Round 1 of the season, Bahrain Grand Prix took place at Bahrain International Circuit. Max Verstappen of Oracle Red Bull Racing, supported by Honda as a Team Partner, took pole position and Sergio Perez was P5.
Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team’s Yuki Tsunoda was P11, and Daniel Ricciardo was P14.
It feels good to be back on pole today! Testing was really good and then this weekend was a bit more tricky for us; it was difficult to get the balance of the car right due to the tricky conditions with the wind being quite strong. Heading into qualifying, no one knew where we all stood and it was very tight, but this is exciting for the sport. We made some good improvements on the car and also improved performance from FP3 to qualifying and in Q3 we had a little bit more grip. Ultimately, I am pleased with the performance of the car and was happy to be back competing again today. Looking to tomorrow, I have a good feeling and am confident ahead of the race. We know it is about looking after the tyres in the best way possible as anything can happen in the race. We have a good race car and hopefully we can show the same performance as we did today.
Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing| Pos. | Driver | Num. | Team | Constr. | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max VERSTAPPEN | 1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1’29.179 (Q3) |
| 2 | Charles LECLERC | 16 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’29.407 (Q3) |
| 3 | George RUSSELL | 63 | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’29.485 (Q3) |
| 4 | Carlos SAINZ | 55 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 1’29.507 (Q3) |
| 5 | Sergio PEREZ | 11 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1’29.537 (Q3) |
| 6 | Fernando ALONSO | 14 | Aston Martin | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1’29.542 (Q3) |
| 7 | Lando NORRIS | 4 | McLaren | McLaren Mercedes | 1’29.614 (Q3) |
| 8 | Oscar PIASTRI | 81 | McLaren | McLaren Mercedes | 1’29.683 (Q3) |
| 9 | Lewis HAMILTON | 44 | Mercedes | Mercedes | 1’29.710 (Q3) |
| 10 | Nico HULKENBERG | 27 | Haas | Haas Ferrari | 1’30.502 (Q3) |
| 11 | Yuki TSUNODA | 22 | Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team | Honda RBPT | 1’30.129 (Q2) |
| 12 | Lance STROLL | 18 | Aston Martin | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1’30.200 (Q2) |
| 13 | Alexander ALBON | 23 | Williams | Williams Mercedes | 1’30.221 (Q2) |
| 14 | Daniel RICCIARDO | 3 | Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team | Honda RBPT | 1’30.278 (Q2) |
| 15 | Kevin MAGNUSSEN | 20 | Haas | Haas Ferrari | 1’30.529 (Q2) |
| 16 | Valtteri BOTTAS | 77 | Kick Sauber | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1’30.756 (Q1) |
| 17 | Zhou GUANYU | 24 | Kick Sauber | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1’30.757 (Q1) |
| 18 | Logan SARGEANT | 2 | Williams | Williams Mercedes | 1’30.770 (Q1) |
| 19 | Esteban OCON | 31 | Alpine | Alpine Renault | 1’30.793 (Q1) |
| 20 | Pierre GASLY | 10 | Alpine | Alpine Renault | 1’30.948 (Q1) |
