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2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitInterlagos, 71 laps
Round20 of 22
Race numbers

The 2023 Sao Paulo Grand Prix was the:

  • 1,099th World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship Sao Paulo Grand Prix
  • 40th World Championship race at Interlagos
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT711hr 56m 48.894s25
2+4(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes71+8.277s19 FL
3+1(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes71+34.155s15
4+5(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT71+34.208s12
5-2(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes71+40.845s10
6+1(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari71+50.188s8
7+8(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault71+56.093s6
8-3(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes71+1m 02.859s4
9+7(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT71+1m 09.880s2
10+4(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault70+1 lap1
11+8(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes70+1 lap 
12-1(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari70+1 lap  
13+4(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT70+1 lap 
14-4(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes69+2 laps 
R (GBR) George RussellMercedes57DNF 
R (FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari39DNF 
R (CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari22DNF 
R (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari0DNF 
R (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes0DNF 
Did not start
  (MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari   

Notes

  • Charles Leclerc did not start the Grand Prix due to a hydraulic failure on the formation lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1 (NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT
2   
3 (CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
4 (ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes
5 (GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes
6 (GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
7 (ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari
8-2(GBR) George RussellMercedes
9 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT
10 (AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes
11 (DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari
12 (DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
13 (THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
14-2(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
15-2(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault
16 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
17 (AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
18 (FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
19 (USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes
20 (CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari

Notes

  • George Russell, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly each received a two-place grid penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly in qualifying.

Sprint

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT2430m 07.209s8
2-1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes24+4.287s7
3 (MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT24+13.617s6
4 (GBR) George RussellMercedes24+25.879s5
5+2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari24+28.560s4
6 (JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT24+29.210s3
7-2(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes24+34.726s2
8+1(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari24+35.106s1
9-1(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT24+35.303s 
10 (AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes24+38.219s 
11+4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes24+39.061s 
12+5(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes24+39.478s 
13 (FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault24+40.621s 
14+2(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault24+42.848s 
15+4(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes24+43.394s 
16-5(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari24+56.507s 
17+1(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari24+58.723s 
18-6(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari24+1m 00.330s 
19-5(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari24+1m 00.749s 
20 (USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes24+1m 00.945s 

Sprint shootout

The Sprint shootout determined the starting grid for Saturday’s Sprint race.

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:10.622 
2(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:10.6830.061
3(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:10.7560.134
4(GBR) George RussellMercedes1:10.8570.235
5(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:10.9400.318
6(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:11.0190.397
7(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.0770.455
8(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:11.1220.500
9(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:11.1260.504
10(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:11.1890.567
Q2
11(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:11.727 
12(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:11.752 
13(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:11.822 
14(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:11.872 
15(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes– 
Q1
16(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:12.388 
17(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:12.482 
18(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:12.497 
19(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:12.525 
20(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:12.615 

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1(NLD) Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:10.727 
2(MCO) Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.0210.294
3(CAN) Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:11.3440.617
4(ESP) Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes1:11.3870.660
5(GBR) Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:11.4690.742
6(GBR) George RussellMercedes1:11.5900.863
7(GBR) Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:11.9871.260
8(ESP) Carlos SainzFerrari1:11.9891.262
9(MEX) Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:12.3211.594
10(AUS) Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes––
Q2
11(DEU) Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:10.547 
12(FRA) Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:10.562 
13(FRA) Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:10.567 
14(DNK) Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:10.723 
15(THA) Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:10.840 
Q1
16(JPN) Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:10.837 
17(AUS) Daniel RicciardoAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:10.843 
18(FIN) Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:10.955 
19(USA) Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:11.035 
20(CHN) Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:11.275 

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(NLD) Max Verstappen524
2(MEX) Sergio Perez258
3(GBR) Lewis Hamilton226
4(ESP) Fernando Alonso198
5 (GBR) Lando Norris195
6(ESP) Carlos Sainz192
7(MCO) Charles Leclerc170
8(GBR) George Russell156
9(AUS) Oscar Piastri87
10(CAN) Lance Stroll63
11(FRA) Pierre Gasly62
12(FRA) Esteban Ocon46
13(THA) Alexander Albon27
14(JPN) Yuki Tsunoda13
15(FIN) Valtteri Bottas10
16(DEU) Nico Hulkenberg9
17(AUS) Daniel Ricciardo6
18(CHN) Guanyu Zhou6
19(DNK) Kevin Magnussen3
20(NZL) Liam Lawson2
21(USA) Logan Sargeant1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda RBPT782
2Mercedes382
3Ferrari362
4McLaren-Mercedes282
5Aston Martin-Mercedes261
6Alpine-Renault108
7Williams-Mercedes28
8AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT21
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari16
10Haas-Ferrari12

Stats & milestones

Wins
52nd for Max Verstappen
11th for Red Bull
Podiums
106th for Fernando Alonso
96th for Max Verstappen
13th for Lando Norris
503rd for McLaren
261st for Red Bull
9th for Aston Martin
Poles
31st for Max Verstappen
94th for Red Bull
Fastest laps
6th for Lando Norris
164th for McLaren
Front row starts
56th for Max Verstappen
Pole & win
26th for Max Verstappen