Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023

Your weekend briefing

Times in Africa/Johannesburg

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

Time TBA

Race

2023-04-02 · time TBA

Albert Park Circuit

Race classification ↓

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Race · 2:32:38.371 · 58 laps	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 2:32:38.550 · 58 laps	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 2:32:39.140 · 58 laps	15
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · 2:32:41.453 · 58 laps	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 2:32:41.691 · 58 laps	11
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 2:32:42.072 · 58 laps	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · 2:32:43.310 · 58 laps	6
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 2:32:43.753 · 58 laps	4
9	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Race · 2:32:44.084 · 58 laps	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 2:32:44.423 · 58 laps	1
11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · 2:32:44.884 · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 2:32:44.965 · Time penalty: 5.000 · 58 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 52 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Accident · Time not recorded · 6 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps	Unknown / not applicable

Recorded competitors & entries

Competitors below are evidenced by this weekend's retained race or qualifying observations; this is not an inferred future entry list.

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Lando Norris · McLaren

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Nyck de Vries · AlphaTauri

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

George Russell · Mercedes

Alexander Albon · Williams

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.384 · Q2 1:17.056 · Q3 1:16.732 · 24 laps
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.654 · Q2 1:17.513 · Q3 1:16.968 · 29 laps
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.689 · Q2 1:17.551 · Q3 1:17.104 · 28 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.832 · Q2 1:17.283 · Q3 1:17.139 · 26 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.928 · Q2 1:17.349 · Q3 1:17.270 · 28 laps
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.873 · Q2 1:17.616 · Q3 1:17.308 · 26 laps
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.218 · Q2 1:17.390 · Q3 1:17.369 · 25 laps
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.962 · Q2 1:17.761 · Q3 1:17.609 · 27 laps
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.312 · Q2 1:17.574 · Q3 1:17.675 · 25 laps
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.029 · Q2 1:17.412 · Q3 1:17.735 · 26 laps
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:17.770 · Q2 1:17.768 · 18 laps
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.471 · Q2 1:18.099 · 22 laps
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.243 · Q2 1:18.119 · 24 laps
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.159 · Q2 1:18.129 · 18 laps
15	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.450 · Q2 1:18.335 · 23 laps
16	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.517 · 12 laps
17	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.540 · 12 laps
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.557 · 12 laps
19	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:18.714 · 12 laps
NC	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Time not recorded · 2 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:16.732
2	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:16.968
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:17.104
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:17.139
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:17.270
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:17.308
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:17.369
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:17.609
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:17.675
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:17.735
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:17.768
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:18.099
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:18.119
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:18.129
15	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:18.335
16	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:18.517
17	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:18.540
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 1:18.557
PL	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · Time not recorded
PL	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:18.714

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:18.790 · 17 laps
2	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.223 · 20 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.293 · 19 laps
4	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.317 · 23 laps
5	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.378 · 16 laps
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.505 · 20 laps
7	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.536 · 16 laps
8	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.646 · 22 laps
9	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.699 · 23 laps
10	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.766 · 19 laps
11	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.766 · 21 laps
12	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.777 · 22 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.806 · 19 laps
14	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:19.933 · 25 laps
15	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.074 · 21 laps
16	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.175 · 20 laps
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.399 · 14 laps
18	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.419 · 21 laps
19	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:20.569 · 22 laps
20	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:21.147 · 17 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:18.887 · 13 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.332 · 10 laps
3	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.502 · 12 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.672 · 20 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.695 · 12 laps
6	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:19.725 · 12 laps
7	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.083 · 15 laps
8	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.176 · 20 laps
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.194 · 19 laps
10	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.206 · 12 laps
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.220 · 18 laps
12	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.312 · 22 laps
13	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.323 · 17 laps
14	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.380 · 24 laps
15	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.470 · 22 laps
16	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.579 · 15 laps
17	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:20.600 · 8 laps
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.182 · 18 laps
19	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:21.266 · 18 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.565 · 24 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.727 · 26 laps
3	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.938 · 23 laps
4	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:17.955 · 23 laps
5	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.094 · 23 laps
6	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.123 · 18 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.127 · 29 laps
8	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.138 · 25 laps
9	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.198 · 22 laps
10	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.330 · 20 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.410 · 24 laps
12	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.553 · 21 laps
13	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.691 · 28 laps
14	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.713 · 21 laps
15	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.809 · 24 laps
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.901 · 22 laps
17	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:18.947 · 20 laps
18	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:19.056 · 26 laps
19	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:19.092 · 23 laps
20	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:19.146 · 12 laps

Fastest laps, pit stops & penalties

Fastest laps

Recorded fastest laps; awards eligibility is separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:20.235
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:20.342
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:20.467
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:20.476
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:20.613
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:20.934
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:20.995
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:21.124
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:21.173
10	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:21.183
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:21.203
12	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:21.335
13	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:21.456
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:21.685
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:21.789
16	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:21.819
17	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:22.233
18	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:22.680
19	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:23.349

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Esteban Ocon	1	1	18.056
Guanyu Zhou	1	1	18.951
Logan Sargeant	1	1	18.382
Sergio Pérez	1	1	17.657
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	21.659
Logan Sargeant	2	2	19.158
Sergio Pérez	2	2	17.814
George Russell	1	7	19.146
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	7	18.319
Kevin Magnussen	1	7	20.789
Lewis Hamilton	1	8	15:25.181
Max Verstappen	1	8	15:25.112
Fernando Alonso	1	8	15:26.940
Lance Stroll	1	8	15:27.222
Pierre Gasly	1	8	15:26.996
Nico Hülkenberg	1	8	15:26.326
George Russell	2	8	15:30.824
Yuki Tsunoda	1	8	15:31.820
Lando Norris	1	8	15:34.763
Oscar Piastri	1	8	15:34.541
Carlos Sainz Jr.	2	8	15:37.024
Nyck de Vries	1	8	15:37.874
Esteban Ocon	2	8	15:37.929
Sergio Pérez	3	8	15:37.512
Guanyu Zhou	2	8	15:37.849
Valtteri Bottas	2	8	15:37.594
Logan Sargeant	3	8	15:38.017
Kevin Magnussen	2	8	15:40.228
Logan Sargeant	4	36	19.018
Nyck de Vries	2	45	18.080
Valtteri Bottas	3	53	19.825
Oscar Piastri	2	54	19.442
Guanyu Zhou	3	54	21.881
Yuki Tsunoda	2	54	18.258
Max Verstappen	2	55	14:27.756
Lewis Hamilton	2	55	14:31.670
Fernando Alonso	2	55	14:34.306
Valtteri Bottas	4	54	12:19.342
Carlos Sainz Jr.	3	55	14:34.924
Pierre Gasly	2	55	14:35.210
Lance Stroll	2	55	14:35.053
Sergio Pérez	4	55	14:36.462
Logan Sargeant	5	54	12:12.022
Lando Norris	2	55	14:41.064
Nico Hülkenberg	2	55	14:40.712
Nyck de Vries	3	54	12:06.783
Esteban Ocon	3	55	14:39.804
Oscar Piastri	3	55	14:24.653
Guanyu Zhou	4	55	14:01.565
Yuki Tsunoda	3	55	14:01.820
Valtteri Bottas	5	55	1:16.634
Logan Sargeant	6	55	1:14.200
Nyck de Vries	4	55	1:13.234
Max Verstappen	3	57	30:56.502
Lewis Hamilton	3	57	30:59.435
Carlos Sainz Jr.	4	57	31:01.554
Nico Hülkenberg	3	57	31:09.055
Yuki Tsunoda	4	57	31:11.209
Lando Norris	3	57	31:04.087
Oscar Piastri	4	57	31:06.226
Guanyu Zhou	5	57	31:04.998
Valtteri Bottas	6	57	31:07.182
Sergio Pérez	5	57	30:53.568
Fernando Alonso	3	57	30:45.073
Lance Stroll	3	57	30:45.925

Recorded time penalties

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

Carlos Sainz Jr. · 5.000

The championship picture

Driver standings after this round

Source-reported retained championship points
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	69
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	54
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	45
4	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	38
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
6	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
7	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
8	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
9	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
10	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
11	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
13	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
14	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
15	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	2
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
17	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
18	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
19	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0

Constructor standings after this round

Source-reported constructor/engine championship points
Position	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Red Bull Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	123
2	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	65
3	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	56
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
5	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	12
6	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	7
8	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	6
9	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
10	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1

Retained championship scores, sprint points and race-only totals are different measures. No title-clinching scenario is inferred.

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