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Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023 · qualifying
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THE HISTORICAL RECORD
Profile & context
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- Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023 · qualifying
PROVENANCE
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F1DB
v2026.17.0 · session/1082-qualifying
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Grand Prix context
Formula 1 Rolex Australian Grand Prix 2023 · Albert Park Circuit
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2023 Formula 1 World Championship · round 3
Race classification
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2:32:38.371 · 58 laps · honda-rbpt | 25 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2:32:38.550 · 58 laps · mercedes | 18 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 2:32:39.140 · 58 laps · mercedes | 15 |
| 4 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2:32:41.453 · 58 laps · mercedes | 12 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2:32:41.691 · 58 laps · honda-rbpt | 11 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2:32:42.072 · 58 laps · mercedes | 8 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 2:32:43.310 · 58 laps · ferrari | 6 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2:32:43.753 · 58 laps · mercedes | 4 |
| 9 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 2:32:44.084 · 58 laps · ferrari | 2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 2:32:44.423 · 58 laps · honda-rbpt | 1 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 2:32:44.884 · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 2:32:44.965 · 58 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps · renault | Unknown / not applicable |
| 15 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps · honda-rbpt | Unknown / not applicable |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Collision · Time not recorded · 56 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Accident · Time not recorded · 52 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | George Russell | Mercedes | Engine · Time not recorded · 17 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Alexander Albon | Williams | Accident · Time not recorded · 6 laps · mercedes | Unknown / not applicable |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Collision · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ferrari | Unknown / not applicable |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q1 1:17.384 · 24 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | Q1 1:17.654 · 29 laps · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Q1 1:17.689 · 28 laps · mercedes | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | Q1 1:17.832 · 26 laps · mercedes | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | Q1 1:17.928 · 28 laps · ferrari | |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 1:17.873 · 26 laps · mercedes | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q1 1:18.218 · 25 laps · ferrari | |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | Q1 1:17.962 · 27 laps · mercedes | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q1 1:18.312 · 25 laps · renault | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | Q1 1:18.029 · 26 laps · ferrari | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 1:17.770 · 18 laps · renault | |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:18.471 · 22 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q1 1:18.243 · 24 laps · mercedes | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 1:18.159 · 18 laps · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Q1 1:18.450 · 23 laps · honda-rbpt | |
| 16 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Q1 1:18.517 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 17 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:18.540 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Q1 1:18.557 · 12 laps · mercedes | |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Q1 1:18.714 · 12 laps · ferrari | |
| NC | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Time not recorded · 2 laps · honda-rbpt |
Starting grid
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:16.732 · honda-rbpt | |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:16.968 · mercedes | |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.104 · mercedes | |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.139 · mercedes | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1:17.270 · ferrari | |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:17.308 · mercedes | |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.369 · ferrari | |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.609 · mercedes | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:17.675 · renault | |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas | 1:17.735 · ferrari | |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:17.768 · renault | |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:18.099 · honda-rbpt | |
| 13 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:18.119 · mercedes | |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:18.129 · ferrari | |
| 15 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:18.335 · honda-rbpt | |
| 16 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:18.517 · mercedes | |
| 17 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.540 · ferrari | |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:18.557 · mercedes | |
| PL | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Time not recorded · honda-rbpt | |
| PL | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:18.714 · ferrari |
Championship progression
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Recorded details | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 69 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 54 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 45 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 38 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 20 |
| 7 | George Russell | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 18 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 8 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 6 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 13 | Oscar Piastri | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 4 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 2 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 1 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
| 20 | Nyck de Vries | Not applicable / not recorded | Time not recorded | 0 |
Practice & warm-up observations
Original F1DB session observations; bounded to 120 rows. Missing times remain unknown. Not qualifying or race classifications.
| Session | Driver | Position | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| freePractice1Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:18.790 |
| freePractice1Results | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 1:19.223 |
| freePractice1Results | Sergio Pérez | 3 | 1:19.293 |
| freePractice1Results | Fernando Alonso | 4 | 1:19.317 |
| freePractice1Results | Charles Leclerc | 5 | 1:19.378 |
| freePractice1Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 6 | 1:19.505 |
| freePractice1Results | Lando Norris | 7 | 1:19.536 |
| freePractice1Results | Pierre Gasly | 8 | 1:19.646 |
| freePractice1Results | George Russell | 9 | 1:19.699 |
| freePractice1Results | Lance Stroll | 10 | 1:19.766 |
| freePractice1Results | Alexander Albon | 11 | 1:19.766 |
| freePractice1Results | Oscar Piastri | 12 | 1:19.777 |
| freePractice1Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 13 | 1:19.806 |
| freePractice1Results | Nyck de Vries | 14 | 1:19.933 |
| freePractice1Results | Logan Sargeant | 15 | 1:20.074 |
| freePractice1Results | Esteban Ocon | 16 | 1:20.175 |
| freePractice1Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 17 | 1:20.399 |
| freePractice1Results | Valtteri Bottas | 18 | 1:20.419 |
| freePractice1Results | Guanyu Zhou | 19 | 1:20.569 |
| freePractice1Results | Kevin Magnussen | 20 | 1:21.147 |
| freePractice2Results | Fernando Alonso | 1 | 1:18.887 |
| freePractice2Results | Charles Leclerc | 2 | 1:19.332 |
| freePractice2Results | Max Verstappen | 3 | 1:19.502 |
| freePractice2Results | George Russell | 4 | 1:19.672 |
| freePractice2Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 5 | 1:19.695 |
| freePractice2Results | Esteban Ocon | 6 | 1:19.725 |
| freePractice2Results | Sergio Pérez | 7 | 1:20.083 |
| freePractice2Results | Lando Norris | 8 | 1:20.176 |
| freePractice2Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 9 | 1:20.194 |
| freePractice2Results | Pierre Gasly | 10 | 1:20.206 |
| freePractice2Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 11 | 1:20.220 |
| freePractice2Results | Valtteri Bottas | 12 | 1:20.312 |
| freePractice2Results | Lewis Hamilton | 13 | 1:20.323 |
| freePractice2Results | Oscar Piastri | 14 | 1:20.380 |
| freePractice2Results | Guanyu Zhou | 15 | 1:20.470 |
| freePractice2Results | Lance Stroll | 16 | 1:20.579 |
| freePractice2Results | Nyck de Vries | 17 | 1:20.600 |
| freePractice2Results | Alexander Albon | 18 | 1:21.182 |
| freePractice2Results | Kevin Magnussen | 19 | 1:21.266 |
| freePractice3Results | Max Verstappen | 1 | 1:17.565 |
| freePractice3Results | Fernando Alonso | 2 | 1:17.727 |
| freePractice3Results | Esteban Ocon | 3 | 1:17.938 |
| freePractice3Results | George Russell | 4 | 1:17.955 |
| freePractice3Results | Pierre Gasly | 5 | 1:18.094 |
| freePractice3Results | Sergio Pérez | 6 | 1:18.123 |
| freePractice3Results | Carlos Sainz Jr. | 7 | 1:18.127 |
| freePractice3Results | Lewis Hamilton | 8 | 1:18.138 |
| freePractice3Results | Lance Stroll | 9 | 1:18.198 |
| freePractice3Results | Guanyu Zhou | 10 | 1:18.330 |
| freePractice3Results | Nico Hülkenberg | 11 | 1:18.410 |
| freePractice3Results | Alexander Albon | 12 | 1:18.553 |
| freePractice3Results | Charles Leclerc | 13 | 1:18.691 |
| freePractice3Results | Oscar Piastri | 14 | 1:18.713 |
| freePractice3Results | Valtteri Bottas | 15 | 1:18.809 |
| freePractice3Results | Yuki Tsunoda | 16 | 1:18.901 |
| freePractice3Results | Logan Sargeant | 17 | 1:18.947 |
| freePractice3Results | Kevin Magnussen | 18 | 1:19.056 |
| freePractice3Results | Nyck de Vries | 19 | 1:19.092 |
| freePractice3Results | Lando Norris | 20 | 1:19.146 |
Recorded pit stops
F1DB source observations, bounded to 120 rows; coverage is not independently exhaustive.