Max Verstappen and Red Bull made the perfect start to the season as the Dutchman secured a dominant race victory on the opening weekend at the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.
Last year’s world champion led from start to finish and was joined on the podium by teammate Sergio Perez who also secured P2 for the Austrian team.
Fernando Alonso turned his good form from practice into P3 as Aston Martin claimed just their second podium finish in the sport.
It was a far from ideal start for Ferrari though, as Carlos Sainz could only manage P4 and Charles Leclerc was forced to retire from the race due to a power failure.
MORE: F1 Bahrain Grand Prix 2023 results: Highlights and analysis as Verstappen wins season opener and Alonso takes 99th podium of his career
F1 Drivers’ World Championship 2023 standings
Updated on March 5 (after first race).
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 25 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 15 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 10 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 2 |
| 10 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 0 |
| 12 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenburg | Haas | 0 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | Mclaren | 0 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 0 |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 |
| 20 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 |
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F1 Constructors’ Championship 2023 standings
Updated on March 5 (round 1).
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1 | Red Bull | 43 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 23 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 16 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 12 |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 4 |
| 6 | Alpine | 2 |
| 7 | Williams | 1 |
| 8 | AlphaTauri | 0 |
| 9 | Haas | 0 |
| 10 | McLaren | 0 |
F1 results 2023
Bahrain Grand Prix: Winner: Max Verstappen, 2nd: Sergio Perez 3rd: Fernando Alonso
F1 2023 best and worst finishes
Results do not include DNF finishes.
| Driver | Best Finish | Worst Finish |
| Max Verstappen | P1 | P1 |
| Sergio Perez | P2 | P2 |
| Fernando Alonso | P3 | P3 |
| Carlos Sainz | P4 | P4 |
| Lewis Hamilton | P5 | P5 |
| Lance Stroll | P6 | P6 |
| George Russell | P7 | P7 |
| Valtteri Bottas | P8 | P8 |
| Pierre Gasly | P9 | P9 |
| Alex Albon | P10 | P10 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | P11 | P11 |
| Logan Sargeant | P12 | P12 |
| Kevin Magnussen | P13 | P13 |
| Nyck de Vries | P14 | P14 |
| Nico Hulkenburg | P15 | P15 |
| Zhou Guanyu | P16 | P16 |
| Lando Norris | P17 | P17 |
| Esteban Ocon | N/A | N/A |
| Charles Leclerc | N/A | N/A |
| Oscar Piastri | N/A | N/A |
F1 schedule 2023
The 2023 Formula 1 season will host 23 races between March and November, across Europe, Asia, Australia, North America and South America.
| Date | Grand Prix | Country | Track |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 5 | Bahrain Grand Prix | Bahrain | Bahrain International Circuit |
| March 19 | Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah Corniche Circuit |
| April 2 | Australian Grand Prix | Australia | Albert Park |
| April 30 | Azerbaijan Grand Prix | Azerbaijan | Baku City Circuit |
| May 7 | Miami Grand Prix | USA | Miami International Autodrome |
| May 21 | Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Italy | Imola Circuit |
| May 28 | Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco |
| June 4 | Spanish Grand Prix | Spain | Circuit de Barcleona-Catalunya |
| June 18 | Canadian Grand Prix | Canada | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve |
| July 2 | Austrian Grand Prix | Austria | Red Bull Ring |
| July 9 | British Grand Prix | UK | Silverstone Circuit |
| July 23 | Hungarian Grand Prix | Hungary | Hungaroring |
| July 30 | Belgian Grand Prix | Belgium | Circuit de Spa Francorchamps |
| August 27 | Dutch Grand Prix | Netherlands | Circuit Zandvoort |
| September 3 | Italian Grand Prix | Italy | Monza Circuit |
| September 17 | Singapore Grand Prix | Singapore | Marina Bay Street Circuit |
| September 24 | Japanese Grand Prix | Japan | Suzuka Circuit |
| October 8 | Qatar Grand Prix | Qatar | Lusail International Circuit |
| October 22 | United States Grand Prix | USA | Circuit of the Americas |
| October 29 | Mexico City Grand Prix | Mexico | Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez |
| November 5 | Sao Paulo Grand Prix | Brazil | Interlagos Circuit |
| November 18 | Las Vegas Grand Prix | USA | Las Vegas Street Circuit |
| November 26 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | UAE | Yas Marina Circuit |
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