Race · Round 12 of 22 ·
2023 Belgian Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won for Red Bull Racing from 6th on the grid at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps. 2 of the starters were not classified.
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-FrancorchampsStavelot, Belgium
- Winner
- Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Charles Leclerc
- Fastest qualifier
- Max Verstappenstarted 6, the grid set by the sprint
- Fastest lap
- Sir Lewis Hamilton
- Entries
- 2018 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | RB19 | 6 | 44 | Finished | 25 | |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | RB19 | 2 | 44 | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF-23 | 1 | 44 | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | F1 W14 | 3 | 44 | Finished | 13 | fastest lap |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | AMR23 | 9 | 44 | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | F1 W14 | 8 | 44 | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | MCL60 | 7 | 44 | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | A523 | 14 | 44 | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | AMR23 | 10 | 44 | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT04 | 11 | 44 | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | A523 | 12 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | C43 | 13 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | C43 | 17 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | FW45 | 15 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | VF-23 | 16 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT04 | 19 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | FW45 | 18 | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | VF-23 | PL | 44 | Finished | 0 | |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | SF-23 | 4 | 23 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| DNF | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | MCL60 | 5 | 0 | Collision damage | 0 |
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.
Grid to flag
Lines run from grid slot to result, ending at the last lap completed. A dashed line ending in a cross is a driver not classified. Nothing between is recorded, so a crossing is not an overtake at that lap.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:58.515 | 1:52.784 | 1:46.168 | — | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:58.300 | 1:52.017 | 1:46.988 | +0.820 | +0.820 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:58.899 | 1:52.353 | 1:47.045 | +0.877 | +0.057 |
| 4 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:58.563 | 1:52.345 | 1:47.087 | +0.919 | +0.042 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:58.688 | 1:51.711 | 1:47.152 | +0.984 | +0.065 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 81 | 1:58.872 | 1:51.534 | 1:47.365 | +1.197 | +0.213 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:59.981 | 1:52.252 | 1:47.669 | +1.501 | +0.304 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 63 | 1:59.035 | 1:52.605 | 1:47.805 | +1.637 | +0.136 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 | 1:58.834 | 1:52.751 | 1:47.843 | +1.675 | +0.038 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:59.663 | 1:52.193 | 1:48.841 | +2.673 | +0.998 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:59.044 | 1:53.148 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 10 | 1:59.511 | 1:53.671 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 2:00.020 | 1:54.160 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 77 | 1:59.484 | 1:54.694 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:59.634 | 1:56.372 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | 2:00.314 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 24 | 2:00.832 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2 | 2:01.535 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 3 | 2:02.159 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 27 | 2:03.166 | — | — | — | — |
Before knock-out qualifying arrived in 2006 there is one time per driver; from 2006, the best lap of each of the three sessions.
Sprint
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Out | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 11 | Finished | — | 8 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | 11 | Finished | +6.677 | 7 |
| 3 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 6 | 11 | Finished | +10.733 | 6 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 3 | 11 | Finished | +12.648 | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | 11 | Finished | +15.016 | 4 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | 11 | Finished | +16.052 | 3 |
| 7 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | 11 | Finished | +16.757 | 2 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 10 | 11 | Finished | +16.822 | 1 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 9 | 11 | Finished | +22.410 | 0 |
| 10 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 11 | 11 | Finished | +22.806 | 0 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | 11 | Finished | +25.007 | 0 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 12 | 11 | Finished | +26.303 | 0 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 17 | 11 | Finished | +27.006 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 11 | Finished | +32.986 | 0 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 19 | 11 | Finished | +36.342 | 0 |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 13 | 11 | Finished | +37.571 | 0 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 11 | Finished | +37.827 | 0 |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 16 | 11 | Finished | +39.267 | 0 |
| DNF | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 8 | 8 | Collision damage | — | 0 |
| DNF | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 15 | 2 | Accident | — | 0 |
A sprint is a separate, shorter race held on the grand prix weekend, with its own grid and its own points — and those points count towards the championship. The grid column is the sprint grid, not the grand prix one.
Sprint qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:58.135 | 1:55.200 | 1:49.056 | — | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 81 | 2:00.056 | 1:56.392 | 1:49.067 | +0.011 | +0.011 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:59.414 | 1:56.557 | 1:49.081 | +0.025 | +0.014 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:59.575 | 1:56.265 | 1:49.251 | +0.195 | +0.170 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 2:00.436 | 1:56.828 | 1:49.389 | +0.333 | +0.138 |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 10 | 2:00.032 | 1:56.137 | 1:49.700 | +0.644 | +0.311 |
| 7 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:58.939 | 1:55.823 | 1:49.900 | +0.844 | +0.200 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:59.362 | 1:55.878 | 1:49.961 | +0.905 | +0.061 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:59.884 | 1:57.051 | 1:50.494 | +1.438 | +0.533 |
| 10 | George Russell | Mercedes | 63 | 2:00.475 | 1:57.393 | 1:55.742 | +6.686 | +5.248 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 3 | 2:00.177 | 1:57.687 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | 1:59.198 | — | — | — | — |
| 13 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2 | 2:00.031 | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 2:00.460 | — | — | — | — |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 | 1:59.038 | — | — | — | — |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 2:00.568 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 77 | 2:00.951 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 2:01.079 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 24 | 2:01.430 | — | — | — | — |
| NC | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
The session that sets the sprint grid: the sprint shootout in 2023, sprint qualifying since, with the best lap of each of its three parts.
Pit stops
Bars run in finishing order, ticked on each lap a driver stopped. An unticked bar may hide a stop: F1DB’s record has gaps. A cross is a driver not classified. Only the lap is recorded: not a stop’s length, tyres or gain.
Who stopped first, between neighbours
| Drivers, in grid order | Grid | Result | First recorded stop, lap | Stopped first | Grid to flag |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sergio Perez · Max Verstappen | 2 · 6 | 2 · 1 | 13 · 14 | Sergio Perez | Swapped places |
| Max Verstappen · Lando Norris | 6 · 7 | 1 · 7 | 14 · 5 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Sergio Perez | 1 · 2 | 3 · 2 | 13 · 13 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Sergio Perez · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 2 · 3 | 2 · 4 | 13 · 12 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Sir Lewis Hamilton | 1 · 3 | 3 · 4 | 13 · 12 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Kept their order |
| Sir Lewis Hamilton · Fernando Alonso | 3 · 9 | 4 · 5 | 12 · 10 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| George Russell · Fernando Alonso | 8 · 9 | 6 · 5 | 22 · 10 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Lance Stroll | 9 · 10 | 5 · 9 | 10 · 20 | Fernando Alonso | Kept their order |
| Lando Norris · George Russell | 7 · 8 | 7 · 6 | 5 · 22 | Lando Norris | Swapped places |
| Lando Norris · Esteban Ocon | 7 · 14 | 7 · 8 | 5 · 6 | Lando Norris | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Esteban Ocon | 10 · 14 | 9 · 8 | 20 · 6 | Esteban Ocon | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Esteban Ocon | 13 · 14 | 12 · 8 | 6 · 6 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Esteban Ocon · Alexander Albon | 14 · 15 | 8 · 14 | 6 · 7 | Esteban Ocon | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Yuki Tsunoda | 10 · 11 | 9 · 10 | 20 · 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Pierre Gasly | 11 · 12 | 10 · 11 | 9 · 23 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Pierre Gasly · Valtteri Bottas | 12 · 13 | 11 · 12 | 23 · 6 | Valtteri Bottas | Kept their order |
| Valtteri Bottas · Zhou Guanyu | 13 · 17 | 12 · 13 | 6 · 7 | Valtteri Bottas | Kept their order |
| Alexander Albon · Zhou Guanyu | 15 · 17 | 14 · 13 | 7 · 7 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Kevin Magnussen · Zhou Guanyu | 16 · 17 | 15 · 13 | 5 · 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Swapped places |
| Zhou Guanyu · Logan Sargeant | 17 · 18 | 13 · 17 | 7 · 8 | Zhou Guanyu | Kept their order |
| Alexander Albon · Kevin Magnussen | 15 · 16 | 14 · 15 | 7 · 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Kept their order |
| Kevin Magnussen · Daniel Ricciardo | 16 · 19 | 15 · 16 | 5 · 5 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Logan Sargeant · Daniel Ricciardo | 18 · 19 | 17 · 16 | 8 · 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Swapped places |
Pairs of classified drivers who started or finished next to each other, each with a stop recorded; the two names in a row are in grid order. Both are read from the stops F1DB records, which has gaps. It is the order things happened in and no more: with no stop duration and no lap times, the record cannot say whether stopping first won or lost a place.
Practice sessions Practice 1
Practice 1
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | No. | Best lap | Gap | Interval | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 2:03.207 | — | — | 9 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 81 | 2:03.792 | +0.585 | +0.585 | 4 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 2:04.484 | +1.277 | +0.692 | 4 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 2:08.148 | +4.941 | +3.664 | 8 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 2:08.240 | +5.033 | +0.092 | 5 |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | 2:08.394 | +5.187 | +0.154 | 5 |
| 7 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 2:09.067 | +5.860 | +0.673 | 8 |
| 8 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 2:09.229 | +6.022 | +0.162 | 7 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 3 | 2:09.319 | +6.112 | +0.090 | 7 |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 27 | 2:10.042 | +6.835 | +0.723 | 8 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 | 2:10.283 | +7.076 | +0.241 | 4 |
| 12 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 2:10.299 | +7.092 | +0.016 | 7 |
| 13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 63 | 2:10.475 | +7.268 | +0.176 | 7 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 77 | 2:12.085 | +8.878 | +1.610 | 9 |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 24 | 2:14.002 | +10.795 | +1.917 | 8 |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2 | — | — | — | 4 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | — | — | — | 5 |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 10 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | — | — | — | 2 |
| 20 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | — | — | — | 2 |
Each driver’s best lap of the session and the laps they ran: a classification, not lap timing.
The cars in this race
The photograph each car's Wikipedia article leads with, from Wikimedia Commons: taken wherever and whenever that was, not necessarily at this race.
Red Bull Racing RB19
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 1 (1) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Ferrari SF-23
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 55 (1) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
McLaren MCL60
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 4 (2) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Alpine A523
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 10 (2) (cropped) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
AlphaTauri AT04
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 21 (2) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · unchecked
Alfa Romeo C43
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 24 (2) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedA photograph marked unchecked has a file name that does not name the car it is shown for. Most are still the right car, filed under the driver rather than the machine — but nobody has confirmed these one by one.
1 more photograph
Williams FW45
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 23 (2) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 12 of 2023
- Grand Prix
- Belgian Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
- Modern circuit · 7.004 km · 19 turns
- Format
- Sprint weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Honda RBPT
- Confidence
- reference
The layout raced and its figures are this register’s, from its own sources; the figures under the race’s drawing are F1DB’s, and at some circuits the two disagree.