| Country: | Bahrain |
| Sakhir | |
| Round No: | 1 |
| Season No: | 13 |
| Year: | 2023 |
| Location: | Bahrain International Circuit Sakhir, Bahrain |
| Course: | Permanent racing facility |
| Course Mi: | 3.363 |
| Course Km: | 5.412 |
| Type R1: | Sprint Race |
| Date R1: | 4 March |
| Laps R1: | 23 |
| First Driver Country R1: | SUI |
| First Driver R1: | Ralph Boschung |
| First Team R1: | Campos Racing |
| Second Driver Country R1: | NOR |
| Second Driver R1: | Dennis Hauger |
| Second Team R1: | MP Motorsport |
| Third Driver Country R1: | FRA |
| Third Driver R1: | Victor Martins |
| Third Team R1: | ART Grand Prix |
| Fast Driver Country R1: | GBR |
| Fast Driver R1: | Oliver Bearman |
| Fast Team R1: | Prema Racing |
| Fast Time R1: | 1:46.953 |
| Fast Lap R1: | lap 16 |
| Type R2: | Feature Race |
| Date R2: | 5 March |
| Laps R2: | 32 |
| Pole Driver Country R2: | FRA |
| Pole Driver R2: | Théo Pourchaire |
| Pole Team R2: | ART Grand Prix |
| Pole Time R2: | 1:40.903 |
| First Driver Country R2: | FRA |
| First Driver R2: | Théo Pourchaire |
| First Team R2: | ART Grand Prix |
| Second Driver Country R2: | SUI |
| Second Driver R2: | Ralph Boschung |
| Second Team R2: | Campos Racing |
| Third Driver Country R2: | BAR |
| Third Driver R2: | Zane Maloney |
| Third Team R2: | Rodin Carlin |
| Fast Driver Country R2: | NED |
| Fast Driver R2: | Richard Verschoor |
| Fast Team R2: | Van Amersfoort Racing |
| Fast Time R2: | 1:47.321 |
| Fast Lap R2: | lap 18 |
The 2023 Sakhir FIA Formula 2 round was a motor racing event held between 3 and 5 March 2023 at the Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain. It was the first race of the 2023 FIA Formula 2 Championship and was held in support of the 2023 Bahrain Grand Prix.
German Formula 4 team PHM Racing took over the entry and assets of Charouz Racing System at the end of the 2022 season, and runs in cooperation with the Czech squad under the PHM Racing by Charouz moniker.[1]
As the category's sporting regulations state, reigning Drivers' Champion Felipe Drugovich was unable to defend the title and therefore left the series. This year's championship also saw the return of American driver Juan Manuel Correa, who returned to the series after his heavy accident at the 2019 Spa-Francorchamps Formula 2 round in which Anthoine Hubert lost his life.[2]
| Driver | Entrant | Time/Gap | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | 1:40.903 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 2 | 6 | Victor Martins | ART Grand Prix | +0.751 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 3 | 22 | Richard Verschoor | Van Amersfoort Racing | +0.900 | 7 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 1 |  Dennis Hauger | MP Motorsport | +0.928 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 5 | 7 | Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | +0.994 | 9 | 5 | ||
| 6 | 24 |  Kush Maini | Campos Racing | +1.024 | 5 | 6 | ||
| 7 | 11 |  Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | +1.031 | 4 | 7 | ||
| 8 | 12 |  Arthur Leclerc | DAMS | +1.070 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 9 | 20 |  Roman Staněk | Trident | +1.085 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 10 | 25 | Ralph Boschung | Campos Racing | +1.107 | 1 | 10 | ||
| 11 | 2 | Jehan Daruvala | MP Motorsport | +1.114 | 11 | 11 | ||
| 12 | 8 |  Oliver Bearman | Prema Racing | +1.123 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 4 |  Enzo Fittipaldi | Rodin Carlin | +1.146 | 13 | 13 | ||
| 14 | 10 | Isack Hadjar | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.189 | 14 | 14 | ||
| 15 | 15 |  Amaury Cordeel | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +1.189 | 15 | 15 | ||
| 16 | 23 |  Juan Manuel Correa | Van Amersfoort Racing | +1.206 | 16 | 16 | ||
| 17 | 14 | Invicta Virtuosi Racing | +1.209 | 17 | 17 | |||
| 18 | 3 | Zane Maloney | Rodin Carlin | +1.282 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 19 | 9 | Jak Crawford | Hitech Pulse-Eight | +1.331 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 20 | 17 | Brad Benavides | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.590 | 20 | 20 | ||
| 21 | 16 |  Roy Nissany | PHM Racing by Charouz | +1.599 | 21 | 21 | ||
| 22 | 21 | Clément Novalak | Trident | +1.667 | 22 | 22 | ||
| 107% time 1:47.966 (+7.063) | ||||||||
| Source:[3] | ||||||||
Notes
Notes
| Driver | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Théo Pourchaire | 32 | ||
| 2 | Ralph Boschung | 28 | ||
| 3 | Zane Maloney | 15 | ||
| 4 | Kush Maini | 14 | ||
| 5 | Richard Verschoor | 11 |
| Team | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Campos Racing | 42 | ||
| 2 | ART Grand Prix | 38 | ||
| 3 | Rodin Carlin | 18 | ||
| 4 | DAMS | 17 | ||
| 5 | Van Amersfoort Racing | 12 |
