Australian Grand Prix

Round 3 · Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

2023-04-02

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes · +0.179

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin · +0.769

Who won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix?

The 2023 Australian Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Lewis Hamilton finished second, +0.179 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Sergio Pérez with a time of 1:20.235. It was an attrition-heavy race with 8 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 3 of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit in Melbourne, Australia. Sergio Pérez was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 15 positions from P20 to finish P5.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	2:32:38.371	Finished	25
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	3	▲1	+0.179	Finished	18
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	4	▲1	+0.769	Finished	15
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	▲2	+3.082	Finished	12
5	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	20	▲15	+3.320	Finished	11
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	13	▲7	+3.701	Finished	8
7	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	10	▲3	+4.939	Finished	6
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	16	▲8	+5.382	Finished	4
9	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	17	▲8	+5.713	Finished	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	12	▲2	+6.052	Finished	1
11	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	19	▲8	+6.513	Finished	0
12	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	5	▼7	+6.594	Finished	0
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	9	▼4	+-1:24:05.036	Retired	0
14	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	11	▼3	+-1:24:06.409	Retired	0
15	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	15	—	+-1:24:07.342	Retired	0
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	18	▲2	+-1:24:07.559	Retired	0
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	14	▼3	+-1:01:16.239	Retired	0
R	George Russell	Mercedes	2	—	—	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	8	—	—	Retired	0
R	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	7	—	—	Retired	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:17.384	1:17.056	1:16.732
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:17.654	1:17.513	1:16.968
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.689	1:17.551	1:17.104
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:17.832	1:17.283	1:17.139
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:17.928	1:17.349	1:17.270
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.873	1:17.616	1:17.308
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:18.218	1:17.390	1:17.369
8	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:17.962	1:17.761	1:17.609
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:18.312	1:17.574	1:17.675
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:18.029	1:17.412	1:17.735
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:17.770	1:17.768	—
12	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:18.471	1:18.099	—
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:18.243	1:18.119	—
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:18.159	1:18.129	—
15	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	1:18.450	1:18.335	—
16	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:18.517	—	—
17	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:18.540	—	—
18	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:18.557	—	—
19	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:18.714	—	—
20	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	—	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

3 stops

P2Hamilton

3 stops

P3Alonso

3 stops

P4Stroll

3 stops

P5Pérez

5 stops

P6Norris

3 stops

P7Hülkenberg

3 stops

P8Piastri

4 stops

P9Zhou

5 stops

P10Tsunoda

4 stops

Lap 1

Lap 58

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Verstappen	P3	P2	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Hamilton	P2	P1	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P5	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3
Stroll	P7	P6	P7	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P6	P4
Pérez	P17	P16	P14	P12	P9	P9	P9	P9	P7	P7	P7	P5

2023 Australian Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix on 2023-04-02 at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit.

Who finished P1, P2 and P3 at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix?+

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), +0.179 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), +0.769 behind.

Who was on pole position for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2023 Australian Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2023 Australian Grand Prix?+

Sergio Pérez set the fastest lap of the 2023 Australian Grand Prix with a time of 1:20.235.

Which team won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix?+

Red Bull won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix with Max Verstappen taking victory.

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Logan Sargeant	1	1	15:05:13	18.382
Sergio Pérez	1	1	15:05:15	17.657
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	15:05:16	21.659
Esteban Ocon	1	1	15:05:04	18.056
Guanyu Zhou	1	1	15:05:11	18.951
Logan Sargeant	2	2	15:07:25	19.158
Sergio Pérez	2	2	15:07:26	17.814
George Russell	1	7	15:15:01	19.146
Kevin Magnussen	1	7	15:15:21	20.789
Carlos Sainz	1	7	15:15:05	18.319
Oscar Piastri	1	8	15:18:06	15:34.541
Nyck de Vries	1	8	15:18:11	15:37.874
Lewis Hamilton	1	8	15:17:43	15:25.181
Max Verstappen	1	8	15:17:45	15:25.112
Fernando Alonso	1	8	15:17:48	15:26.940
Lance Stroll	1	8	15:17:51	15:27.222
Pierre Gasly	1	8	15:17:53	15:26.996
Nico Hülkenberg	1	8	15:17:55	15:26.326
Yuki Tsunoda	1	8	15:18:02	15:31.820
Lando Norris	1	8	15:18:04	15:34.763
George Russell	2	8	15:17:59	15:30.824
Carlos Sainz	2	8	15:18:08	15:37.024
Esteban Ocon	2	8	15:18:14	15:37.929
Guanyu Zhou	2	8	15:18:19	15:37.849
Valtteri Bottas	2	8	15:18:21	15:37.594
Kevin Magnussen	2	8	15:18:27	15:40.228
Logan Sargeant	3	8	15:18:23	15:38.017
Sergio Pérez	3	8	15:18:16	15:37.512
Logan Sargeant	4	36	16:15:29	19.018
Nyck de Vries	2	45	16:28:14	18.080
Valtteri Bottas	3	53	16:39:03	19.825
Yuki Tsunoda	2	54	16:40:36	18.258
Oscar Piastri	2	54	16:40:06	19.442
Guanyu Zhou	3	54	16:40:31	21.881
Nyck de Vries	3	54	16:42:01	12:06.783
Valtteri Bottas	4	54	16:41:44	12:19.342
Logan Sargeant	5	54	16:41:54	12:12.022
Pierre Gasly	2	55	16:41:47	14:35.210
Lance Stroll	2	55	16:41:50	14:35.053
Lewis Hamilton	2	55	16:41:40	14:31.670
Fernando Alonso	2	55	16:41:42	14:34.306
Lando Norris	2	55	16:41:56	14:41.064
Nico Hülkenberg	2	55	16:41:58	14:40.712
Max Verstappen	2	55	16:41:38	14:27.756
Carlos Sainz	3	55	16:41:45	14:34.924
Yuki Tsunoda	3	55	16:42:52	14:01.820
Esteban Ocon	3	55	16:42:03	14:39.804
Oscar Piastri	3	55	16:42:20	14:24.653
Nyck de Vries	4	55	16:55:47	1:13.234
Guanyu Zhou	4	55	16:42:47	14:01.565
Sergio Pérez	4	55	16:41:53	14:36.462
Valtteri Bottas	5	55	16:55:40	1:16.634
Logan Sargeant	6	55	16:55:45	1:14.200
Fernando Alonso	3	57	17:02:27	30:45.073
Lance Stroll	3	57	17:02:29	30:45.925
Max Verstappen	3	57	17:02:10	30:56.502
Lewis Hamilton	3	57	17:02:11	30:59.435
Nico Hülkenberg	3	57	17:02:14	31:09.055
Lando Norris	3	57	17:02:17	31:04.087
Oscar Piastri	4	57	17:02:19	31:06.226
Yuki Tsunoda	4	57	17:02:16	31:11.209
Carlos Sainz	4	57	17:02:13	31:01.554
Guanyu Zhou	5	57	17:02:22	31:04.998
Sergio Pérez	5	57	17:02:25	30:53.568
Valtteri Bottas	6	57	17:02:23	31:07.182