Formula 1 stc Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023

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

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Race

2023-03-19 · time TBA

Jeddah Corniche Circuit

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Race classification

Understand the points ↗

Race classification · shared drives and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Race · 1:21:14.894 · 50 laps	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Fastest lap · Race · 1:21:20.249 · 50 laps	19
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Race · 1:21:35.622 · 50 laps	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Race · 1:21:40.760 · 50 laps	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Race · 1:21:45.959 · 50 laps	10
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Race · 1:21:50.770 · 50 laps	8
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Race · 1:21:58.056 · 50 laps	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Race · 1:22:07.726 · 50 laps	4
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Race · 1:22:09.641 · 50 laps	2
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Race · 1:22:19.720 · 50 laps	1
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Race · 1:22:22.388 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Race · 1:22:25.482 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Race · 1:22:30.954 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
14	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Race · 1:22:32.372 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
15	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Race · 1:22:39.915 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Race · 1:22:41.187 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
17	Lando Norris	McLaren	Race · 1:22:41.339 · 50 laps	Unknown / not applicable
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Race · Time not recorded · 49 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alexander Albon	Williams	Race · Brakes · Time not recorded · 27 laps	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Race · Engine · Time not recorded · 16 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.

Sergio Pérez · Red Bull

Max Verstappen · Red Bull

Fernando Alonso · Aston Martin

George Russell · Mercedes

Lewis Hamilton · Mercedes

Carlos Sainz Jr. · Ferrari

Charles Leclerc · Ferrari

Esteban Ocon · Alpine

Pierre Gasly · Alpine

Kevin Magnussen · Haas

Yuki Tsunoda · AlphaTauri

Nico Hülkenberg · Haas

Guanyu Zhou · Alfa Romeo

Nyck de Vries · AlphaTauri

Oscar Piastri · McLaren

Logan Sargeant · Williams

Lando Norris · McLaren

Valtteri Bottas · Alfa Romeo

Alexander Albon · Williams

Lance Stroll · Aston Martin

Qualifying & starting grid

Qualifying classification

Qualifying order; original formats preserved
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.244 · Q2 1:28.635 · Q3 1:28.265 · 18 laps
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.376 · Q2 1:28.903 · Q3 1:28.420 · 19 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.298 · Q2 1:28.757 · Q3 1:28.730 · 18 laps
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.592 · Q2 1:29.132 · Q3 1:28.857 · 21 laps
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.411 · Q2 1:28.957 · Q3 1:28.931 · 24 laps
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.335 · Q2 1:28.962 · Q3 1:28.945 · 20 laps
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.707 · Q2 1:29.255 · Q3 1:29.078 · 24 laps
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.689 · Q2 1:29.374 · Q3 1:29.223 · 21 laps
9	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.706 · Q2 1:29.378 · Q3 1:29.243 · 23 laps
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.890 · Q2 1:29.411 · Q3 1:29.357 · 23 laps
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.547 · Q2 1:29.451 · 18 laps
12	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.654 · Q2 1:29.461 · 18 laps
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.744 · Q2 1:29.634 · 17 laps
14	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.929 · Q2 1:29.668 · 18 laps
15	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Qualifying · Q1 1:28.761 · Q2 1:49.953 · 6 laps
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.939 · 10 laps
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 1:29.994 · 9 laps
18	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.244 · 10 laps
19	Lando Norris	McLaren	Qualifying · Q1 1:30.447 · 4 laps
NC	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Qualifying · Q1 2:08.510 · 8 laps

Starting grid

Official recorded grid; pole awards are separate
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:28.265
2	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:28.730
3	George Russell	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:28.857
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:28.931
5	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Starting grid · 1:28.945
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:29.078
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Starting grid · 1:29.223
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:29.243
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Starting grid · 1:29.357
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Starting grid · 1:29.451
11	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:29.461
12	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Starting grid · 1:28.420 · Grid penalty: 10 · 10 places
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Starting grid · 1:29.634
14	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Starting grid · 1:29.668
15	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	Starting grid · 1:49.953
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:29.939
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	Starting grid · 1:29.994
18	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Starting grid · 1:30.244
19	Lando Norris	McLaren	Starting grid · 1:30.447
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Starting grid · 2:08.510

Practice & warm-up results

Practice 1

Practice 1
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:29.617 · 18 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.100 · 20 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.315 · 22 laps
4	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.577 · 20 laps
5	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.771 · 26 laps
6	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.787 · 26 laps
7	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.924 · 23 laps
8	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:30.949 · 24 laps
9	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.030 · 23 laps
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.110 · 25 laps
11	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.118 · 26 laps
12	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.181 · 22 laps
13	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.450 · 29 laps
14	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.491 · 24 laps
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.552 · 22 laps
16	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.566 · 23 laps
17	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.922 · 26 laps
18	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.970 · 25 laps
19	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:31.986 · 22 laps
20	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 1 · 1:32.149 · 21 laps

Practice 2

Practice 2
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:29.603 · 29 laps
2	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:29.811 · 26 laps
3	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:29.902 · 26 laps
4	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.039 · 27 laps
5	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.070 · 27 laps
6	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.100 · 28 laps
7	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.110 · 27 laps
8	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.181 · 27 laps
9	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.341 · 28 laps
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.592 · 29 laps
11	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.599 · 27 laps
12	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.721 · 27 laps
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.776 · 30 laps
14	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.810 · 27 laps
15	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.820 · 25 laps
16	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.837 · 27 laps
17	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.921 · 29 laps
18	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.959 · 30 laps
19	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:30.964 · 26 laps
20	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 2 · 1:31.052 · 30 laps

Practice 3

Practice 3
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Max Verstappen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:28.485 · 20 laps
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.098 · 15 laps
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.483 · 21 laps
4	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.509 · 21 laps
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.568 · 18 laps
6	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.588 · 16 laps
7	Lando Norris	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.690 · 18 laps
8	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.698 · 23 laps
9	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.701 · 19 laps
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.761 · 16 laps
11	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.811 · 19 laps
12	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.917 · 21 laps
13	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.933 · 19 laps
14	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.953 · 19 laps
15	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:29.983 · 18 laps
16	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.035 · 18 laps
17	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.131 · 15 laps
18	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.317 · 20 laps
19	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Practice 3 · 1:30.797 · 20 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 · 1:31.906
2	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	Fastest laps · 1:32.188
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:32.240
4	George Russell	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:32.433
5	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:32.822
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Fastest laps · 1:32.941
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Fastest laps · 1:33.056
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:33.222
9	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:33.374
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	Fastest laps · 1:33.392
11	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:33.609
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas	Fastest laps · 1:33.780
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:33.894
14	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Fastest laps · 1:33.931
15	Lando Norris	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.122
16	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	Fastest laps · 1:34.287
17	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Fastest laps · 1:34.384
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:34.469
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Fastest laps · 1:35.140
20	Alexander Albon	Williams	Fastest laps · 1:35.567

Recorded pit stops

Source pit-stop observations
Driver	Stop	Lap	Time
Oscar Piastri	1	1	31.534
Lando Norris	1	2	29.444
Kevin Magnussen	1	8	20.870
Valtteri Bottas	1	9	21.505
Guanyu Zhou	1	11	21.703
Nico Hülkenberg	1	11	21.567
Lance Stroll	1	13	21.150
Pierre Gasly	1	14	20.719
Carlos Sainz Jr.	1	15	20.760
Charles Leclerc	1	16	20.026
Esteban Ocon	1	16	20.762
Yuki Tsunoda	1	17	21.414
Alexander Albon	1	17	21.397
Nyck de Vries	1	17	21.116
Valtteri Bottas	2	17	22.191
Sergio Pérez	1	18	20.715
Fernando Alonso	1	18	26.879
George Russell	1	18	20.828
Max Verstappen	1	18	20.824
Lewis Hamilton	1	18	21.102
Logan Sargeant	1	18	21.064
Guanyu Zhou	2	18	21.282
Lando Norris	2	19	21.352
Valtteri Bottas	3	35	21.808

Recorded time penalties

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

No separately recorded time penalty is available. This does not certify a penalty-free event or reconstruct steward decisions.

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	44
2	Sergio Pérez	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	43
3	Fernando Alonso	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	30
4	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
5	Lewis Hamilton	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	20
6	George Russell	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	18
7	Lance Stroll	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	8
8	Charles Leclerc	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	6
9	Valtteri Bottas	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
10	Esteban Ocon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
11	Pierre Gasly	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	4
12	Kevin Magnussen	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
13	Alexander Albon	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	1
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
16	Logan Sargeant	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
17	Guanyu Zhou	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
18	Nyck de Vries	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
19	Oscar Piastri	Not applicable / not recorded	Driver standings · Championship record	0
20	Lando Norris	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	87
2	Aston Martin Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	38
3	Mercedes Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	38
4	Ferrari Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	26
5	Alpine Renault	Constructorstandings · Championship record	8
6	Alfa Romeo Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	4
7	Haas Ferrari	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
8	Williams Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	1
9	AlphaTauri Honda RBPT	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0
10	McLaren Mercedes	Constructorstandings · Championship record	0

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

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