The 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix started March 19th, 2023 at 18:00 on Jeddah Street Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Sergio Pérez started from pole position with Fernando Alonso next to him. George Russell started from third place.
After 1 hour, 21 minutes and 14 seconds Sergio Pérez finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
After the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 44 points. Verstappen is 1 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
After 1 hour, 21 minutes and 14 seconds Sergio Pérez finished the race first. The podium was completed with Max Verstappen in second and Fernando Alonso in third place.
After the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, Max Verstappen is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 44 points. Verstappen is 1 points ahead of Sergio Pérez.
Circuit
Location
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Date
March 19th, 2023 at 18:00
Round
2/22
Winner
Sergio Pérez
Winning time
1:21:14.894
Pole position
Sergio Pérez
Fastest pitstop
Charles Leclerc 20.026 (lap 16)
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:21:14.894 | 1 | 50 | 25 |
| 2 13 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +5.355 | 15 | 50 | 19 |
| 3 1 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +20.728 | 2 | 50 | 15 |
| 4 1 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | +25.866 | 3 | 50 | 12 |
| 5 2 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +31.065 | 7 | 50 | 10 |
| 6 2 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +35.876 | 4 | 50 | 8 |
| 7 5 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +43.162 | 12 | 50 | 6 |
| 8 2 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | +52.832 | 6 | 50 | 4 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | +54.747 | 9 | 50 | 2 |
| 10 3 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | +1:04.826 | 13 | 50 | 1 |
| 11 5 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1:07.494 | 16 | 50 | 0 |
| 12 2 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | +1:10.588 | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| 13 2 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | +1:16.060 | 11 | 50 | 0 |
| 14 4 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | +1:17.478 | 18 | 50 | 0 |
| 15 7 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1:25.021 | 8 | 50 | 0 |
| 16 4 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1:26.293 | 20 | 50 | 0 |
| 17 2 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | +1:26.445 | 19 | 50 | 0 |
| 18 4 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 14 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | DNF (Brakes) | 17 | 27 | 0 |
| - | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | DNF (Engine) | 5 | 16 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Delta |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:29.244 | 1:28.635 | 1:28.265 | |
| 2 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.376 | 1:28.903 | 1:28.420 | +0.155 |
| 3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.298 | 1:28.757 | 1:28.730 | +0.465 |
| 4 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.592 | 1:29.132 | 1:28.857 | +0.592 |
| 5 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:29.411 | 1:28.957 | 1:28.931 | +0.666 |
| 6 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.335 | 1:28.962 | 1:28.945 | +0.680 |
| 7 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.707 | 1:29.255 | 1:29.078 | +0.813 |
| 8 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.689 | 1:29.374 | 1:29.223 | +0.958 |
| 9 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.706 | 1:29.378 | 1:29.243 | +0.978 |
| 10 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.890 | 1:29.411 | 1:29.357 | +1.092 |
| 11 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.547 | 1:29.451 | ||
| 12 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.654 | 1:29.461 | ||
| 13 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.744 | 1:29.634 | ||
| 14 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.929 | 1:29.668 | ||
| 15 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.761 | 1:49.953 | ||
| 16 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:29.939 | |||
| 17 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.994 | |||
| 18 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:30.244 | |||
| 19 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.447 | |||
| 20 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2:08.510 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.485 | 20 | |
| 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:29.098 | +0.613 | 15 |
| 3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.483 | +0.998 | 21 |
| 4 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.509 | +1.024 | 21 |
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.568 | +1.083 | 18 |
| 6 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.588 | +1.103 | 16 |
| 7 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.690 | +1.205 | 18 |
| 8 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.698 | +1.213 | 23 |
| 9 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.701 | +1.216 | 19 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:29.761 | +1.276 | 16 |
| 11 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.811 | +1.326 | 19 |
| 12 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.917 | +1.432 | 21 |
| 13 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.933 | +1.448 | 19 |
| 14 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.953 | +1.468 | 19 |
| 15 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.983 | +1.498 | 18 |
| 16 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:30.035 | +1.550 | 18 |
| 17 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.131 | +1.646 | 15 |
| 18 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.317 | +1.832 | 20 |
| 19 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:30.797 | +2.312 | 20 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.603 | 29 | |
| 2 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.811 | +0.208 | 26 |
| 3 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:29.902 | +0.299 | 26 |
| 4 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.039 | +0.436 | 27 |
| 5 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.070 | +0.467 | 27 |
| 6 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.100 | +0.497 | 28 |
| 7 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.110 | +0.507 | 27 |
| 8 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.181 | +0.578 | 27 |
| 9 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.341 | +0.738 | 28 |
| 10 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.592 | +0.989 | 29 |
| 11 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.599 | +0.996 | 27 |
| 12 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.721 | +1.118 | 27 |
| 13 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:30.776 | +1.173 | 30 |
| 14 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.810 | +1.207 | 27 |
| 15 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.820 | +1.217 | 25 |
| 16 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.837 | +1.234 | 27 |
| 17 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:30.921 | +1.318 | 29 |
| 18 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:30.959 | +1.356 | 30 |
| 19 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.964 | +1.361 | 26 |
| 20 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.052 | +1.449 | 30 |
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time | Delta | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.617 | 18 | |
| 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:30.100 | +0.483 | 20 |
| 3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.315 | +0.698 | 22 |
| 4 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.577 | +0.960 | 20 |
| 5 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.771 | +1.154 | 26 |
| 6 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.787 | +1.170 | 26 |
| 7 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.924 | +1.307 | 23 |
| 8 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.949 | +1.332 | 24 |
| 9 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.030 | +1.413 | 23 |
| 10 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:31.110 | +1.493 | 25 |
| 11 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.118 | +1.501 | 26 |
| 12 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.181 | +1.564 | 22 |
| 13 | #21 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:31.450 | +1.833 | 29 |
| 14 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.491 | +1.874 | 24 |
| 15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.552 | +1.935 | 22 |
| 16 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.566 | +1.949 | 23 |
| 17 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:31.922 | +2.305 | 26 |
| 18 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.970 | +2.353 | 25 |
| 19 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.986 | +2.369 | 22 |
| 20 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:32.149 | +2.532 | 21 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #1 Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 2 | 44 | |
| 2 | #11 Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 2 | 43 | -1 |
| 3 | #14 Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 2 | 30 | -14 | |
| 4 | #55 Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 20 | -24 | ||
| 5 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 20 | -24 | ||
| 6 | #63 George Russell | Mercedes | 18 | -26 | ||
| 7 | #18 Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 8 | -36 | ||
| 8 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | -38 | ||
| 9 | #77 Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 4 | -40 | ||
| 10 | #31 Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 4 | -40 | ||
| 11 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 4 | -40 | ||
| 12 | #20 Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1 | -43 | ||
| 13 | #23 Alexander Albon | Williams | 1 | -43 | ||
| 14 | #22 Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 0 | -44 | ||
| 15 | #27 Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 0 | -44 | ||
| 16 | #2 Logan Sargeant | Williams | 0 | -44 | ||
| 17 | #24 Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -44 | ||
| 18 | #45 Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 0 | -44 | ||
| 19 | #81 Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 | -44 | ||
| 20 | #4 Lando Norris | McLaren | 0 | -44 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 4 | 87 | |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 2 | 38 | -49 | |
| 3 | Mercedes | 38 | -49 | ||
| 4 | Ferrari | 26 | -61 | ||
| 5 | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | -79 | ||
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | -83 | ||
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 1 | -86 | ||
| 8 | Williams | 1 | -86 | ||
| 9 | AlphaTauri | 0 | -87 | ||
| 10 | McLaren | 0 | -87 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc | 1:31.632 - Charles Leclerc | Max Verstappen |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | Carlos Sainz | 1:31.634 - Charles Leclerc | Sergio Pérez |
| 2021 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Max Verstappen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:30.734 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |