The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix started October 8th, 2023 at 16:00 on Losail International Circuit in Al Daayen, Qatar. Max Verstappen started from pole position with George Russell next to him. Lewis Hamilton started from third place.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 39 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Oscar Piastri in second and Lando Norris in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Max Verstappen in a time of 1:24.319.
After the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 433 points. Verstappen is 209 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
After 1 hour, 27 minutes and 39 seconds Max Verstappen finished the race first. The podium was completed with Oscar Piastri in second and Lando Norris in third place.
The fastest laps was driven by Max Verstappen in a time of 1:24.319.
After the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 433 points. Verstappen is 209 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
Circuit
Location
Al Daayen, Qatar
Date
October 8th, 2023 at 16:00
Round
17/22
Winner
Max Verstappen
Winning time
1:27:39.168
Pole position
Max Verstappen
Fastest lap
Max Verstappen 1:24.319
Fastest pitstop
Oscar Piastri 27.489 (lap 43)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27:39.168 | 1 | 57 | 26 |
| 2 4 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +4.833 | 6 | 57 | 18 |
| 3 7 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +5.969 | 10 | 57 | 15 |
| 4 2 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | +34.119 | 2 | 57 | 12 |
| 5 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +38.976 | 5 | 57 | 10 |
| 6 2 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +49.032 | 4 | 57 | 8 |
| 7 1 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | +1:02.390 | 8 | 57 | 6 |
| 8 1 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1:06.563 | 9 | 57 | 4 |
| 9 10 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +1:16.127 | 19 | 57 | 2 |
| 10 10 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | +1:20.181 | 20 | 57 | 1 |
| 11 5 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1:21.652 | 16 | 57 | 0 |
| 12 5 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | +1:22.300 | 7 | 57 | 0 |
| 13 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | +1:31.014 | 13 | 57 | 0 |
| 14 4 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 18 | 56 | 0 |
| 15 4 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1 Lap | 11 | 56 | 0 |
| 16 2 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | +1 Lap | 14 | 56 | 0 |
| 17 | #40 Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | +1 Lap | 17 | 56 | 0 |
| - | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | DNF (Illness) | 15 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | DNF (Collision) | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | Fuel leak | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 35:01.297 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
| 2 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +1.871 | 3 | 19 | 7 |
| 3 1 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +8.497 | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| 4 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | +11.036 | 4 | 19 | 5 |
| 5 7 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +17.314 | 12 | 19 | 4 |
| 6 1 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +18.806 | 5 | 19 | 3 |
| 7 10 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | +19.864 | 17 | 19 | 2 |
| 8 1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +21.180 | 9 | 19 | 1 |
| 9 2 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | +21.742 | 11 | 19 | 0 |
| 10 3 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +22.208 | 13 | 19 | 0 |
| 11 7 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +22.863 | 18 | 19 | 0 |
| 12 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +24.860 | 6 | 19 | 0 |
| 13 3 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +24.523 | 16 | 19 | 0 |
| 14 5 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +24.970 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
| 15 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +26.868 | 15 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | DNF (Retired) | 7 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | DNF (Retired) | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | DNF (Retired) | 8 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | DNF (Retired) | 20 | 2 | 0 |
| - | #40 Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | DNF (Retired) | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:25.007 | 1:24.483 | 1:23.778 | |
| 2 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:25.334 | 1:24.827 | 1:24.219 | +0.441 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:26.076 | 1:24.381 | 1:24.305 | +0.527 |
| 4 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:25.223 | 1:25.241 | 1:24.369 | +0.591 |
| 5 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:25.452 | 1:25.079 | 1:24.424 | +0.646 |
| 6 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:25.266 | 1:24.724 | 1:24.540 | +0.762 |
| 7 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:25.566 | 1:24.918 | 1:24.553 | +0.775 |
| 8 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:25.711 | 1:24.928 | 1:24.763 | +0.985 |
| 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.038 | 1:25.297 | 1:25.058 | +1.280 |
| 10 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:25.131 | 1:24.685 | ||
| 11 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:26.058 | 1:25.301 | ||
| 12 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:25.808 | 1:25.328 | ||
| 13 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:25.991 | 1:25.462 | ||
| 14 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:26.118 | 1:25.707 | ||
| 15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.904 | 1:25.783 | ||
| 16 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:26.210 | |||
| 17 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.345 | |||
| 18 | #40 Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 1:26.635 | |||
| 19 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:27.046 | |||
| 20 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.432 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.428 | 26 | |
| 2 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:27.762 | +0.334 | 27 |
| 3 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.909 | +0.481 | 27 |
| 4 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:27.919 | +0.491 | 28 |
| 5 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:28.016 | +0.588 | 24 |
| 6 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:28.027 | +0.599 | 28 |
| 7 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.171 | +0.743 | 22 |
| 8 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.336 | +0.908 | 28 |
| 9 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:28.380 | +0.952 | 20 |
| 10 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.441 | +1.013 | 24 |
| 11 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:28.550 | +1.122 | 25 |
| 12 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:28.590 | +1.162 | 26 |
| 13 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.679 | +1.251 | 26 |
| 14 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.690 | +1.262 | 28 |
| 15 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:28.732 | +1.304 | 25 |
| 16 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:28.821 | +1.393 | 23 |
| 17 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.041 | +1.613 | 27 |
| 18 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.106 | +1.678 | 29 |
| 19 | #40 Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 1:29.238 | +1.810 | 29 |
| 20 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.502 | +2.074 | 26 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 14 | 16 | 433 | |
| 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2 | 8 | 224 | -209 |
| 3 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 5 | 194 | -239 | |
| 4 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 7 | 183 | -250 | |
| 5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1 | 2 | 153 | -280 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 145 | -288 | |
| 7 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 5 | 136 | -297 | |
| 8 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 132 | -301 | |
| 9 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | 83 | -350 | |
| 10 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 47 | -386 | ||
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 46 | -387 | |
| 12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 44 | -389 | |
| 13 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 23 | -410 | ||
| 14 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 10 | -423 | ||
| 15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 9 | -424 | ||
| 16 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 6 | -427 | ||
| 17 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 3 | -430 | ||
| 18 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 3 | -430 | ||
| 19 | #40 Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 2 | -431 | ||
| 20 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 | -433 | ||
| 21 | #45 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 | -433 | ||
| 22 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 0 | -433 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 16 | 24 | 657 | |
| 2 | Mercedes | 6 | 326 | -331 | |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 5 | 300 | -357 |
| 4 | Aston Martin | 7 | 229 | -428 | |
| 5 | McLaren | 7 | 219 | -438 | |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 2 | 90 | -567 | |
| 7 | Williams | 22 | -635 | ||
| 8 | Alfa Romeo | 16 | -641 | ||
| 9 | Haas F1 Team | 12 | -645 | ||
| 10 | AlphaTauri | 5 | -652 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Fernando Alonso | 1:23.196 - Max Verstappen | Lewis Hamilton |