Qatar Grand Prix

Round 17 · Losail International Circuit, Lusail, Qatar

2023-10-08

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Oscar Piastri

McLaren · +4.833

Lando Norris

McLaren · +5.969

Who won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix?

The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Oscar Piastri finished second, +4.833 behind, with Lando Norris completing the podium. Max Verstappen also set the fastest lap of the race at 1:24.319. It was an attrition-heavy race with 7 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 17 of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Losail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. Guanyu Zhou was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 10 positions from P19 to finish P9.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	1:27:39.168	Finished	26
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	6	▲4	+4.833	Finished	18
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	10	▲7	+5.969	Finished	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	2	▼2	+34.119	Finished	12
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	5	—	+38.976	Finished	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	4	▼2	+49.032	Finished	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	8	▲1	+1:02.390	Finished	6
8	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	9	▲1	+1:06.563	Finished	4
9	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	19	▲10	+1:16.127	Finished	2
10	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	20	▲10	+1:20.181	Finished	1
11	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	16	▲5	+1:21.652	Finished	0
12	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	7	▼5	+1:22.300	Finished	0
13	Alexander Albon	Williams	13	—	+1:31.014	Finished	0
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	18	▲4	+1.246	Lapped	0
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	11	▼4	+8.958	Lapped	0
16	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	14	▼2	+15.085	Lapped	0
17	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	17	—	+27.108	Lapped	0
R	Logan Sargeant	Williams	15	—	—	Retired	0
R	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	3	—	—	Retired	0
W	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	12	—	—	Did not start	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:25.007	1:24.483	1:23.778
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:25.334	1:24.827	1:24.219
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:26.076	1:24.381	1:24.305
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:25.223	1:25.241	1:24.369
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:25.452	1:25.079	1:24.424
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:25.266	1:24.724	1:24.540
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:25.566	1:24.918	1:24.553
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:25.711	1:24.928	1:24.763
9	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:26.038	1:25.297	1:25.058
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:25.131	1:24.685	—
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:26.058	1:25.301	—
12	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:25.808	1:25.328	—
13	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:25.991	1:25.462	—
14	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:26.118	1:25.707	—
15	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:25.904	1:25.783	—
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:26.210	—	—
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:26.345	—	—
18	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri	1:26.635	—	—
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:27.046	—	—
20	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:27.432	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

3 stops

P2Piastri

3 stops

P3Norris

3 stops

P4Russell

4 stops

P5Leclerc

3 stops

P6Alonso

3 stops

P7Ocon

3 stops

P8Bottas

3 stops

P9Zhou

3 stops

P10Pérez

3 stops

Lap 1

Lap 57

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	Final
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Piastri	P2	P2	P7	P2	P2	P4	P2	P2	P3	P3	P2	P2
Norris	P6	P5	P12	P6	P4	P6	P3	P3	P4	P4	P3	P3
Russell	P14	P10	P15	P10	P5	P2	P4	P4	P2	P2	P4	P4
Leclerc	P4	P4	P11	P7	P7	P11	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2023 Qatar Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix on 2023-10-08 at Losail International Circuit.

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

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Oscar Piastri (McLaren), +4.833 behind. P3: Lando Norris (McLaren), +5.969 behind.

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

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

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

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix with a time of 1:24.319.

Which team won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
George Russell	1	1	20:05:46	39.686
Valtteri Bottas	1	3	20:10:22	29.977
Kevin Magnussen	1	3	20:10:26	28.743
Lance Stroll	1	3	20:10:27	28.886
Liam Lawson	1	3	20:10:28	29.330
Yuki Tsunoda	1	9	20:20:28	27.781
Esteban Ocon	1	10	20:21:53	28.961
Fernando Alonso	1	11	20:23:19	28.373
Pierre Gasly	1	11	20:23:25	28.429
Oscar Piastri	1	12	20:24:45	28.875
Charles Leclerc	1	12	20:24:49	28.228
Lando Norris	1	13	20:26:21	28.134
Nico Hülkenberg	1	13	20:26:32	39.879
Logan Sargeant	1	13	20:26:35	29.436
George Russell	2	14	20:27:57	28.542
Max Verstappen	1	17	20:32:05	28.233
Sergio Pérez	1	17	20:32:32	27.808
Alexander Albon	1	18	20:33:58	29.253
Guanyu Zhou	1	18	20:34:06	28.984
Valtteri Bottas	2	21	20:38:42	29.387
Lance Stroll	2	21	20:38:45	28.156
Kevin Magnussen	2	21	20:38:52	28.948
Liam Lawson	2	21	20:38:54	28.665
Yuki Tsunoda	2	22	20:40:25	27.596
Oscar Piastri	2	25	20:44:26	27.868
Charles Leclerc	2	25	20:44:40	27.873
Esteban Ocon	2	25	20:44:42	28.969
Fernando Alonso	2	26	20:46:01	28.432
Pierre Gasly	2	26	20:46:12	30.192
Logan Sargeant	2	26	20:46:27	29.373
Lando Norris	2	27	20:47:29	27.611
Nico Hülkenberg	2	27	20:47:58	28.274
Sergio Pérez	2	31	20:53:34	33.246
Alexander Albon	2	31	20:53:43	28.747
George Russell	3	32	20:54:52	28.314
Max Verstappen	2	34	20:57:24	28.103
Guanyu Zhou	2	35	20:59:41	28.854
Valtteri Bottas	3	39	21:05:42	28.946
Lance Stroll	3	39	21:05:45	29.399
Kevin Magnussen	3	39	21:05:53	30.331
Liam Lawson	3	39	21:06:05	28.171
Nico Hülkenberg	3	39	21:06:08	28.591
Yuki Tsunoda	3	40	21:07:30	27.809
Oscar Piastri	3	43	21:10:55	27.489
Charles Leclerc	3	43	21:11:17	27.513
Esteban Ocon	3	43	21:11:27	29.169
Sergio Pérez	3	43	21:11:35	33.165
Lando Norris	3	44	21:12:24	27.677
Fernando Alonso	3	44	21:12:50	28.393
Pierre Gasly	3	44	21:12:58	34.856
Alexander Albon	3	44	21:13:12	28.981
George Russell	4	50	21:21:11	28.191
Max Verstappen	3	51	21:22:13	29.726
Guanyu Zhou	3	52	21:24:48	28.815