Qatar Grand Prix 2023 Results

Round 17 · Lusail· Sprint weekend

Qatar Grand Prix

Losail International Circuit · Qatar

Race results

Qatar Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Max VerstappenM. Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	57	Leader	3	26
02	Oscar PiastriO. Piastri	McLaren	6	4	57	+4.833	3	18
03	Lando NorrisL. Norris	McLaren	10	7	57	+5.969	3	15
04	George RussellG. Russell	Mercedes	2	2	57	+34.119	4	12
05	Charles LeclercC. Leclerc	Ferrari	5	—	57	+38.976	3	10
06	Fernando AlonsoF. Alonso	Aston Martin	4	2	57	+49.032	3	8
07	Esteban OconE. Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	8	1	57	+1:02.390	3	6
08	Valtteri BottasV. Bottas	Alfa Romeo	9	1	57	+1:06.563	3	4
09	Guanyu ZhouG. Zhou	Alfa Romeo	19	10	57	+1:16.127	3	2
10	Sergio PérezS. Pérez	Red Bull	20	10	57	+1:20.181	3	1
11	Lance StrollL. Stroll	Aston Martin	16	5	57	+1:21.652	3	0
12	Pierre GaslyP. Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	5	57	+1:22.300	3	0
13	Alexander AlbonA. Albon	Williams	13	—	57	+1:31.014	3	0
14	Kevin MagnussenK. Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	18	4	56	+1 LAP	3	0
15	Yuki TsunodaY. Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	11	4	56	+1 LAP	3	0
16	Nico HülkenbergN. Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	14	2	56	+1 LAP	3	0
17	Liam LawsonL. Lawson	AlphaTauri	17	—	56	+1 LAP	3	0
DNS	Carlos SainzC. Sainz	Ferrari	12	—	0	DNS	0	0
DNF	Lewis HamiltonL. Hamilton	Mercedes	3	—	0	DNF	0	0
DNF	Logan SargeantL. Sargeant	Williams	15	—	40	DNF	2	0

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Round 17 · Lusail· Sprint weekend

Qatar Grand Prix

Losail International Circuit · Qatar

Race results

Qatar Grand Prix Race results
Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Pos +/-	Laps	Leader gap	Stops	Pts
01	Max VerstappenM. Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	57	Leader	3	26
02	Oscar PiastriO. Piastri	McLaren	6	4	57	+4.833	3	18
03	Lando NorrisL. Norris	McLaren	10	7	57	+5.969	3	15
04	George RussellG. Russell	Mercedes	2	2	57	+34.119	4	12
05	Charles LeclercC. Leclerc	Ferrari	5	—	57	+38.976	3	10
06	Fernando AlonsoF. Alonso	Aston Martin	4	2	57	+49.032	3	8
07	Esteban OconE. Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	8	1	57	+1:02.390	3	6
08	Valtteri BottasV. Bottas	Alfa Romeo	9	1	57	+1:06.563	3	4
09	Guanyu ZhouG. Zhou	Alfa Romeo	19	10	57	+1:16.127	3	2
10	Sergio PérezS. Pérez	Red Bull	20	10	57	+1:20.181	3	1
11	Lance StrollL. Stroll	Aston Martin	16	5	57	+1:21.652	3	0
12	Pierre GaslyP. Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	5	57	+1:22.300	3	0
13	Alexander AlbonA. Albon	Williams	13	—	57	+1:31.014	3	0
14	Kevin MagnussenK. Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	18	4	56	+1 LAP	3	0
15	Yuki TsunodaY. Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	11	4	56	+1 LAP	3	0
16	Nico HülkenbergN. Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	14	2	56	+1 LAP	3	0
17	Liam LawsonL. Lawson	AlphaTauri	17	—	56	+1 LAP	3	0
DNS	Carlos SainzC. Sainz	Ferrari	12	—	0	DNS	0	0
DNF	Lewis HamiltonL. Hamilton	Mercedes	3	—	0	DNF	0	0
DNF	Logan SargeantL. Sargeant	Williams	15	—	40	DNF	2	0

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Race analysis

Race story

Laps 1-57

Max Verstappen controls every lap

Max Verstappen leads every lap from the opening lap and never gives up control of the 57-lap race. The entire victory is one sustained performance, not separate opening and middle phases.

At a glanceMax Verstappen

57laps led from start to finish

Lap 1Lap 57

Fastest lap

Max Verstappen1:24.319

Recorded on lap 56.

Fastest sector times

Sector 1

1Max Verstappen30.765s
2Oscar Piastri31.204s
3Lando Norris31.281s

Sector 2

1Lando Norris28.657s
2Max Verstappen28.662s
3George Russell28.666s

Sector 3

1Lando Norris24.729s
2Charles Leclerc24.834s
3Max Verstappen24.885s

Race pace

Race pace is each driver's typical lap time, calculated from the median of their representative clean laps. Lower is faster.

Driver race pace comparison
Driver	Clean laps	Race pace
1Lando Norris	47	1:26.552
2Oscar Piastri	47	1:26.876
3George Russell	47	1:27.214
4Charles Leclerc	47	1:27.370
5Max Verstappen	47	1:27.515
6Fernando Alonso	47	1:27.644

Pace gap

Distance from the fastest median pace.

L. NorrisFastest

O. Piastri+0.324s

G. Russell+0.662s

C. Leclerc+0.818s

M. Verstappen+0.963s

F. Alonso+1.092s

Race pace

Ranked by representative median lap time after pit-out and abnormal laps are removed.

Driver race pace comparison
Driver	Clean laps	Race pace	Gap
1Lando Norris	47	1:26.552	Fastest
2Oscar Piastri	47	1:26.876	+0.324s
3George Russell	47	1:27.214	+0.662s
4Charles Leclerc	47	1:27.370	+0.818s
5Max Verstappen	47	1:27.515	+0.963s
6Fernando Alonso	47	1:27.644	+1.092s
7Esteban Ocon	47	1:27.892	+1.340s
8Sergio Pérez	47	1:28.003	+1.451s
9Pierre Gasly	47	1:28.118	+1.566s
10Valtteri Bottas	49	1:28.212	+1.660s
11Guanyu Zhou	47	1:28.248	+1.696s
12Alexander Albon	47	1:28.305	+1.753s
13Lance Stroll	49	1:28.418	+1.866s
14Kevin Magnussen	48	1:28.715	+2.163s
15Yuki Tsunoda	46	1:28.751	+2.199s
16Nico Hülkenberg	46	1:28.835	+2.283s
17Liam Lawson	48	1:29.295	+2.743s
18Logan Sargeant	31	1:29.421	+2.869s

Position progression

6 of 19 drivers selected.Top six finishers shown by default. Select more to expand the comparison.

Lap leaders

1 recorded leader

Max Verstappen57 laps

Tyre strategy

Max Verstappen

Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris

George Russell

Charles Leclerc

Fernando Alonso

Esteban Ocon

Valtteri Bottas

Guanyu Zhou

Sergio Pérez

Lance Stroll

Pierre Gasly

Alexander Albon

Kevin Magnussen

Yuki Tsunoda

Nico Hülkenberg

Liam Lawson

Logan Sargeant

Stint pace change

Clean-lap pace change within each tyre stint. Positive values indicate lap times became slower.

Max Verstappen

ML1–17-0.121s/lapImprovingML18–34-0.131s/lapImprovingHL35–51+0.001s/lapStableML52–57+0.031s/lapFading

Oscar Piastri

ML1–12-0.049s/lapImprovingML13–25-0.111s/lapImprovingML26–43-0.033s/lapImprovingHL44–57+0.013s/lapStable

Lando Norris

ML1–13-0.367s/lapImprovingML14–27-0.189s/lapImprovingML28–44-0.015s/lapStableHL45–57+0.033s/lapFading

Race control

L2TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - CROSSING THE TRACK

L3FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CROSSING THE TRACK

L3INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION

L3TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION

L3FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION

L6FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION

L26INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L26FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L34TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - REJOINING UNSAFELY

L35FIA STEWARDS: TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - REJOINING UNSAFELY

L38INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L38FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L43INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L43FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L43INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L44FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L46INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L46FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L47INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L47FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L49INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L49FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L53TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 18 (STR) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE

L53FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE

L54FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 18 (STR) NO FURTHER ACTION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE

L54INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L54FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L57INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L57FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L57INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L57FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

Driver championship impact

P1Max Verstappen+33433 pts after race

P9Oscar Piastri+2683 pts after race

P7Lando Norris+21136 pts after race

P8George Russell+17132 pts after race

P6Charles Leclerc+10145 pts after race

Constructor championship impact

P5McLaren+47219 pts after race

P1Red Bull+34657 pts after race

P2Mercedes+21326 pts after race

P3Ferrari+13298 pts after race

P4Aston Martin+9230 pts after race

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Race analysis

Race story

Laps 1-57

Max Verstappen controls every lap

Max Verstappen leads every lap from the opening lap and never gives up control of the 57-lap race. The entire victory is one sustained performance, not separate opening and middle phases.

At a glanceMax Verstappen

57laps led from start to finish

Lap 1Lap 57

Fastest lap

Max Verstappen1:24.319

Recorded on lap 56.

Fastest sector times

Sector 1

1Max Verstappen30.765s
2Oscar Piastri31.204s
3Lando Norris31.281s

Sector 2

1Lando Norris28.657s
2Max Verstappen28.662s
3George Russell28.666s

Sector 3

1Lando Norris24.729s
2Charles Leclerc24.834s
3Max Verstappen24.885s

Race pace

Race pace is each driver's typical lap time, calculated from the median of their representative clean laps. Lower is faster.

Driver race pace comparison
Driver	Clean laps	Race pace
1Lando Norris	47	1:26.552
2Oscar Piastri	47	1:26.876
3George Russell	47	1:27.214
4Charles Leclerc	47	1:27.370
5Max Verstappen	47	1:27.515
6Fernando Alonso	47	1:27.644

Pace gap

Distance from the fastest median pace.

L. NorrisFastest

O. Piastri+0.324s

G. Russell+0.662s

C. Leclerc+0.818s

M. Verstappen+0.963s

F. Alonso+1.092s

Race pace

Ranked by representative median lap time after pit-out and abnormal laps are removed.

Driver race pace comparison
Driver	Clean laps	Race pace	Gap
1Lando Norris	47	1:26.552	Fastest
2Oscar Piastri	47	1:26.876	+0.324s
3George Russell	47	1:27.214	+0.662s
4Charles Leclerc	47	1:27.370	+0.818s
5Max Verstappen	47	1:27.515	+0.963s
6Fernando Alonso	47	1:27.644	+1.092s
7Esteban Ocon	47	1:27.892	+1.340s
8Sergio Pérez	47	1:28.003	+1.451s
9Pierre Gasly	47	1:28.118	+1.566s
10Valtteri Bottas	49	1:28.212	+1.660s
11Guanyu Zhou	47	1:28.248	+1.696s
12Alexander Albon	47	1:28.305	+1.753s
13Lance Stroll	49	1:28.418	+1.866s
14Kevin Magnussen	48	1:28.715	+2.163s
15Yuki Tsunoda	46	1:28.751	+2.199s
16Nico Hülkenberg	46	1:28.835	+2.283s
17Liam Lawson	48	1:29.295	+2.743s
18Logan Sargeant	31	1:29.421	+2.869s

Position progression

6 of 19 drivers selected.Top six finishers shown by default. Select more to expand the comparison.

Lap leaders

1 recorded leader

Max Verstappen57 laps

Tyre strategy

Max Verstappen

Oscar Piastri

Lando Norris

George Russell

Charles Leclerc

Fernando Alonso

Esteban Ocon

Valtteri Bottas

Guanyu Zhou

Sergio Pérez

Lance Stroll

Pierre Gasly

Alexander Albon

Kevin Magnussen

Yuki Tsunoda

Nico Hülkenberg

Liam Lawson

Logan Sargeant

Stint pace change

Clean-lap pace change within each tyre stint. Positive values indicate lap times became slower.

Max Verstappen

ML1–17-0.121s/lapImprovingML18–34-0.131s/lapImprovingHL35–51+0.001s/lapStableML52–57+0.031s/lapFading

Oscar Piastri

ML1–12-0.049s/lapImprovingML13–25-0.111s/lapImprovingML26–43-0.033s/lapImprovingHL44–57+0.013s/lapStable

Lando Norris

ML1–13-0.367s/lapImprovingML14–27-0.189s/lapImprovingML28–44-0.015s/lapStableHL45–57+0.033s/lapFading

Race control

L2TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - CROSSING THE TRACK

L3FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CROSSING THE TRACK

L3INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION

L3TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 63 (RUS) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION

L3FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 63 (RUS) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION

L6FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION

L26INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L26FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L34TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - REJOINING UNSAFELY

L35FIA STEWARDS: TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - REJOINING UNSAFELY

L38INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L38FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L43INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L43FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L43INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L44FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L46INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L46FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L47INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L47FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L49INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L49FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L53TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 18 (STR) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE

L53FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE

L54FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 18 (STR) NO FURTHER ACTION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE

L54INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L54FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L57INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L57FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

L57INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - TRACK LIMITS

L57FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - TRACK LIMITS

Driver championship impact

P1Max Verstappen+33433 pts after race

P9Oscar Piastri+2683 pts after race

P7Lando Norris+21136 pts after race

P8George Russell+17132 pts after race

P6Charles Leclerc+10145 pts after race

Constructor championship impact

P5McLaren+47219 pts after race

P1Red Bull+34657 pts after race

P2Mercedes+21326 pts after race

P3Ferrari+13298 pts after race

P4Aston Martin+9230 pts after race

2023 Formula 1 results

2023 Formula 1 results

Max Verstappen controls every lap

Fastest lap

Lap leaders

Max Verstappen controls every lap

Fastest lap

Lap leaders