Jakartakita.com – Pebalap tim Red Bull Racing Max Verstappen meraih pole position F1 GP Bahrain 2023, F1 GP pembuka musim ini, berkat mencatatkan waktu tercepat 1 menit 29,808 detik dalam sesi Q3 babak kualifikasi yang berlangsung di Sirkuit Internasional Bahrain, Sabtu (4/3/2023).
Pole position yang diraih merupakan yang ke-21 bagi pebalap Belanda tersebut di ajang F1.
Rekan setim Verstappen, Sergio Perez, start dari posisi kedua dalam balapan yang berlangsung Minggu (5/3/2023) setelah mencatatkan waktu 1 menit 29,848 detik di Q3.
Duo pebalap Ferrari, Charles Leclerc dan Carlos Sainz, start dari posisi ketiga dan keempat. Pebalap Aston Martin Fernando Alonso start dari urutan kelima.
| 2023 F1 BAHRAIN GRAND PRIX – QUALIFYING RESULTS | ||||||
| POS. | DRIVER | NAT. | TEAM | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m31.295s | 1m30.503s | 1m29.808s |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Bull Racing | 1m31.459s | 1m30.746s | 1m29.848s |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m31.094s | 1m30.282s | 1m30.000s |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m30.993s | 1m30.515s | 1m30.154s |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m31.158s | 1m30.645s | 1m30.336s |
| 6 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m31.057s | 1m30.507s | 1m30.340s |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m31.543s | 1m30.513s | 1m30.384s |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant Formula One Team | 1m31.184s | 1m31.127s | 1m30.836s |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m31.508s | 1m30.914s | 1m30.984s |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m31.204s | 1m30.809s | No Time Set |
| 11 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m31.652s | 1m31.381s | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | 1m31.504s | 1m31.443s | |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake | 1m31.615s | 1m31.473s | |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 1m31.400s | 1m32.510s | |
| 15 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m31.461s | No Time Set | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | 1m31.652s | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m31.892s | ||
| 18 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m32.101s | ||
| 19 | Nyck de Vries | NED | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 1m32.121s | ||
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m32.181s |