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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:

Official Entry List of 2023 Miami Grand Prix
No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB19 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL37 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
10 France Pierre Gasly France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A523 Renault E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t P
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB19 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Aston Martin AMR23 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake Alfa Romeo C43 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
27 Germany Nico Hulkenberg United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
31 France Esteban Ocon France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A523 Renault E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t P
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W14 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-23 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W14 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake Alfa Romeo C43 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL37 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
Source:[3]

Practice[]

FP1[]

FP2[]

FP3[]

Practice Results[]

The full practice results for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix are outlined below:

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:

  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Grid[]

Show Grid
Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Mexico Pérez 2
______________ Spain Alonso
Row 2 3 ______________
Spain Sainz 4
______________ Denmark Magnussen
Row 3 5 ______________
France Gasly 6
______________ United Kingdom Russell
Row 4 7 ______________
Monaco Leclerc 8
______________ France Ocon
Row 5 9 ______________
Netherlands Verstappen 10
______________ Finland Bottas
Row 6 11 ______________
Thailand Albon 12
______________ Germany Hülkenberg
Row 7 13 ______________
United Kingdom Hamilton 14
______________ China Zhou
Row 8 15 ______________
Netherlands De Vries 16
______________ United Kingdom Norris
Row 9 17 ______________
Japan Tsunoda 18
______________ Canada Stroll
Row 10 19 ______________
Australia Piastri 20
______________ United States Sargeant

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The full results for the 2023 Miami Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 57 1:27:28.241 9 26FL
2 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 57 +5.384s 1 18
3 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 57 +26.305s 2 15
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 57 +33.29s 6 12
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 57 +42.511s 3 10
6 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 57 +51.249s 13 8
7 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 57 +52.988s 7 6
8 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 57 +55.670s 5 4
9 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 57 +58.123s 8 2
10 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 57 +62.945s 4 1
11 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 57 +64.309s 17
12 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 57 +64.754s 18
13 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 57 +71.637s 10
14 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 57 +72.861s 11
15 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 57 +74.950s 12
16 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 57 +78.440 14
17 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 57 +87.717s 16
18 21 Netherlands Nyck de Vries Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 57 +88.949s 15
19 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 19
20 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 56 +1 Lap 20
Fastest Lap: Netherlands Max Verstappen 1:29.708 on Lap 56
Source:[10]

Milestones[]

Championship Standings After the Race[]

World Drivers' Championship
Pos. Driver Pts +/-
1st Netherlands Max Verstappen 119 -
2nd Mexico Sergio Pérez 105 -
3rd Spain Fernando Alonso 74 -
4th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 56 -
5th Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. 44 -
6th United Kingdom George Russell 40 ▲1
7th Monaco Charles Leclerc 34 ▼1
8th Canada Lance Stroll 27 -
9th United Kingdom Lando Norris 10 -
10th France Pierre Gasly 8 ▲4
11th Germany Nico Hülkenberg 6 ▼1
12th France Esteban Ocon 6 ▲1
13th Finland Valtteri Bottas 4 ▼1
14th Australia Oscar Piastri 4 ▼3
15th China Guanyu Zhou 2 -
16th Japan Yuki Tsunoda 2 -
17th Denmark Kevin Magnussen 2 ▲1
18th Thailand Alexander Albon 1 ▼1
Source: [11]
Note: Only point-scoring drivers are shown
World Constructors' Championship
Pos. Constructor Pts +/-
1st Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 224 -
2nd United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 102 -
3rd Germany Mercedes 96 -
4th Italy Ferrari 78 -
5th United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 14 -
6th France Alpine-Renault 14 -
7th United States Haas-Ferrari 8 -
8th Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 6 -
9th Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 2 -
10th United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1 -
Source: [11]

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

  1. "Azerbaijan 2023 – Championship". 30 April 2023. https://www.statsf1.com/en/2023/azerbaidjan/championnat.aspx. Retrieved 30 April 2023.
  2. 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.
  3. 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  4. 2023 Miami Grand Prix - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  5. 2023 Miami Grand Prix - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  6. 2023 Miami Grand Prix - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  7. 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/.
  8. 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/.
  9. 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  10. 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  11. 11.0 11.1 2023 Miami Grand Prix - Championship Points (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
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V T E 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship
Teams Alfa RomeoAlphaTauriAlpineAston MartinFerrariHaasMcLarenMercedesRed BullWilliams
Engines FerrariMercedesHonda RBPTRenault
Drivers 1 Verstappen • 2 Sargeant • 3 Ricciardo • 4 Norris • 10 Gasly • 11 Pérez • 14 Alonso • 16 Leclerc • 18 Stroll • 20 Magnussen • 22 Tsunoda • 23 Albon • 24 Zhou • 27 Hülkenberg • 31 Ocon • 44 Hamilton • 55 Sainz • 63 Russell • 77 Bottas • 81 Piastri
Team Reports Alfa RomeoAlphaTauriAlpineAston MartinFerrariHaasMcLarenMercedesRed BullWilliams
Driver Reports AlbonAlonsoBottasGaslyHamiltonLeclercMagnussenNorrisOconPérezPiastriRicciardoRussellSainzStrollTsunodaVerstappenZhouHülkenbergSargeantLawson
Other Drivers PourchaireDoohanDrugovichVandoorneGiovinazziShwartzmanFittipaldiPalouSchumacherHadjarDe VriesVestiO'WardDennsO'SullivanLawson
Cars Mercedes W14Aston Martin AMR23Haas VF-23AlphaTauri AT04Alpine A523McLaren MCL60Red Bull RB19Williams FW45Alfa Romeo C43Ferrari SF-23
Tyres Pirelli
Races BahrainSaudi ArabiaAustraliaAzerbaijanMiamiImolaMonacoSpainCanadaAustriaSilverstoneHungaryBelgiumNetherlandsItalySingaporeJapanQatarUnited StatesMexicoBrazilLas VegasAbu Dhabi
Tests BahrainAbu Dhabi
See also 2022 Formula One Season2024 Formula One SeasonCategory
V T E United States Miami Grand Prix
Circuits Miami International Autodrome (2022–present)
Hard Rock Stadium Circuit 2022
Formula One Races 202220232024
See also United States Grand PrixLas Vegas Grand PrixUnited States Grand Prix WestIndianapolis 500Detroit Grand PrixCaesars Palace Grand PrixDallas Grand PrixQuestor Grand Prix
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