The 2023 Miami Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix 2023 ) was the fifth round of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Miami International Autodrome on the weekend of 5th May to 7th May 2023.
Background[]
Championship standings before the race[]
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the World Drivers' Championship with 93 points, 6 points ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 33 ahead of Fernando Alonso in third. Red Bull Racing, with 180 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from Aston Martin and Mercedes, who are second and third with 87 and 76 points, respectively.[1]
Track changes[]
The first and second DRS activation point were moved 75 metres (246 ft) farther ahead, being positioned 105 metres (344 ft) after turn 9 and 525 metres (1,722 ft) after turn 16, respectively.[2]
Entry List[]
The full entry list for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix is outlined below:
Practice[]
FP1[]
FP2[]
FP3[]
Practice Results[]
The full practice results for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix are outlined below:
| No. | Driver | Team | FP1 | FP2 | FP3 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Pos | Time | Pos | Time | Pos | ||||||||
| 1 |  Max Verstappen
|
 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
|
1:30.549 | 4 | 1:27.930 | 1 | 1:27.535 | 1 | |||||
| 2 |  Logan Sargeant
|
 Williams-Mercedes
|
1:32.619 | 19 | 1:30.038 | 20 | 1:29.264 | 17 | |||||
| 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:31.997 | 16 | 1:28.741 | 6 | 1:29.401 | 4 | |||||
| 10 |  Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
1:31.104 | 6 | 1:29.098 | 11 | 1:28.428 | 6 | |||||
| 11 |  Sergio Pérez
|
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
|
1:31.566 | 11 | 1:28.419 | 4 | 1:28.050 | 3 | |||||
| 14 |  Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:31.231 | 7 | 1:28.660 | 5 | 1:28.618 | 12 | |||||
| 16 |  Charles Leclerc
|
 Ferrari
|
1:30.449 | 3 | 1:28.398 | 3 | 1:27.941 | 2 | |||||
| 18 |  Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:31.337 | 8 | 1:28.930 | 8 | 1:28.723 | 14 | |||||
| 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
1:31.853 | 13 | 1:29.171 | 12 | 1:28.607 | 11 | |||||
| 21 | Nyck de Vries
|
AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
|
1:34.637 | 20 | 1:29.928 | 19 | 1:29.447 | 20 | |||||
| 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
|
AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
|
1:32.169 | 18 | 1:29.613 | 18 | 1:29.179 | 16 | |||||
| 23 |  Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
1:31.903 | 15 | 1:29.046 | 10 | 1:28.561 | 9 | |||||
| 24 |  Guanyu Zhou
|
 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
|
1:32.134 | 17 | 1:29.181 | 13 | 1:29.074 | 15 | |||||
| 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
1:31.392 | 9 | 1:29.393 | 17 | 1:28.497 | 8 | |||||
| 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
Alpine-Renault
|
1:31.542 | 10 | 1:28.937 | 9 | 1:28.407 | 5 | |||||
| 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:30.337 | 2 | 1:28.858 | 7 | 1:28.718 | 13 | |||||
| 55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr.
|
Ferrari
|
1:30.724 | 5 | 1:28.315 | 2 | 1:28.125 | 4 | |||||
| 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
1:30.125 | 1 | 1:29.216 | 15 | 1:28.606 | 10 | |||||
| 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
|
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
|
1:31.902 | 14 | 1:29.189 | 14 | 1:28.456 | 7 | |||||
| 81 |  Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:31.810 | 12 | 1:29.339 | 16 | 1:29.375 | 18 | |||||
| Source: [4][5][6] | |||||||||||||
Qualifying[]
Qualifying report[]
Q1[]
During the first segment, a potential impeding incident between Lewis Hamilton and Kevin Magnussen was reported, though no further action from the race stewards was taken. By the end of the session, the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, and Logan Sargeant were all knocked out of the session.
Q2[]
The second segment saw Sergio Pérez make contact with the wall at turn four. However, his car was undamaged. Alexander Albon, Nico Hülkenberg, Lewis Hamilton, Zhou Guanyu, and Nyck de Vries were all knocked out.
Q3[]
The third segment saw the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc spin out and hit the wall at turn 7, following a similar incident during the second practice session; the session would be stopped prematurely, bringing a red-flagged end to the session. Leclerc would start seventh; Pérez took his third career pole position ahead of Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz Jr.; Haas's Kevin Magnussen took fourth. Max Verstappen was unable to set a time and ended up ninth after Leclerc's crash brought out the red flag; Valtteri Bottas was also unable to set a time.[7][8]
Qualifying Results[]
The full qualifying results for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix are outlined below:
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Time | Time | |||||
| 1 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
|
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
|
1:27.713 | 1:27.328 | 1:26.841 | 1 |
| 2 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:28.179 | 1:27.097 | 1:27.202 | 2 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz
|
Ferrari
|
1:27.686 | 1:27.148 | 1:27.349 | 3 |
| 4 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
1:27.809 | 1:27.673 | 1:27.767 | 4 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
|
Alpine-Renault
|
1:28.061 | 1:27.612 | 1:27.786 | 5 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell
|
Mercedes
|
1:28.086 | 1:27.743 | 1:27.804 | 6 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
|
Ferrari
|
1:27.713 | 1:26.964 | 1:27.861 | 7 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
|
Alpine-Renault
|
1:27.872 | 1:27.444 | 1:27.935 | 8 |
| 9 | 1 | Max Verstappen
|
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
|
1:27.363 | 1:26.814 | No Time | 9 |
| 10 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
|
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
|
1:27.864 | 1:27.564 | DNS | 10 |
| 11 | 23 | Alexander Albon
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
1:28.234 | 1:27.795 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
|
Haas-Ferrari
|
1:27.945 | 1:27.903 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
|
Mercedes
|
1:27.846 | 1:27.975 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou
|
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari
|
1:28.180 | 1:28.091 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 21 | Nyck de Vries
|
AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
|
1:28.325 | 1:28.395 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 4 | Lando Norris
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:28.394 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
|
AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
|
1:28.429 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll
|
Aston Martin-Mercedes
|
1:28.476 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 81 | Oscar Piastri
|
McLaren-Mercedes
|
1:28.484 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 2 | Logan Sargeant
|
Williams-Mercedes
|
1:28.577 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| Source:[9] | |||||||
- Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
Grid[]
| Pos. | Pos. | |
|---|---|---|
| Driver | Driver | |
| ______________ | ||
| Row 1 | 1 | ______________ |
| Pérez
|
2 | |
| ______________ | Alonso
| |
| Row 2 | 3 | ______________ |
| Sainz
|
4 | |
| ______________ | Magnussen
| |
| Row 3 | 5 | ______________ |
| Gasly
|
6 | |
| ______________ | Russell
| |
| Row 4 | 7 | ______________ |
| Leclerc
|
8 | |
| ______________ | Ocon
| |
| Row 5 | 9 | ______________ |
| Verstappen
|
10 | |
| ______________ | Bottas
| |
| Row 6 | 11 | ______________ |
| Albon
|
12 | |
| ______________ | Hülkenberg
| |
| Row 7 | 13 | ______________ |
| Hamilton
|
14 | |
| ______________ | Zhou
| |
| Row 8 | 15 | ______________ |
| De Vries
|
16 | |
| ______________ | Norris
| |
| Row 9 | 17 | ______________ |
| Tsunoda
|
18 | |
| ______________ | Stroll
| |
| Row 10 | 19 | ______________ |
| Piastri
|
20 | |
| ______________ | Sargeant
|
Race[]
Report[]
Results[]
The full results for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix are outlined below:
Milestones[]
- 38th win for Max Verstappen
- 97th win for Red Bull
- 30th podium finishes for Sergio Pérez
- 5th win for Honda RBPT
Championship Standings After the Race[]
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References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ "Azerbaijan 2023 – Championship". 30 April 2023. https://www.statsf1.com/en/2023/azerbaidjan/championnat.aspx. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
- ↑ Filip Cleeren (4 May 2023). "FIA shortens two F1 DRS zones for Miami GP" (in English). Motorsport.com. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/fia-shortens-two-f1-drs-zones-for-miami-gp/10464976/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-F1&utm_term=News&utm_content=www. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
- ↑ 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2023 Miami Grand Prix - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2023 Miami Grand Prix - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2023 Miami Grand Prix - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ Boxall-Legge, Jake (7 May 2023). "F1 Miami GP: Perez secures pole as Leclerc crash prompts red flag". https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-miami-gp-perez-secures-pole-as-leclerc-crash-prompts-red-flag/10466138/.
- ↑ Bradley, Charles (7 May 2023). "F1 qualifying results: Sergio Perez takes Miami GP pole". https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/f1-qualifying-results-sergio-perez-takes-miami-gp-pole/10466156/.
- ↑ 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Championship Points (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
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