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Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 8 Oct 2023

Name
Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023
PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

v2026.17.0 · races/1096

Original reference ↗

Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: KNOCKOUT

Grand Prix context

Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023 · Lusail International Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

2023 Formula 1 World Championship · round 17

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:27:39.168 · 57 laps · honda-rbpt26
2Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:27:44.001 · 57 laps · mercedes18
3Lando NorrisMcLaren1:27:45.137 · 57 laps · mercedes15
4George RussellMercedes1:28:13.287 · 57 laps · mercedes12
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:28:18.144 · 57 laps · ferrari10
6Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:28:28.200 · 57 laps · mercedes8
7Esteban OconAlpine1:28:41.558 · 57 laps · renault6
8Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:28:45.731 · 57 laps · ferrari4
9Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:28:55.295 · 57 laps · ferrari2
10Sergio PérezRed Bull1:28:59.349 · 57 laps · honda-rbpt1
11Lance StrollAston Martin1:29:00.820 · 57 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
12Pierre GaslyAlpine1:29:01.468 · 57 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
13Alexander AlbonWilliams1:29:10.182 · 57 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
14Kevin MagnussenHaasTime not recorded · 56 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
15Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauriTime not recorded · 56 laps · honda-rbptUnknown / not applicable
16Nico HülkenbergHaasTime not recorded · 56 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
17Liam LawsonAlphaTauriTime not recorded · 56 laps · honda-rbptUnknown / not applicable
DNFLogan SargeantWilliamsUnwell · Time not recorded · 40 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNFLewis HamiltonMercedesCollision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
DNSCarlos Sainz Jr.FerrariFuel leak · Time not recorded · ferrariUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed BullQ1 1:25.007 · 19 laps · honda-rbpt
2George RussellMercedesQ1 1:25.334 · 21 laps · mercedes
3Lewis HamiltonMercedesQ1 1:26.076 · 20 laps · mercedes
4Fernando AlonsoAston MartinQ1 1:25.223 · 21 laps · mercedes
5Charles LeclercFerrariQ1 1:25.452 · 26 laps · ferrari
6Oscar PiastriMcLarenQ1 1:25.266 · 23 laps · mercedes
7Pierre GaslyAlpineQ1 1:25.566 · 23 laps · renault
8Esteban OconAlpineQ1 1:25.711 · 24 laps · renault
9Valtteri BottasAlfa RomeoQ1 1:26.038 · 21 laps · ferrari
10Lando NorrisMcLarenQ1 1:25.131 · 21 laps · mercedes
11Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauriQ1 1:26.058 · 16 laps · honda-rbpt
12Carlos Sainz Jr.FerrariQ1 1:25.808 · 18 laps · ferrari
13Sergio PérezRed BullQ1 1:25.991 · 16 laps · honda-rbpt
14Alexander AlbonWilliamsQ1 1:26.118 · 15 laps · mercedes
15Nico HülkenbergHaasQ1 1:25.904 · 12 laps · ferrari
16Logan SargeantWilliamsQ1 1:26.210 · 10 laps · mercedes
17Lance StrollAston MartinQ1 1:26.345 · 10 laps · mercedes
18Liam LawsonAlphaTauriQ1 1:26.635 · 10 laps · honda-rbpt
19Kevin MagnussenHaasQ1 1:27.046 · 9 laps · ferrari
20Guanyu ZhouAlfa RomeoQ1 1:27.432 · 9 laps · ferrari

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:23.778 · honda-rbpt
2George RussellMercedes1:24.219 · mercedes
3Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:24.305 · mercedes
4Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:24.369 · mercedes
5Charles LeclercFerrari1:24.424 · ferrari
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:24.540 · mercedes
7Pierre GaslyAlpine1:24.553 · renault
8Esteban OconAlpine1:24.763 · renault
9Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:25.058 · ferrari
10Lando NorrisMcLarenTime not recorded · mercedes
11Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:25.301 · honda-rbpt
12Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:25.328 · ferrari
13Alexander AlbonWilliams1:25.707 · mercedes
14Nico HülkenbergHaas1:25.783 · ferrari
15Logan SargeantWilliams1:26.210 · mercedes
16Lance StrollAston Martin1:26.345 · mercedes
17Liam LawsonAlphaTauri1:26.635 · honda-rbpt
18Kevin MagnussenHaas1:27.046 · ferrari
19Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:27.432 · ferrari
PLSergio PérezRed Bull1:25.462 · honda-rbpt

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded433
2Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded224
3Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded194
4Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded183
5Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded153
6Charles LeclercNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded145
7Lando NorrisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded136
8George RussellNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded132
9Oscar PiastriNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded83
10Lance StrollNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded47
11Pierre GaslyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded46
12Esteban OconNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded44
13Alexander AlbonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded23
14Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
15Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
16Guanyu ZhouNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
17Yuki TsunodaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
18Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
19Liam LawsonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
20Logan SargeantNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
21Nyck de VriesNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0
22Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded0

Practice & warm-up observations

Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.

SessionDriverPositionTime
freePractice1ResultsMax Verstappen11:27.428
freePractice1ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.21:27.762
freePractice1ResultsCharles Leclerc31:27.909
freePractice1ResultsFernando Alonso41:27.919
freePractice1ResultsSergio Pérez51:28.016
freePractice1ResultsYuki Tsunoda61:28.027
freePractice1ResultsNico Hülkenberg71:28.171
freePractice1ResultsGeorge Russell81:28.336
freePractice1ResultsOscar Piastri91:28.380
freePractice1ResultsLando Norris101:28.441
freePractice1ResultsLogan Sargeant111:28.550
freePractice1ResultsAlexander Albon121:28.590
freePractice1ResultsLewis Hamilton131:28.679
freePractice1ResultsLance Stroll141:28.690
freePractice1ResultsEsteban Ocon151:28.732
freePractice1ResultsPierre Gasly161:28.821
freePractice1ResultsValtteri Bottas171:29.041
freePractice1ResultsGuanyu Zhou181:29.106
freePractice1ResultsLiam Lawson191:29.238
freePractice1ResultsKevin Magnussen201:29.502

Recorded pit stops

F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.

DriverStopLapTime
George Russell1139.686
Valtteri Bottas1329.977
Kevin Magnussen1328.743
Lance Stroll1328.886
Liam Lawson1329.330
Yuki Tsunoda1927.781
Esteban Ocon11028.961
Fernando Alonso11128.373
Pierre Gasly11128.429
Oscar Piastri11228.875
Charles Leclerc11228.228
Lando Norris11328.134
Nico Hülkenberg11339.879
Logan Sargeant11329.436
George Russell21428.542
Max Verstappen11728.233
Sergio Pérez11727.808
Alexander Albon11829.253
Guanyu Zhou11828.984
Valtteri Bottas22129.387
Lance Stroll22128.156
Kevin Magnussen22128.948
Liam Lawson22128.665
Yuki Tsunoda22227.596
Oscar Piastri22527.868
Charles Leclerc22527.873
Esteban Ocon22528.969
Fernando Alonso22628.432
Pierre Gasly22630.192
Logan Sargeant22629.373
Lando Norris22727.611
Nico Hülkenberg22728.274
Sergio Pérez23133.246
Alexander Albon23128.747
George Russell33228.314
Max Verstappen23428.103
Guanyu Zhou23528.854
Valtteri Bottas33928.946
Lance Stroll33929.399
Kevin Magnussen33930.331
Liam Lawson33928.171
Nico Hülkenberg33928.591
Yuki Tsunoda34027.809
Oscar Piastri34327.489
Charles Leclerc34327.513
Esteban Ocon34329.169
Sergio Pérez34333.165
Lando Norris34427.677
Fernando Alonso34428.393
Pierre Gasly34434.856
Alexander Albon34428.981
George Russell45028.191
Max Verstappen35129.726
Guanyu Zhou35228.815

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