Race · Round 17 of 22 ·
2023 Qatar Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won for Red Bull Racing from pole at Lusail International Circuit. 2 of the starters were not classified. This round settled the drivers' title for Max Verstappen.
- Circuit
- Lusail International CircuitLusail, Qatar
- Winner
- Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
- Pole
- Max Verstappen
- Fastest lap
- Max Verstappen
- Entries
- 2017 classified
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Chassis | Grid | Laps | Out | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | RB19 | 1 | 57 | Finished | 26 | fastest lap |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | MCL60 | 6 | 57 | Finished | 18 | |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | MCL60 | 10 | 57 | Finished | 15 | |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | F1 W14 | 2 | 57 | Finished | 12 | |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | SF-23 | 5 | 57 | Finished | 10 | |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | AMR23 | 4 | 57 | Finished | 8 | |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | A523 | 8 | 57 | Finished | 6 | |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | C43 | 9 | 57 | Finished | 4 | |
| 9 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | C43 | 19 | 57 | Finished | 2 | |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | RB19 | 20 | 57 | Finished | 1 | |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | AMR23 | 16 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | A523 | 7 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | FW45 | 13 | 57 | Finished | 0 | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | VF-23 | 18 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT04 | 11 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | VF-23 | 12 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Scuderia AlphaTauri | AT04 | 17 | 56 | Finished | 0 | |
| DNF | Logan Sargeant | Williams | FW45 | 15 | 40 | Unwell | 0 | |
| DNF | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | F1 W14 | 3 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| DNS | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | SF-23 | — | — | Fuel leak | 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 | 1:25.007 | 1:24.483 | 1:23.778 | — | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 63 | 1:25.334 | 1:24.827 | 1:24.219 | +0.441 | +0.441 |
| 3 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:26.076 | 1:24.381 | 1:24.305 | +0.527 | +0.086 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 | 1:25.223 | 1:25.241 | 1:24.369 | +0.591 | +0.064 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:25.452 | 1:25.079 | 1:24.424 | +0.646 | +0.055 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 81 | 1:25.266 | 1:24.724 | 1:24.540 | +0.762 | +0.116 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 10 | 1:25.566 | 1:24.918 | 1:24.553 | +0.775 | +0.013 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:25.711 | 1:24.928 | 1:24.763 | +0.985 | +0.210 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 77 | 1:26.038 | 1:25.297 | 1:25.058 | +1.280 | +0.295 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:25.131 | 1:24.685 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:26.058 | 1:25.301 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:25.808 | 1:25.328 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:25.991 | 1:25.462 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | 1:26.118 | 1:25.707 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 27 | 1:25.904 | 1:25.783 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2 | 1:26.210 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:26.345 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 40 | 1:26.635 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 1:27.046 | — | — | — | — |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 24 | 1:27.432 | — | — | — | — |
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 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1 | 19 | Finished | — | 8 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 19 | Finished | +1.871 | 7 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 19 | Finished | +8.497 | 6 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 4 | 19 | Finished | +11.036 | 5 |
| 5 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 12 | 19 | Finished | +17.314 | 4 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 19 | Finished | +18.806 | 3 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 17 | 19 | Finished | +19.864 | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 9 | 19 | Finished | +21.180 | 1 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 11 | 19 | Finished | +21.742 | 0 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | 19 | Finished | +22.208 | 0 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 18 | 19 | Finished | +22.863 | 0 |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | 19 | Finished | +24.860 | 0 |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 19 | 19 | Finished | +24.970 | 0 |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 15 | 19 | Finished | +26.868 | 0 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 16 | 19 | Finished | +29.523 | 0 |
| DNF | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 7 | 11 | Collision damage | — | 0 |
| DNF | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 10 | 10 | Collision | — | 0 |
| DNF | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 8 | 10 | Collision | — | 0 |
| DNF | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | 2 | Spun off | — | 0 |
| DNF | Liam Lawson | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 14 | 0 | Spun off | — | 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 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 81 | 1:25.979 | 1:25.496 | 1:24.454 | — | — |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:25.672 | 1:24.947 | 1:24.536 | +0.082 | +0.082 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:25.510 | 1:25.199 | 1:24.646 | +0.192 | +0.110 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 63 | 1:25.413 | 1:25.027 | 1:24.841 | +0.387 | +0.195 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:25.872 | 1:25.433 | 1:25.155 | +0.701 | +0.314 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:26.266 | 1:25.367 | 1:25.247 | +0.793 | +0.092 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 27 | 1:26.450 | 1:25.499 | 1:25.320 | +0.866 | +0.073 |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:26.123 | 1:25.143 | 1:25.382 | +0.928 | +0.062 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 | 1:25.936 | 1:25.344 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:26.072 | 1:25.510 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 10 | 1:25.829 | 1:25.686 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:26.424 | 1:25.962 | — | — | — |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 77 | 1:26.449 | 1:26.236 | — | — | — |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 40 | 1:26.202 | 1:26.584 | — | — | — |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 24 | 1:26.669 | 1:54.546 | — | — | — |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:26.849 | — | — | — | — |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | 1:26.862 | — | — | — | — |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:26.926 | — | — | — | — |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 1:27.438 | — | — | — | — |
| NC | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2 | 2:05.741 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen · Oscar Piastri | 1 · 6 | 1 · 2 | 17 · 12 | Oscar Piastri | Kept their order |
| Max Verstappen · George Russell | 1 · 2 | 1 · 4 | 17 · 1 | George Russell | Kept their order |
| Charles Leclerc · Oscar Piastri | 5 · 6 | 5 · 2 | 12 · 12 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Oscar Piastri · Lando Norris | 6 · 10 | 2 · 3 | 12 · 13 | Oscar Piastri | Kept their order |
| Oscar Piastri · Pierre Gasly | 6 · 7 | 2 · 12 | 12 · 11 | Pierre Gasly | Kept their order |
| George Russell · Lando Norris | 2 · 10 | 4 · 3 | 1 · 13 | George Russell | Swapped places |
| Valtteri Bottas · Lando Norris | 9 · 10 | 8 · 3 | 3 · 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Swapped places |
| Lando Norris · Yuki Tsunoda | 10 · 11 | 3 · 15 | 13 · 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| George Russell · Charles Leclerc | 2 · 5 | 4 · 5 | 1 · 12 | George Russell | Kept their order |
| Fernando Alonso · Charles Leclerc | 4 · 5 | 6 · 5 | 11 · 12 | Fernando Alonso | Swapped places |
| Fernando Alonso · Esteban Ocon | 4 · 8 | 6 · 7 | 11 · 10 | Esteban Ocon | Kept their order |
| Pierre Gasly · Esteban Ocon | 7 · 8 | 12 · 7 | 11 · 10 | Esteban Ocon | Swapped places |
| Esteban Ocon · Valtteri Bottas | 8 · 9 | 7 · 8 | 10 · 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Kept their order |
| Valtteri Bottas · Zhou Guanyu | 9 · 19 | 8 · 9 | 3 · 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kept their order |
| Kevin Magnussen · Zhou Guanyu | 18 · 19 | 14 · 9 | 3 · 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Swapped places |
| Zhou Guanyu · Sergio Perez | 19 · 20 | 9 · 10 | 18 · 17 | Sergio Perez | Kept their order |
| Lance Stroll · Sergio Perez | 16 · 20 | 11 · 10 | 3 · 17 | Lance Stroll | Swapped places |
| Pierre Gasly · Lance Stroll | 7 · 16 | 12 · 11 | 11 · 3 | Lance Stroll | Swapped places |
| Lance Stroll · Liam Lawson | 16 · 17 | 11 · 17 | 3 · 3 | Same lap | Kept their order |
| Pierre Gasly · Alexander Albon | 7 · 13 | 12 · 13 | 11 · 18 | Pierre Gasly | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Alexander Albon | 12 · 13 | 16 · 13 | 13 · 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Swapped places |
| Alexander Albon · Kevin Magnussen | 13 · 18 | 13 · 14 | 18 · 3 | Kevin Magnussen | Kept their order |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Kevin Magnussen | 11 · 18 | 15 · 14 | 9 · 3 | Kevin Magnussen | Swapped places |
| Liam Lawson · Kevin Magnussen | 17 · 18 | 17 · 14 | 3 · 3 | Same lap | Swapped places |
| Yuki Tsunoda · Nico Hulkenberg | 11 · 12 | 15 · 16 | 9 · 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | Kept their order |
| Nico Hulkenberg · Liam Lawson | 12 · 17 | 16 · 17 | 13 · 3 | Liam Lawson | Kept their order |
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 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:27.428 | — | — | 26 |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 55 | 1:27.762 | +0.334 | +0.334 | 27 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 16 | 1:27.909 | +0.481 | +0.147 | 27 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 14 | 1:27.919 | +0.491 | +0.010 | 28 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 11 | 1:28.016 | +0.588 | +0.097 | 24 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 22 | 1:28.027 | +0.599 | +0.011 | 28 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 27 | 1:28.171 | +0.743 | +0.144 | 22 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 63 | 1:28.336 | +0.908 | +0.165 | 28 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 81 | 1:28.380 | +0.952 | +0.044 | 20 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 4 | 1:28.441 | +1.013 | +0.061 | 24 |
| 11 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2 | 1:28.550 | +1.122 | +0.109 | 25 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | 1:28.590 | +1.162 | +0.040 | 26 |
| 13 | Sir Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 44 | 1:28.679 | +1.251 | +0.089 | 26 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | 1:28.690 | +1.262 | +0.011 | 28 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 31 | 1:28.732 | +1.304 | +0.042 | 25 |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 10 | 1:28.821 | +1.393 | +0.089 | 23 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 77 | 1:29.041 | +1.613 | +0.220 | 27 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 24 | 1:29.106 | +1.678 | +0.065 | 29 |
| 19 | Liam Lawson | Scuderia AlphaTauri | 40 | 1:29.238 | +1.810 | +0.132 | 29 |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 1:29.502 | +2.074 | +0.264 | 26 |
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
McLaren MCL60
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 4 (2) · 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
Alpine A523
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 10 (2) (cropped) · 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 · unchecked
Williams FW45
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 23 (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
AlphaTauri AT04
FIA F1 Austria 2023 Nr. 21 (2) · Lukas Raich · CC BY-SA 4.0 · uncheckedWhere this comes from
- Round
- 17 of 2023
- Grand Prix
- Qatar Grand Prix
- Dates
- Layout raced
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- Format
- Sprint weekend
- Constructor
- Red Bull Racing
- Entrant
- Red Bull-Honda RBPT
- Confidence
- reference
No layout is recorded for this round: this register has no layout timeline for the circuit, and a blank here is better than a guess.