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2023 Bahrain Test
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Test Information
Date 2325 February 2023
Location Bahrain Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain
Lap length 5.412 km (3.363 mi)
Fastest Lap
Driver Mexico Sergio Pérez
Team Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Time Day Laps
1:30.305 3 309
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The 2023 Bahrain Test (officially the Formula 1 Aramco Pre-Season Testing 2023) is the only pre-season test ahead of the 2023 Formula One season, staged at the Bahrain International Circuit between 23 to 25 February 2023.[1] All ten entrants to the 2022 season will be taking part.


Background[]

Aston Martin driver Lance Stroll missed the test after suffering a "minor" cycling accident during training.[2] He was replaced by the reserve driver Felipe Drugovich.[3]

Teams and Drivers[]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2023 Bahrain Test is shown in the table below:

Official Entry list of Formula 1 Aramco Pre-Season Testing 2023
No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB19 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL37 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
10 France Pierre Gasly France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A523 Renault E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t P
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB19 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake Alfa Romeo C43 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
27 Germany Nico Hulkenberg United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
31 France Esteban Ocon France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A523 Renault E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t P
34 Brazil Felipe Drugovich United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W14 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W14 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake Alfa Romeo C43 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL37 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
Source:[2][4][5]

Driver Schedules[]

Show Driver Schedules
Constructor Day 1 Day 2 Day 3
AM PM AM PM AM PM
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari Zhou Bottas Zhou Bottas
AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT Tsunoda de Vries Tsunoda de Vries Tsunoda
Alpine-Renault Gasly Ocon Gasly Ocon
Aston Martin-Mercedes Drugovich Alonso Drugovich Alonso
Ferrari Sainz Leclerc Sainz Leclerc Sainz
Haas-Ferrari Hülkenberg Magnussen Hülkenberg Magnussen
McLaren-Mercedes Piastri Norris Piastri Norris
Mercedes Russell Hamilton Russell Hamilton
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT Verstappen Pérez Verstappen Pérez
Williams-Mercedes Albon Sargeant Albon
Source: [5] [6] [7] [8]

Day-by-Day[]

Day One[]

Results[]

The full results from the first day of the 2023 Bahrain Test are outlined below:

Day 1 Results
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time Gap
S1 S2
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 157 1:32.837 * Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 Leader
2 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 60 - 1:32.886 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +0.049
3 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 72 1:33.253 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +0.416
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 64 - 1:33.267 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +0.430
5 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 40 - 1:33.462 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +0.625
6 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 83 - 1:33.508 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +0.671
7 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 74 1:33.671 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 - +0.834
8 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 67 1:33.723 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +0.886
9 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 69 1:34.174 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +1.337
10 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 75 - 1:34.324 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +1.487
11 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 51 1:34.424 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +1.587
12 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 71 - 1:34.558 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +1.721
13 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 85 - 1:34.559 PROTO +1.722
14 34 Brazil Felipe Drugovich United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 40 1:34.564 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +1.727
15 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 46 1:34.671 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +1.834
16 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 60 1:34.822 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C2 18 - +1.985
17 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 53 1:34.871 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C2 18 - +2.034
18 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 52 1:34.888 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +2.051
19 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 57 - 1:35.087 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +2.250
Source: [9]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best time from the day.
  • Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
  • * Times were only given during the afternoon session if a driver improved.

Day Two[]

Results[]

The full results from the second day of the 2023 Bahrain Test are outlined below:

Day 2 Results
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time Gap
S1 S2
1 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 133 1:31.610 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 * Leader
2 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 47 - 1:31.650 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +0.040
3 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 130 1:32.205 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 * +0.595
4 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 74 - 1:32.222 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 +0.612
5 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 68 - 1:32.466 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 +0.856
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 70 1:32.486 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +0.876
7 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 154 1:32.549 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 +0.939
8 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 68 - 1:32.725 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +1.115
9 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 74 - 1:33.175 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +1.565
10 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 59 - 1:33.186 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +1.576
11 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 67 1:33.442 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +1.832
12 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 49 1:33.490 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +1.880
13 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 26 - 1:33.654 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +2.044
14 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 76 1:33.751 PROTO - +2.141
15 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 72 1:33.954 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +2.344
16 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 65 1:35.522 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C2 18 - +3.912
17 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 85 1:35.708 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C2 18 - +4.098
Source: [10]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best time from the session.
  • Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
  • * Times were only given during the afternoon session if a driver improved.

Day Three[]

Results[]

The full results from the third day of the 2023 Bahrain Test are outlined below:

Day 3 Results
Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time Gap
S1 S2
1 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 133 1:30.305 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 * Leader
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 65 - 1:30.664 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 +0.359
3 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 131 1:30.827 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 * +0.522
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 67 1:31.024 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 - +0.719
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 76 - 1:31.036 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 +0.731
6 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 79 - 1:31.261 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 +0.956
7 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 95 - 1:31.381 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 +1.076
8 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 83 1:31.442 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 - +1.137
9 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 80 - 1:31.450 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 +1.145
10 34 Brazil Felipe Drugovich United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 77 1:32.075 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 - +1.770
11 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 37 - 1:32.160 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +1.855
12 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 56 1:32.762 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +2.457
13 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 136 1:32.793 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 * +2.488
14 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 76 - 1:33.257 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 +2.942
15 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 77 1:33.329 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +3.004
16 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 44 1:33.655 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +3.330
17 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 87 1:38.244 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 - +7.919
Source: [11]
  • Bold indicates a driver's best time from the session.
  • C3 Indicates what tyre compound a driver set their fastest time on.
  • * Times were only given during the afternoon session if a driver improved.

Overall Times[]

Best overall times from 2023 Bahrain Test (based on tire compound)

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Day Laps Time Gap Tyre
1 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 3 209 1:30.305 Fastest Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
2 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 3 220 1.30.664 +0.359 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
3 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 3 202 1:30.827 +0.522 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
4 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 3 199 1:31.024 +0.719 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 3 218 1:31.036 +0.731 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
6 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 3 210 1:31.261 +0.956 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
7 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 3 219 1:31.381 +1.076 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
8 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 3 178 1:31.442 +1.137 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
9 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 3 270 1:31.450 +1.145 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
10 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 2 200 1:31.610 +1.305 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
11 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 2 204 1:31.650 +1.345 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 C3
12 34 Brazil Felipe Drugovich United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 3 117 1:32.075 +1.770 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
13 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 3 142 1:32.160 +1.855 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 C3
14 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 2 246 1:32.222 +1.917 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
15 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 2 196 1:32.466 +2.161 Pirelli P Zero 2023 C4 18 C4
16 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 2 229 1:32.549 +2.244 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
17 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 3 175 1:32.762 +2.457 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 C3
18 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 3 210 1:32.793 +2.487 Pirelli P Zero Red 18 C5
19 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 2 170 1:33.175 +2.870 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 C3
20 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 3 178 1:33.257 +2.952 Pirelli P Zero Yellow 18 C3
Source:[12]

References[]

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  10. "A highly productive second day of #F1Testing for all the #F1 teams ends with @ZhouGuanyu24 fastest 🇧🇭🏁 Whose pace impressed you the most today? 🚀 #Fit4F1" (in en). Pirelli on Twitter. https://twitter.com/pirellisport/status/1629167976845910017. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
  11. "#F1Testing Day Three: 🚀 Fastest: @SChecoPerez 🏃‍♂️ Most laps: @alex_albon These are the tyres the drivers did their best laps on today 👀 #F1 #Fit4F1" (in en). Pirelli Motorsport. https://twitter.com/pirellisport/status/1629528984034721794?t=FjrNpByrDXenSt0pFOvyhQ&s=19.
  12. "Unsurprisingly, most drivers' fastest times of #F1Testing came during the final session on Saturday afternoon ⏱️ #F1 #Fit4F1" (in en). Pirelli Motorsport. https://twitter.com/pirellisport/status/1629537215448592384?t=9P4iuVo_0hY5IkbBlCRi8Q&s=19. Retrieved 26 February 2023.

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