São Paulo Grand Prix

Round 20 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil

2023-11-05

Winner: Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Lando Norris

McLaren · +8.277

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin · +34.155

Who won the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix?

The 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix was won by Max Verstappen driving for Red Bull, starting from pole position. Lando Norris finished second, +8.277 behind, with Fernando Alonso completing the podium. The fastest lap of the race was set by Lando Norris with a time of 1:12.486. It was an attrition-heavy race with 11 retirements, many due to mechanical issues. This was Round 20 of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, held at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo, Brazil. Pierre Gasly was the biggest mover of the race, gaining 8 positions from P15 to finish P7.

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Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Time	Status	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1	—	1:56:48.894	Finished	25
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	▲4	+8.277	Finished	19
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	4	▲1	+34.155	Finished	15
4	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	9	▲5	+34.208	Finished	12
5	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	3	▼2	+40.845	Finished	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	7	▲1	+50.188	Finished	8
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	15	▲8	+56.093	Finished	6
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	5	▼3	+1:02.859	Finished	4
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	16	▲7	+1:09.880	Finished	2
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	14	▲4	+9.841	Lapped	1
11	Logan Sargeant	Williams	19	▲8	+26.208	Lapped	0
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	11	▼1	+29.960	Lapped	0
13	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri	17	▲4	+1:09.961	Lapped	0
14	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	10	▼4	+3.636	Lapped	0
R	George Russell	Mercedes	8	—	—	Retired	0
R	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	18	—	—	Retired	0
R	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	20	—	—	Retired	0
R	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	12	—	—	Retired	0
R	Alexander Albon	Williams	13	—	—	Retired	0
W	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2	—	—	Did not start	0

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:10.436	1:10.162	1:10.727
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:10.472	1:10.303	1:11.021
3	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:10.551	1:10.375	1:11.344
4	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:10.557	1:10.237	1:11.387
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:10.604	1:10.266	1:11.469
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:10.340	1:10.316	1:11.590
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:10.623	1:10.021	1:11.987
8	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:10.624	1:10.254	1:11.989
9	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull	1:10.668	1:10.219	1:12.321
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:10.519	1:10.330	—
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas F1 Team	1:10.475	1:10.547	—
12	Esteban Ocon	Alpine F1 Team	1:10.763	1:10.562	—
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:10.793	1:10.567	—
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	1:10.602	1:10.723	—
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:10.621	1:10.840	—
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:10.837	—	—
17	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri	1:10.843	—	—
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:10.955	—	—
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:11.035	—	—
20	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:11.275	—	—

Pit Stop Strategy

P1Verstappen

4 stops

P2Norris

4 stops

P3Alonso

4 stops

P4Pérez

4 stops

P5Stroll

4 stops

P6Sainz

4 stops

P7Gasly

4 stops

P8Hamilton

4 stops

P9Tsunoda

4 stops

P10Ocon

5 stops

Lap 1

Lap 71

Position Changes

Lap Positions (Top 5)

Driver	L5	L10	L15	L20	L25	L30	L35	L40	L45	L50	L55	L60	L65	L70	Final
Verstappen	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1	P1
Norris	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2	P2
Alonso	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P3	P5	P3	P3	P3	P4	P3
Pérez	P6	P6	P5	P6	P7	P4	P4	P4	P4	P6	P4	P4	P4	P3	P4
Stroll	P7	P7	P7	P4	P9	P5	P5	P5	P5	P3	P5	P5	P5	P5	P5

2023 São Paulo Grand Prix — FAQ

Who won the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix?+

Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix on 2023-11-05 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

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

P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull). P2: Lando Norris (McLaren), +8.277 behind. P3: Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), +34.155 behind.

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

Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix.

Who set the fastest lap at the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix?+

Lando Norris set the fastest lap of the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix with a time of 1:12.486.

Which team won the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix?+

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

Pit Stops

Driver	Stop	Lap	Time of Day	Duration
Lando Norris	1	1	14:05:21	19.386
Lewis Hamilton	1	1	14:05:24	18.521
Fernando Alonso	1	1	14:05:26	18.487
Lance Stroll	1	1	14:05:28	18.504
George Russell	1	1	14:05:30	20.449
Sergio Pérez	1	1	14:05:32	20.811
Carlos Sainz	1	1	14:05:33	23.030
Esteban Ocon	1	1	14:05:35	22.209
Max Verstappen	1	1	14:05:19	18.535
Oscar Piastri	1	1	14:05:36	26:24.007
Yuki Tsunoda	1	1	14:05:39	20.969
Pierre Gasly	1	1	14:05:40	20.523
Valtteri Bottas	1	1	14:05:41	20.732
Guanyu Zhou	1	1	14:05:45	21.256
Logan Sargeant	1	1	14:05:46	27.472
Daniel Ricciardo	1	1	14:05:47	26:16.725
Nico Hülkenberg	1	1	14:05:49	34.261
Esteban Ocon	2	2	14:07:59	23:34.725
Max Verstappen	2	2	14:07:42	23:22.632
Lando Norris	2	2	14:07:44	23:24.611
Lewis Hamilton	2	2	14:07:46	23:26.375
Fernando Alonso	2	2	14:07:47	23:28.154
Lance Stroll	2	2	14:07:50	23:29.984
George Russell	2	2	14:07:53	23:30.984
Sergio Pérez	2	2	14:07:55	23:31.712
Carlos Sainz	2	2	14:07:57	23:33.704
Yuki Tsunoda	2	2	14:08:02	23:35.420
Pierre Gasly	2	2	14:08:04	23:36.706
Valtteri Bottas	2	2	14:08:05	23:38.156
Guanyu Zhou	2	2	14:08:09	23:39.945
Logan Sargeant	2	2	14:08:10	23:41.207
Nico Hülkenberg	2	2	14:08:14	23:41.069
Oscar Piastri	2	2	14:33:41	38.489
Daniel Ricciardo	2	2	14:33:47	32.770
Esteban Ocon	3	14	14:48:20	24.037
Guanyu Zhou	3	15	14:49:40	23.953
Logan Sargeant	3	17	14:52:18	24.367
Lewis Hamilton	3	18	14:53:23	23.571
Valtteri Bottas	3	18	14:53:31	24.077
George Russell	3	19	14:54:41	23.730
Sergio Pérez	3	20	14:55:57	23.164
Nico Hülkenberg	3	21	14:57:33	24.401
Lance Stroll	3	22	14:58:34	23.558
Oscar Piastri	3	24	15:02:38	23.536
Fernando Alonso	3	25	15:02:12	24.204
Daniel Ricciardo	3	26	15:05:07	23.955
Carlos Sainz	3	26	15:03:43	23.557
Pierre Gasly	3	26	15:03:46	25.295
Yuki Tsunoda	3	26	15:03:48	27.114
Lando Norris	3	27	15:04:39	23.806
Max Verstappen	3	27	15:04:35	22.994
Esteban Ocon	4	31	15:10:28	24.406
Logan Sargeant	4	44	15:27:16	24.137
George Russell	4	45	15:28:17	23.962
Sergio Pérez	4	46	15:29:13	23.522
Lewis Hamilton	4	46	15:29:28	24.074
Pierre Gasly	4	46	15:29:32	23.583
Nico Hülkenberg	4	46	15:30:00	23.841
Fernando Alonso	4	47	15:30:25	23.830
Carlos Sainz	4	51	15:35:44	23.704
Esteban Ocon	5	51	15:36:12	23.599
Lance Stroll	4	52	15:36:55	25.294
Oscar Piastri	4	52	15:38:37	23.338
Yuki Tsunoda	4	55	15:41:00	23.453
Daniel Ricciardo	4	55	15:42:16	23.508
Max Verstappen	4	56	15:41:21	23.397
Lando Norris	4	59	15:45:16	23.664