Fernando Alonso topped the final practice session from Max Verstappen by just 0.005 seconds as Aston Martin continue to impress ahead of qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix.
Just like FP2, the field was tightly bunched with Sergio Perez in third, Lewis Hamilton in fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth.
George Russell was sixth, then came Lance Stroll, Carlos Sainz, Oscar Piastri and Pierre Gasly to round out the top 10 in Sakhir.
2023 Bahrain GP – Practice 3 Results
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.340 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.005 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.106 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.215 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.284 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.391 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.579 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.605 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.705 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.724 |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.776 |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +0.840 |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.862 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.041 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +1.083 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.135 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.289 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.325 |
| 19 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.542 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | +1.742 |
