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The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2023) was an exhilarating and highly anticipated eighteenth round of the 2023 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at the Losail International Circuit on the weekend of October 6 to October 8 2023. This event saw top drivers and teams competing for victory and crucial championship points. Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull Racing, delivered a spectacular performance, securing pole position and dominating the race. His flawless drive enabled him to maintain a significant lead throughout the event, ultimately crossing the finish line in first place.

This event featured the fourth Grand Prix weekend of the season utilizing the sprint format. Max Verstappen clinched his third Driver's Championship title, thanks in part to his teammate Sergio Pérez's unfortunate crash during the sprint race.

Verstappen impressively secured pole position during the qualifying session. However, in the sprint race, he finished third, with McLaren drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris taking the first and second spots, respectively. Piastri emerged as the victor in the sprint race. Nonetheless, Verstappen made a triumphant comeback during the main race, securing the top position ahead of Piastri and Norris. This victory played a pivotal role in his successful bid for the Driver's Championship.


Background[]

Sprint events[]

The sprint format had ran at six Grands Prix starting this season, compared to three in 2021 and 2022.[1] It had took place at the Azerbaijan, Austrian, Belgian, Qatar, United States and São Paulo Grands Prix.[2]

To accommodate the sprint events, a fresh weekend format was introduced, departing from the one used in 2021 and 2022. The revamped schedule kicks off with a single practice session on Friday, followed by the all-important qualifying session to determine the starting grid for Sunday's Grand Prix. On Saturday, a thrilling new qualifying session, Sprint Shootout, replaces the former second practice session. This session is solely responsible for establishing the grid positions for the Sprint.

The Grand Prix itself still takes place on Sunday, but the build-up and anticipation were heightened by the intense Sprint Shootout on Saturday.

In contrast to the traditional qualifying, the Sprint Shootout qualifying features shorter durations for each phase. Q1 lasts for 12 minutes, Q2 for 10 minutes, and Q3 for a nail-biting 8 minutes. Additionally, a fresh set of tires was mandatory for each phase of the Sprint Shootout. Teams must use medium tires for Q1 and Q2, while the high-performance soft tires are reserved for Q3, adding a strategic twist to the proceedings.[3]

Ahead of the 2023 Austrian Grand Prix, the FIA modified the rules for tire usage during the Sprint Shootout. Race Director, Niels Wittich, announced the revised rule for Article 30.5 h) iv), to:

“In the period SQ3 of the sprint shootout, up to one set of dry-weather tyres may be used, and this must only be a set of the soft specification.”

Ultimately, this allowed teams to use a used set of tires in Sprint Shootout.[4]

Weekend format[]

The event was the fourth in the season to feature a new format specifically adopted for those Grands Prix which include the additional sprint race. The format will consist of a single practice session on Friday, followed by the qualifying session which will determine the grid for the Sunday's Grand Prix. On Saturday, a new qualifying session called "sprint shootout", in place of the old second practice session, will be run, determining the grid for the sprint. The Grand Prix is taken place on Sunday. The new sprint shootout qualifying is run shorter than the traditional qualifying: Q1 will be 12 minutes, Q2 10 minutes and Q3 8 minutes. In addition, new tyres are mandatory for each phase, with mediums for Q1 and Q2, and softs for Q3.[5]

Track changes[]

The DRS detection point was moved further back, being positioned 40 metres (130 ft) after turn 15. As a result, the DRS activation point was moved further back, being established 130 metres (430 ft) after turn 16.[6][7] Also, the Speed Trap had been moved back for 5 metres (16 ft), being positioned 210 metres (690 ft) before turn 1.[8][9]

Tyre safety concerns[]

Following analysis after the only practice session and qualifying were held, Pirelli expressed concern about damage being caused by kerbs. As a response, the track limits at turns 12 and 13 were altered overnight and a ten-minute acclimatisation session was added to the schedule on Saturday. The FIA stated that should the tyre concerns persist following the track acclimatisation session on Saturday, they introduced a mandatory maximum number of laps that tyres could be run, 20 laps for the first set of tyres during the race, and 22 laps for subsequent sets (including laps from previous sessions). This would require each driver to make at least three in-race pit stops for tyres.[10]

Due to the frequency of safety car interventions in the sprint, the tyre data available for analysis by Pirelli was insufficient to add to that already undertaken following previous track sessions. For Sunday, the FIA amended the maximum number of laps tyres could be run to 18 laps per each set of tyres, down from 20, in the build-up to the race. The mandate to perform three pit-stops was removed, although this remains the consequence of the 18 laps per tyre set rule, should be race be run to its completion. Laps run behind the safety car would not be counted towards a tyres life with regards to the 18 lap limit, meaning a safety car intervention during the race could make a two stop strategy permissible.[10]


Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix is outlined below:

Official Entry List of 2023 Qatar 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 Gulf 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
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 1.6L V6t P
23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Gulf Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes F1 M14 1.6L V6t P
24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo F1 Team Kick 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
40 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy Scuderia AlphaTauri AlphaTauri AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH001 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 Kick 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:[11]

Free Practice[]

Report[]

Practice Results[]

The full results of the only practice session for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix are outlined below:

No. Driver Team Time Pos
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:27.428 1
2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:28.550 11
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.441 10
10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 1:28.821 16
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:28.016 5
14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:27.919 4
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:27.909 3
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:28.690 14
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 1:29.502 20
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:28.027 6
23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:28.590 12
24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:29.106 18
27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 1:28.171 7
31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 1:28.732 15
40 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:29.238 19
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:28.679 13
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 1:27.762 2
63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 1:28.236 8
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:29.041 17
81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 9
Source: [12]

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

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

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
Time Time Time
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:25.007 1:24.483 1:23.778 1
2 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 1:26.076 1:24.381 1:24.219 2
3 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:26.076 1:24.381 1:24.305 3
4 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:25.223 1:25.241 1:24.369 4
5 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:25.452 1:25.079 1:24.424 5
6 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.266 1:24.724 1:24.540 6
7 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 1:25.566 1:24.918 1:24.553 7
8 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 1:25.711 1:24.928 1:24.763 8
9 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:26.038 1:25.297 1:25.058 9
10 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.131 1:24.685 No Time 10
11 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:26.058 1:25.301 N/A 11
12 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 1:25.808 1:25.301 N/A 12
13 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:25.991 1:25.462 N/A PL[13]
14 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:26.118 1:25.783 N/A 13
15 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 1:25.904 1:25.783 N/A 14
16 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:26.210 N/A N/A 15
17 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:26.345 N/A N/A 16
18 40 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:26.635 N/A N/A 17
19 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 1:27.046 N/A N/A 18
20 24 China Zhou Guanyu Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:27.432 N/A N/A 19
107% Time: 1:30.957
Source:[14]
  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Race Grid[]

The starting grid of the feature race of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix is outined below:

Show Grid
Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Netherlands 01. Verstappen 2
______________ United Kingdom 63. Russell
Row 2 3 ______________
United Kingdom 44. Hamilton 4
______________ Spain 14. Alonso
Row 3 5 ______________
Monaco 16. Leclerc 6
______________ Australia 81. Piastri
Row 4 7 ______________
France 10. Gasly 8
______________ France 31. Ocon
Row 5 9 ______________
Finland 77. Bottas 10
______________ United Kingdom 04. Norris
Row 6 11 ______________
Japan 22. Tsunoda 12
______________ Spain 55. Sainz
Row 7 13 ______________
Thailand 23. Albon 14
______________ Germany 27. Hülkenberg
Row 8 15 ______________
United States 02. Sargeant 16
______________ Canada 18. Stroll
Row 9 17 ______________
New Zealand 40. Lawson 18
______________ Denmark 20. Magnussen
Row 10 19 ______________
China 24. Zhou 20
______________ Mexico 11. Pérez[13]

Grid Penalty[]

Sprint Shootout[]

SQ1[]

SQ2[]

SQ3[]

Sprint Shootout Results[]

The full sprint shootout results for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Team SQ1 SQ2 SQ3 Grid
Time Time Time
1 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.979 1:25.496 1:24.454 1
2 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 1:25.672 1:24.947 1:24.536 2
3 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:25.510 1:25.199 1:24.646 3
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 1:25.413 1:25.027 1:24.841 4
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 1:25.872 1:25.433 1:25.155 5
6 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 1:26.266 1:25.367 1:25.247 6
7 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 1:26.450 1:25.499 1:25.230 7
8 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:26.123 1:25.143 1:25.382 8
9 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:25.936 1:25.344 No Time 9
10 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 1:26.072 1:25.510 No Time 10
11 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 1:25.829 1:25.686 N/A 11
12 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 1:26.424 1:25.962 N/A 12
13 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:26.449 1:26.236 N/A 13
14 40 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:26.202 1:26.584 N/A 14
15 24 China Zhou Guanyu Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:26.669 1:54.546 N/A 15
16 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 1:26.849 N/A N/A 16
17 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 1:26.862 N/A N/A 17
18 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:26.926 N/A N/A 18
19 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 1:27.438 N/A N/A 19
107% Time: 1:31.391
NC 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 2:05.741 N/A N/A 20[15]
Source:[16]
  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Notes:

Sprint Grid[]

Show Sprint Grid
Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 1 ______________
Australia 81. Piastri 2
______________ United Kingdom 04. Norris
Row 2 3 ______________
Netherlands 01. Verstappen 4
______________ United Kingdom 63. Russell
Row 3 5 ______________
Spain 55. Sainz 6
______________ Monaco 16. Leclerc
Row 4 7 ______________
Germany 27. Hülkenberg 8
______________ Mexico 11. Pérez
Row 5 9 ______________
Spain 14. Alonso 10
______________ France 31. Ocon
Row 6 11 ______________
France 10. Gasly 12
______________ United Kingdom 44. Hamilton
Row 7 13 ______________
Finland 77. Bottas 14
______________ New Zealand 40. Lawson
Row 8 15 ______________
China 24. Zhou 16
______________ Canada 18. Stroll
Row 9 17 ______________
Thailand 23. Albon 18
______________ Japan 22. Tsunoda
Row 10 19 ______________
Denmark 20. Magnussen 20
______________ United States 02. Sargeant[15]

Sprint Race[]

Report[]

Sprint Results[]

The full results for the sprint race of 2023 Qatar Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 19 35:01.297 1 8
2 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 19 +1.871s 3 7
3 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 19 +8.497s 2 6
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 19 +11.036s 4 5
5 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 19 +17.314s 12 4
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Ferrari 19 +18.806s 5 3
7 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 19 +19.864s 17 2
8 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 19 +21.180s 9 1
9 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 19 +21.742s 11
10 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 19 +22.208s 13
11 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 19 +22.863s 18
12 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 19 +24.860s[17] 6
13 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 19 +24.970s 19
14 24 China Zhou Guanyu Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 19 +26.868s 15
15 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 19 +29.523s[18] 16
Ret 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 11 Collision 7
Ret 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 10 Collision 10
Ret 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 10 Collision 8
Ret 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 2 Spun off 20[15]
Ret 40 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 0 Spun off 14
Fastest Lap: Netherlands Max Verstappen (Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT) 1:25.604 on lap 17
Source:[19]

Sprint Penalties[]

  • Lance Stroll originally finished 12th, but has received a 5-second time penalty as they both left the track without justifiable reason(s) multiple times that drops him down to 15th.[18]
  • Charles Leclerc originally finished 7th, but has received a 5-second time penalty as they both left the track without justifiable reason(s) multiple times that drops him down to 12th.[17]

Race[]

Report[]

Results[]

The full results for the 2023 Qatar 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 1:27:39.168 1 26FL
2 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 57 +4.833s 6 18
3 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 57 +5.969s 10 15
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 57 +34.119s 2 12
5 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 57 +38.976s 5 10
6 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 57 +49.032s 4 8
7 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 57 +62.390s 8 6
8 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 57 +66.563 9 4
9 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 57 +76.127 19 2
10 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 57 +80.181[20] PL[13] 1
11 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 57 +81.652[21][22] 16
12 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 57 +82.300[23][24] 7
13 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 57 +91.014[25][26] 13
14 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States Haas-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 18
15 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 56 +1 Lap 11
16 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 56 +1 Lap 14
17 40 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 56 +1 Lap 17
Ret 2 United States Logan Sargeant United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 40 Illness 15
Ret 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 0 Collision 3
DNS 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Italy Ferrari 0 Fuel leak 12
Fastest Lap: Netherlands Max Verstappen (Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT) 1:24.319 on lap 56 (+1 point)
Source:[27]

Post-Race Time Penalties[]

  • Sergio Pérez originally finished 8th, but received a 5-second time penalty due to track limit violations.[20]
  • Lance Stroll originally finished 9th, but received two 5-second time penalty due to track limit violations.[21][22]
  • Pierre Gasly originally finished 10th, but received two 5-second time penalty due to track limit violations.[23][24]
  • Alexander Albon originally finished 11th, but received two 5-second time penalty due to track limit violations.[25][26]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Following the Sprint race, Max Verstappen accumulated sufficient points to secure a lead that his teammate, Sergio Pérez couldn't close before the season finale. Consequently, Max Verstappen clinched the World Champion title for the 2023 Formula 1 season.

Post-Sprint Standings[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
C Netherlands Max Verstappen 407
2nd Mexico Sergio Pérez 223
3rd United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 194
4th Spain Fernando Alonso 175
5th Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. 153
6th Monaco Charles Leclerc 135
7th United Kingdom Lando Norris 121
8th United Kingdom George Russell 120
9th Australia Oscar Piastri 65
10th Canada Lance Stroll 47
11th France Pierre Gasly 46
12th France Esteban Ocon 38
13th Thailand Alexander Albon 23
14th Germany Nico Hülkenberg 9
15th Finland Valtteri Bottas 6
16th China Zhou Guanyu 4
17th Japan Yuki Tsunoda 3
18th Denmark Kevin Magnussen 3
19th New Zealand Liam Lawson 2

Only point-scoring drivers are shown.

Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
C Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 630
2nd Germany Mercedes 314
3rd Italy Ferrari 288
4th United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 222
5th United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 186
6th France Alpine-Renault 84
7th United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 23
8th United States Haas-Ferrari 12
9th Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 10
10th Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 5

Post-Race Standings[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
C Netherlands Max Verstappen 433
2nd Mexico Sergio Pérez 224
3rd United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 194
4th Spain Fernando Alonso 183
5th Spain Carlos Sainz 153
6th Monaco Charles Leclerc 145
7th United Kingdom Lando Norris 136
8th United Kingdom George Russell 132
9th Australia Oscar Piastri 83
10th Canada Lance Stroll 47
11th France Pierre Gasly 46
12th France Esteban Ocon 44
13th Thailand Alexander Albon 23
14th Finland Valtteri Bottas 10
15th Germany Nico Hülkenberg 9
16th China Guanyu Zhou 6
17th Japan Yuki Tsunoda 3
18th Denmark Kevin Magnussen 3
19th New Zealand Liam Lawson 2

Only point-scoring drivers are shown.

Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
C Austria Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 657
2nd Germany Mercedes 326
3rd Italy Ferrari 298
4th United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 230
5th United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 219
6th France Alpine-Renault 90
7th United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 23
8th Switzerland Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 16 ▲1
9th United States Haas-Ferrari 12 ▼1
10th Italy AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 5

References[]

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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 Qatar Qatar Grand Prix
Circuits Lusail International Circuit (2021, 2023-present)
Losail
Races 202120232024
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