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Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 · qualifying

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Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 · qualifying
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F1DB

v2026.17.0 · session/1101-qualifying

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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.

Grand Prix context

Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 · Yas Marina Circuit

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

2023 Formula 1 World Championship · round 22

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:27:02.624 · 58 laps · honda-rbpt26
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:27:20.617 · 58 laps · ferrari18
3George RussellMercedes1:27:22.952 · 58 laps · mercedes15
4Sergio PérezRed Bull1:27:24.077 · 58 laps · honda-rbpt12
5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:27:26.908 · 58 laps · mercedes10
6Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:27:34.111 · 58 laps · mercedes8
7Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:27:42.136 · 58 laps · mercedes6
8Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:27:45.712 · 58 laps · honda-rbpt4
9Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:27:47.048 · 58 laps · mercedes2
10Lance StrollAston Martin1:27:58.256 · 58 laps · mercedes1
11Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri1:27:58.853 · 58 laps · honda-rbptUnknown / not applicable
12Esteban OconAlpine1:28:08.997 · 58 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
13Pierre GaslyAlpine1:28:12.984 · 58 laps · renaultUnknown / not applicable
14Alexander AlbonWilliams1:28:15.808 · 58 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
15Nico HülkenbergHaas1:28:26.320 · 58 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
16Logan SargeantWilliams1:28:30.415 · 58 laps · mercedesUnknown / not applicable
17Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:28:32.046 · 58 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
18Carlos Sainz Jr.FerrariEngine · Time not recorded · 57 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
19Valtteri BottasAlfa RomeoTime not recorded · 57 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable
20Kevin MagnussenHaasTime not recorded · 57 laps · ferrariUnknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed BullQ1 1:24.160 · 15 laps · honda-rbpt
2Charles LeclercFerrariQ1 1:24.459 · 18 laps · ferrari
3Oscar PiastriMcLarenQ1 1:24.487 · 17 laps · mercedes
4George RussellMercedesQ1 1:24.337 · 18 laps · mercedes
5Lando NorrisMcLarenQ1 1:24.368 · 16 laps · mercedes
6Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauriQ1 1:24.286 · 18 laps · honda-rbpt
7Fernando AlonsoAston MartinQ1 1:24.501 · 18 laps · mercedes
8Nico HülkenbergHaasQ1 1:24.425 · 18 laps · ferrari
9Sergio PérezRed BullQ1 1:24.209 · 17 laps · honda-rbpt
10Pierre GaslyAlpineQ1 1:24.600 · 18 laps · renault
11Lewis HamiltonMercedesQ1 1:24.437 · 12 laps · mercedes
12Esteban OconAlpineQ1 1:24.565 · 12 laps · renault
13Lance StrollAston MartinQ1 1:24.405 · 12 laps · mercedes
14Alexander AlbonWilliamsQ1 1:24.298 · 12 laps · mercedes
15Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauriQ1 1:24.461 · 12 laps · honda-rbpt
16Carlos Sainz Jr.FerrariQ1 1:24.738 · 6 laps · ferrari
17Kevin MagnussenHaasQ1 1:24.764 · 6 laps · ferrari
18Valtteri BottasAlfa RomeoQ1 1:24.788 · 6 laps · ferrari
19Guanyu ZhouAlfa RomeoQ1 1:25.159 · 6 laps · ferrari
NCLogan SargeantWilliamsTime not recorded · 6 laps · mercedes

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1:23.445 · honda-rbpt
2Charles LeclercFerrari1:23.584 · ferrari
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren1:23.782 · mercedes
4George RussellMercedes1:23.788 · mercedes
5Lando NorrisMcLaren1:23.816 · mercedes
6Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:23.968 · honda-rbpt
7Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1:24.084 · mercedes
8Nico HülkenbergHaas1:24.108 · ferrari
9Sergio PérezRed Bull1:24.171 · honda-rbpt
10Pierre GaslyAlpine1:24.548 · renault
11Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:24.359 · mercedes
12Esteban OconAlpine1:24.391 · renault
13Lance StrollAston Martin1:24.422 · mercedes
14Alexander AlbonWilliams1:24.439 · mercedes
15Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri1:24.442 · honda-rbpt
16Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:24.738 · ferrari
17Kevin MagnussenHaas1:24.764 · ferrari
18Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:24.788 · ferrari
19Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:25.159 · ferrari
20Logan SargeantWilliamsTime not recorded · mercedes

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
PositionDriverConstructorRecorded detailsPoints
1Max VerstappenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded575
2Sergio PérezNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded285
3Lewis HamiltonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded234
4Fernando AlonsoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded206
5Charles LeclercNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded206
6Lando NorrisNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded205
7Carlos Sainz Jr.Not applicable / not recordedTime not recorded200
8George RussellNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded175
9Oscar PiastriNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded97
10Lance StrollNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded74
11Pierre GaslyNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded62
12Esteban OconNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded58
13Alexander AlbonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded27
14Yuki TsunodaNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded17
15Valtteri BottasNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded10
16Nico HülkenbergNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded9
17Daniel RicciardoNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
18Guanyu ZhouNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded6
19Kevin MagnussenNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded3
20Liam LawsonNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded2
21Logan SargeantNot applicable / not recordedTime not recorded1
22Nyck de VriesNot 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
freePractice1ResultsGeorge Russell11:26.072
freePractice1ResultsFelipe Drugovich21:26.360
freePractice1ResultsDaniel Ricciardo31:26.433
freePractice1ResultsValtteri Bottas41:26.453
freePractice1ResultsLance Stroll51:26.631
freePractice1ResultsOscar Piastri61:26.665
freePractice1ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.71:26.676
freePractice1ResultsRobert Shwartzman81:26.703
freePractice1ResultsPierre Gasly91:26.720
freePractice1ResultsYuki Tsunoda101:26.725
freePractice1ResultsLogan Sargeant111:26.742
freePractice1ResultsFrederik Vesti121:26.815
freePractice1ResultsJack Doohan131:26.865
freePractice1ResultsThéo Pourchaire141:27.093
freePractice1ResultsPatricio O'Ward151:27.114
freePractice1ResultsJake Dennis161:27.208
freePractice1ResultsIsack Hadjar171:27.244
freePractice1ResultsZak O'Sullivan181:27.460
freePractice1ResultsKevin Magnussen191:27.462
freePractice1ResultsOliver Bearman201:27.569
freePractice2ResultsCharles Leclerc11:24.809
freePractice2ResultsLando Norris21:24.852
freePractice2ResultsMax Verstappen31:24.982
freePractice2ResultsValtteri Bottas41:25.024
freePractice2ResultsSergio Pérez51:25.112
freePractice2ResultsGeorge Russell61:25.122
freePractice2ResultsGuanyu Zhou71:25.223
freePractice2ResultsLewis Hamilton81:25.315
freePractice2ResultsPierre Gasly91:25.321
freePractice2ResultsOscar Piastri101:25.361
freePractice2ResultsFernando Alonso111:25.397
freePractice2ResultsDaniel Ricciardo121:25.467
freePractice2ResultsLance Stroll131:25.492
freePractice2ResultsEsteban Ocon141:25.566
freePractice2ResultsYuki Tsunoda151:25.669
freePractice2ResultsAlexander Albon161:26.081
freePractice2ResultsKevin Magnussen171:26.413
freePractice2ResultsLogan Sargeant181:26.659
freePractice2ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.191:26.707
freePractice2ResultsNico Hülkenberg201:27.147
freePractice3ResultsGeorge Russell11:24.418
freePractice3ResultsLando Norris21:24.513
freePractice3ResultsOscar Piastri31:24.810
freePractice3ResultsAlexander Albon41:24.929
freePractice3ResultsCharles Leclerc51:25.099
freePractice3ResultsMax Verstappen61:25.153
freePractice3ResultsEsteban Ocon71:25.194
freePractice3ResultsLogan Sargeant81:25.205
freePractice3ResultsYuki Tsunoda91:25.222
freePractice3ResultsGuanyu Zhou101:25.258
freePractice3ResultsSergio Pérez111:25.259
freePractice3ResultsLewis Hamilton121:25.292
freePractice3ResultsPierre Gasly131:25.303
freePractice3ResultsFernando Alonso141:25.343
freePractice3ResultsLance Stroll151:25.405
freePractice3ResultsValtteri Bottas161:25.420
freePractice3ResultsNico Hülkenberg171:25.584
freePractice3ResultsDaniel Ricciardo181:25.597
freePractice3ResultsKevin Magnussen191:25.652
freePractice3ResultsCarlos Sainz Jr.201:25.713

Recorded pit stops

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

DriverStopLapTime
Kevin Magnussen1522.764
Daniel Ricciardo1721.692
Fernando Alonso11222.462
Oscar Piastri11321.697
Nico Hülkenberg11321.861
Guanyu Zhou11322.867
Lando Norris11424.061
George Russell11421.650
Lewis Hamilton11522.195
Esteban Ocon11522.160
Logan Sargeant11522.124
Max Verstappen11621.662
Alexander Albon11622.170
Charles Leclerc11721.919
Sergio Pérez11721.446
Pierre Gasly11723.091
Yuki Tsunoda12221.486
Lance Stroll12221.866
Kevin Magnussen22222.163
Carlos Sainz Jr.12321.229
Valtteri Bottas12922.665
Daniel Ricciardo23121.740
Pierre Gasly23223.478
Lando Norris23321.432
Nico Hülkenberg23322.081
George Russell23422.084
Charles Leclerc23521.246
Lewis Hamilton23522.045
Oscar Piastri23621.156
Fernando Alonso23621.841
Guanyu Zhou23722.345
Logan Sargeant24121.880
Sergio Pérez24221.274
Lance Stroll24221.667
Max Verstappen24321.275
Alexander Albon24321.919
Carlos Sainz Jr.25621.564