F1 Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid: How today's race will begin
- Max Verstappen
- Sergio Perez
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Fernando Alonso
- George Russell
- Lewis Hamilton
- Lance Stroll
- Esteban Ocon
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Lando Norris
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Yuki Tsunoda
- Alex Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Kevin Magnussen
- Oscar Piastri
- Nyck de Vries
- Pierre Gasly
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen begins his quest for a third consecutive F1 championship by starting the first race of 2023 in pole position.
His teammate Sergio Perez begins from second so keep an eye out on how Red Bull allow their drivers to race, after their relationship became strained in late-2022.
The Ferraris will be Verstappen's main competition today - Charles Leclerc is third, Carlos Sainz fourth.
Mercedes duo George Russell and Lewis Hamilton must make do with sixth and seventh after a frustrating first weekend of the season. Mercedes have already admitted that they will change the W14 concept.
Fernando Alonso has stolen headlines this weekend so far - on his Aston Martin debut, he begins from fifth with the realistic pace to fight for a podium.
James was a sports journalist at Sky Sports for a decade covering everything from American sports, to football, to F1.
