2023 Qatar Grand Prix
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| Circuit | Losail, 57 laps |
| Round | 17 of 22 |
| Race numbers | The 2023 Qatar Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 57 | +1hr 27m 39.168s | 26 FL | |
| 2 | +4 | (AUS) Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +4.833s | 18 |
| 3 | +7 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 57 | +5.969s | 15 |
| 4 | -2 | (GBR) George Russell | Mercedes | 57 | +34.119s | 12 |
| 5 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 57 | +38.976s | 10 | |
| 6 | -2 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 57 | +49.032s | 8 |
| 7 | +1 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 57 | +1m 02.390s | 6 |
| 8 | +1 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 06.563s | 4 |
| 9 | +10 | (CHN) Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 57 | +1m 16.127s | 2 |
| 10 | PL | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 57 | +1m 20.181s (5.000s) | 1 |
| 11 | +5 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 21.652s (10.000s) | |
| 12 | +5 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 57 | +1m 22.300s (10.000s) | |
| 13 | (THA) Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 57 | +1m 31.014s (10.000s) | ||
| 14 | +4 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 15 | +4 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 16 | -2 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 56 | +1 lap | |
| 17 | (NZL) Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 56 | +1 lap | ||
| R | (USA) Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 40 | DNF | ||
| R | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | DNF | ||
| Did not start | ||||||
| (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | |||||
Notes
- Carlos Sainz did not start the Grand Prix due to a fuel system issue.
- Sergio Perez received a post-race five second time penalty for exceeding track limits. He originally finished P11.
- Lance Stroll received a post-race ten second time penalty for exceeding track limits. He originally finished P9.
- Pierre Gasly received a post-race ten second time penalty for exceeding track limits. He originally finished P10.
- Alexander Albon received a post-race ten second time penalty for exceeding track limits. His finishing position was unaffected.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | |
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| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | |
| 2 | (GBR) George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 3 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | |
| 4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 5 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| 6 | (AUS) Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 7 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | |
| 8 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | |
| 9 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| 10 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |
| 11 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | |
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| 13 | (THA) Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 14 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 15 | (USA) Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | |
| 16 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | |
| 17 | (NZL) Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | |
| 18 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | |
| 19 | (CHN) Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | |
| Started from the pit lane | |||
| (MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | ||
Notes
- Sergio Perez was required to start from the pit lane due to use of additional power unit elements
Sprint
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | (AUS) Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 19 | 35m 01.297s | 8 | |
| 2 | +1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 19 | +1.871s | 7 |
| 3 | -1 | (GBR) Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 19 | +8.497s | 6 |
| 4 | (GBR) George Russell | Mercedes | 19 | +11.036s | 5 | |
| 5 | +7 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 19 | +17.314s | 4 |
| 6 | -1 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 19 | +18.806s | 3 |
| 7 | +10 | (THA) Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 19 | +19.864s | 2 |
| 8 | +1 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 19 | +21.180s | 1 |
| 9 | +2 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 19 | +21.742s | |
| 10 | +3 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 19 | +22.208s | |
| 11 | +7 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 19 | +22.863s | |
| 12 | -6 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 19 | +24.860s (5.000s) | |
| 13 | +6 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 19 | +24.970s | |
| 14 | +1 | (CHN) Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 19 | +26.868s | |
| 15 | +1 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 19 | +29.523s (5.000s) | |
| R | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (MEX) Sergio Perez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 10 | DNF | ||
| R | (USA) Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes | 2 | DNF | ||
| R | (NZL) Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 0 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Charles Leclerc and Lance Stroll each received post-race five-second time penalties for exceeding track limits. Leclerc originally finished P7, Stroll P13.
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | (NLD) Max Verstappen | 433 |
| 2 | (MEX) Sergio Perez | 224 |
| 3 | (GBR) Lewis Hamilton | 194 |
| 4 | (ESP) Fernando Alonso | 183 |
| 5 | (ESP) Carlos Sainz | 153 |
| 6 | (MCO) Charles Leclerc | 145 |
| 7 | (GBR) Lando Norris | 136 |
| 8 | (GBR) George Russell | 132 |
| 9 | (AUS) Oscar Piastri | 83 |
| 10 | (CAN) Lance Stroll | 47 |
| 11 | (FRA) Pierre Gasly | 46 |
| 12 | (FRA) Esteban Ocon | 44 |
| 13 | (THA) Alexander Albon | 23 |
| 14 | (FIN) Valtteri Bottas | 10 |
| 15 | (DEU) Nico Hulkenberg | 9 |
| 16 | (CHN) Guanyu Zhou | 6 |
| 17 | (JPN) Yuki Tsunoda | 3 |
| 18 | (DNK) Kevin Magnussen | 3 |
| 19 | (NZL) Liam Lawson | 2 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
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| 1 | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 657 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 326 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 298 |
| 4 | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 230 |
| 5 | McLaren-Mercedes | 219 |
| 6 | Alpine-Renault | 90 |
| 7 | Williams-Mercedes | 23 |
| 8 | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 16 |
| 9 | Haas-Ferrari | 12 |
| 10 | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 5 |
Stats & milestones
- World Champion
- 3rd title for Max Verstappen (12th driver to win three championships, 1st Dutch driver)
- Wins
- 49th for Max Verstappen
- 108th for Red Bull
- Podiums
- 93rd for Max Verstappen
- 11th for Lando Norris
- 2nd for Oscar Piastri
- 500th & 501st for McLaren (2nd constructor to score 500 podiums)
- 258th for Red Bull
- Poles
- 30th for Max Verstappen (9th driver to take 30 pole positions, 1st Dutch driver)
- 93rd for Red Bull
- Fastest laps
- 29th for Max Verstappen
- 94th for Red Bull
- Front row starts
- 55th for Max Verstappen
- 9th for George Russell
- Pole & win
- 25th for Max Verstappen
- Win & fastest lap
- 16th for Max Verstappen
- Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
- 10th for Max Verstappen (4th driver to achieve ten hat-tricks, 1st Dutch driver)