergio PEREZ by +11.987s. Fastest median race pace went to PER (Red Bull Racing) at 1:37.448 per lap on clean laps — track position and strategy decided the result.

Final classification (top 10)

PosDriverTeamGapStatus
1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing 0
2 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing 11.987
3 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin 38.637
4 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari 48.052
5 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes 50.977
6 Lance STROLL Aston Martin 54.502
7 George RUSSELL Mercedes 55.873
8 Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo 72.647
9 Pierre GASLY Alpine 73.753
10 Alexander ALBON Williams 89.774

Top pace (median lap time, clean laps)

#DriverTeamMedianGap
1 PER Red Bull Racing 1:37.448 —
2 VER Red Bull Racing 1:37.614 +0.166s
3 ALO Aston Martin 1:38.009 +0.561s
4 STR Aston Martin 1:38.127 +0.679s
5 GAS Alpine 1:38.166 +0.718s
"Median pace" filters out outlaps, in-laps, and slow laps (over 7% above the field median). It's the single best indicator of true race pace.

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