Round 1 of the seasons, 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 to win and Sergio Perez was P2.
It was a special one today. These kind of days don’t happen that often where the car feels spot on, including the balance and feeling of the car and everything went really well. The start was good and then we also looked after the car really well, so it was an enjoyable race for me. We managed to find a good rhythm and pace on this track and the wind strength and direction helped me extract a bit more from the car. This is one of our strongest circuits and looking to Jeddah we know that the track there is very different, with a lot of high speed corners and less degradation. I am hoping we can bring the same performance to next week: it’s going to be a challenge but I am looking forward to it. We have to thank everyone at the factory who has contributed to a great start of the year. It is always a big challenge to build a new car and follow up such an unbelievable season, but I’m excited to kick things off this season with a win.
Max Verstappen Oracle Red Bull Racing| Pos. | Driver | Num. | Team | Constr. | Pts | Time/Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max VERSTAPPEN | 1 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 26 | 1:31’44.742 |
| 2 | Sergio PEREZ | 11 | Oracle Red Bull Racing | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 18 | +22.457 |
| 3 | Carlos SAINZ | 55 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 15 | +25.110 |
| 4 | Charles LECLERC | 16 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 12 | +39.669 |
| 5 | George RUSSELL | 63 | Mercedes | Mercedes | 10 | +46.788 |
| 6 | Lando NORRIS | 4 | McLaren | McLaren Mercedes | 8 | +48.458 |
| 7 | Lewis HAMILTON | 44 | Mercedes | Mercedes | 6 | +50.324 |
| 8 | Oscar PIASTRI | 81 | McLaren | McLaren Mercedes | 4 | +56.082 |
| 9 | Fernando ALONSO | 14 | Aston Martin | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 2 | +74.887 |
| 10 | Lance STROLL | 18 | Aston Martin | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1 | +93.216 |
| 11 | Zhou GUANYU | 24 | Kick Sauber | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 | +1Lap |
| 12 | Kevin MAGNUSSEN | 20 | Haas | Haas Ferrari | 0 | +1Lap |
| 13 | Daniel RICCIARDO | 3 | Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team | RB Honda RBPT | 0 | +1Lap |
| 14 | Yuki TSUNODA | 22 | Visa Cash App RB Formula One Team | RB Honda RBPT | 0 | +1Lap |
| 15 | Alexander ALBON | 23 | Williams | Williams Mercedes | 0 | +1Lap |
| 16 | Nico HULKENBERG | 27 | Haas | Haas Ferrari | 0 | +1Lap |
| 17 | Esteban OCON | 31 | Alpine | Alpine Renault | 0 | +1Lap |
| 18 | Pierre GASLY | 10 | Alpine | Alpine Renault | 0 | +1Lap |
| 19 | Valtteri BOTTAS | 77 | Kick Sauber | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 | +1Lap |
| 20 | Logan SARGEANT | 2 | Williams | Williams Mercedes | 0 | +2Laps |
