Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023

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Explore the recorded classification, qualifying and championship context from this weekend.

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Race

2023-10-08 · time TBA

Lusail International Circuit

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · first ten positions
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:27:39.168 · 57 laps	26
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:27:44.001 · 57 laps	18
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:27:45.137 · 57 laps	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:28:13.287 · 57 laps	12
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:28:18.144 · 57 laps	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:28:28.200 · 57 laps	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · 1:28:41.558 · 57 laps	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:28:45.731 · 57 laps	4
9	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:28:55.295 · 57 laps	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:28:59.349 · Time penalty: 5.000 · 57 laps	1

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Remaining classified entries and nonstarters
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 1:29:00.820 · Time penalty: 10.000 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:29:01.468 · Time penalty: 10.000 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · 1:29:10.182 · Time penalty: 10.000 · 57 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Race · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · Unwell · Time not recorded · 40 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNS	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · Fuel leak · Time not recorded	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors recorded in this weekend’s race or qualifying results.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Lando Norris · McLaren

George Russell · Mercedes

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Alexander Albon · Williams

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Liam Lawson · AlphaTauri

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.007 · Q2 1:24.483 · Q3 1:23.778 · 19 laps
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.334 · Q2 1:24.827 · Q3 1:24.219 · 21 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.076 · Q2 1:24.381 · Q3 1:24.305 · 20 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.223 · Q2 1:25.241 · Q3 1:24.369 · 21 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.452 · Q2 1:25.079 · Q3 1:24.424 · 26 laps
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.266 · Q2 1:24.724 · Q3 1:24.540 · 23 laps
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.566 · Q2 1:24.918 · Q3 1:24.553 · 23 laps
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.711 · Q2 1:24.928 · Q3 1:24.763 · 24 laps
9	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.038 · Q2 1:25.297 · Q3 1:25.058 · 21 laps
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.131 · Q2 1:24.685 · 21 laps
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.058 · Q2 1:25.301 · 16 laps
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.808 · Q2 1:25.328 · 18 laps
13	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.991 · Q2 1:25.462 · 16 laps
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.118 · Q2 1:25.707 · 15 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:25.904 · Q2 1:25.783 · 12 laps
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.210 · 10 laps
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.345 · 10 laps
18	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:26.635 · 10 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.046 · 9 laps
20	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:27.432 · 9 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:23.778
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:24.219
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:24.305
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:24.369
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:24.424
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:24.540
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:24.553
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:24.763
9	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:25.058
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · Time not recorded
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:25.301
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:25.328
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:25.707
14	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:25.783
15	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 1:26.210
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:26.345
17	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:26.635
18	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:27.046
19	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:27.432
PL	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:25.462 · Grid penalty: Sfb

Sprint weekend

Sprint qualifying

Sprint qualifying classification
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.979 · Q2 1:25.496 · Q3 1:24.454 · 18 laps
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.672 · Q2 1:24.947 · Q3 1:24.536 · 14 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.510 · Q2 1:25.199 · Q3 1:24.646 · 12 laps
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.413 · Q2 1:25.027 · Q3 1:24.841 · 17 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.872 · Q2 1:25.433 · Q3 1:25.155 · 21 laps
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.266 · Q2 1:25.367 · Q3 1:25.247 · 21 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.450 · Q2 1:25.499 · Q3 1:25.320 · 16 laps
8	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.123 · Q2 1:25.143 · Q3 1:25.382 · 17 laps
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.936 · Q2 1:25.344 · 13 laps
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.072 · Q2 1:25.510 · 15 laps
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:25.829 · Q2 1:25.686 · 12 laps
12	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.424 · Q2 1:25.962 · 14 laps
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.449 · Q2 1:26.236 · 8 laps
14	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.202 · Q2 1:26.584 · 12 laps
15	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.669 · Q2 1:54.546 · 10 laps
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.849 · 8 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.862 · 6 laps
18	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:26.926 · 6 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Sprint qualifying · Q1 1:27.438 · 5 laps
NC	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Sprint qualifying · Q1 2:05.741 · 7 laps

Sprint classification

Sprint results; separate from Grand Prix points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Sprint · 35:01.297 · 19 laps	8
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Sprint · 35:03.168 · 19 laps	7
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	Sprint · 35:09.794 · 19 laps	6
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Sprint · 35:12.333 · 19 laps	5
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Sprint · 35:18.611 · 19 laps	4
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Sprint · 35:20.103 · 19 laps	3
7	Alexander Albon	Williams	Sprint · 35:21.161 · 19 laps	2
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Sprint · 35:22.477 · 19 laps	1
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Sprint · 35:23.039 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
10	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Sprint · 35:23.505 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Sprint · 35:24.160 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Sprint · 35:26.157 · Time penalty: 5.000 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Sprint · 35:26.267 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Sprint · 35:28.165 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Sprint · 35:30.820 · Time penalty: 5.000 · 19 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Sprint · Collision damage · Time not recorded · 11 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Sprint · Collision · Time not recorded · 10 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Sprint · Collision · Time not recorded · 10 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Sprint · Spun off · Time not recorded · 2 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Sprint · Spun off · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.428 · 26 laps
2	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.762 · 27 laps
3	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.909 · 27 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:27.919 · 28 laps
5	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.016 · 24 laps
6	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.027 · 28 laps
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.171 · 22 laps
8	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.336 · 28 laps
9	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.380 · 20 laps
10	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.441 · 24 laps
11	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.550 · 25 laps
12	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.590 · 26 laps
13	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.679 · 26 laps
14	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.690 · 28 laps
15	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.732 · 25 laps
16	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:28.821 · 23 laps
17	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.041 · 27 laps
18	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.106 · 29 laps
19	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.238 · 29 laps
20	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.502 · 26 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:24.319
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:24.842
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:24.921
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:24.992
5	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:25.770
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:26.045
7	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:26.220
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:26.310
9	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:26.323
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:26.352
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:26.450
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:26.489
13	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:26.652
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:26.666
15	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:27.067
16	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:27.113
17	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:27.174
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:27.983

Recorded pit stops

Pit stops
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
George Russell	1	1	39.686
Valtteri Bottas	1	3	29.977
Kevin Magnussen	1	3	28.743
Lance Stroll	1	3	28.886
Liam Lawson	1	3	29.330
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	27.781
Esteban Ocon	1	10	28.961
Fernando Alonso	1	11	28.373
Pierre Gasly	1	11	28.429
Oscar Piastri	1	12	28.875
Charles Leclerc	1	12	28.228
Lando Norris	1	13	28.134
Nico Hülkenberg	1	13	39.879
Logan Sargeant	1	13	29.436
George Russell	2	14	28.542
Max Verstappen	1	17	28.233
Sergio Pérez	1	17	27.808
Alexander Albon	1	18	29.253
Guanyu Zhou	1	18	28.984
Valtteri Bottas	2	21	29.387
Lance Stroll	2	21	28.156
Kevin Magnussen	2	21	28.948
Liam Lawson	2	21	28.665
Yuki Tsunoda	2	22	27.596
Oscar Piastri	2	25	27.868
Charles Leclerc	2	25	27.873
Esteban Ocon	2	25	28.969
Fernando Alonso	2	26	28.432
Pierre Gasly	2	26	30.192
Logan Sargeant	2	26	29.373
Lando Norris	2	27	27.611
Nico Hülkenberg	2	27	28.274
Sergio Pérez	2	31	33.246
Alexander Albon	2	31	28.747
George Russell	3	32	28.314
Max Verstappen	2	34	28.103
Guanyu Zhou	2	35	28.854
Valtteri Bottas	3	39	28.946
Lance Stroll	3	39	29.399
Kevin Magnussen	3	39	30.331
Liam Lawson	3	39	28.171
Nico Hülkenberg	3	39	28.591
Yuki Tsunoda	3	40	27.809
Oscar Piastri	3	43	27.489
Charles Leclerc	3	43	27.513
Esteban Ocon	3	43	29.169
Sergio Pérez	3	43	33.165
Lando Norris	3	44	27.677
Fernando Alonso	3	44	28.393
Pierre Gasly	3	44	34.856
Alexander Albon	3	44	28.981
George Russell	4	50	28.191
Max Verstappen	3	51	29.726
Guanyu Zhou	3	52	28.815

Recorded time penalties

Grid penalties, where recorded, are shown with the starting grid above.

Sergio Pérez · 5.000

Lance Stroll · 10.000

Pierre Gasly · 10.000

Alexander Albon · 10.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Championship points after this round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	433
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	224
3	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	194
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	183
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	153
6	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	145
7	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	136
8	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	132
9	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	83
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	47
11	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	46
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	44
13	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	23
14	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	10
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	9
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
18	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	3
19	Liam Lawson	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
20	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
21	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
22	Daniel Ricciardo	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Constructor championship points after this round
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	657
2	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	326
3	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	298
4	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	230
5	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	219
6	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	90
7	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	23
8	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	16
9	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
10	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	5

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures.

The circuit, beyond this weekend

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