2023 Season - Round 17 - 2023-10-08
Max Verstappen won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix from pole position, leading Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Lando Norris (McLaren) home for Red Bull.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) set the fastest lap of the race in 1:24.319. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P19 on the grid to P9 at the flag â a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 7 drivers failing to finish.
20 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix, completing round 17 of the season.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | Finished | 1:24.319 | 26 |
| 2 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 6 | Finished | 1:24.921 | 18 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 10 | Finished | 1:24.842 | 15 |
| 4 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | Finished | 1:25.770 | 12 |
| 5 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | Finished | 1:24.992 | 10 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 4 | Finished | 1:26.045 | 8 |
| 7 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | Finished | 1:26.450 | 6 |
| 8 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 9 | Finished | 1:26.652 | 4 |
| 9 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 19 | Finished | 1:26.323 | 2 |
| 10 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 20 | Finished | 1:26.220 | 1 |
| 11 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 16 | Finished | 1:26.352 | 0 |
| 12 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | Finished | 1:26.310 | 0 |
| 13 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 13 | Finished | 1:26.666 | 0 |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | Lapped | 1:27.067 | 0 |
| 15 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 | Lapped | 1:27.174 | 0 |
| 16 | 27Nico HĂŒlkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 14 | Lapped | 1:26.489 | 0 |
| 17 | 30Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 17 | Lapped | 1:27.113 | 0 |
| 18 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 15 | Retired | 1:27.983 | 0 |
| 19 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | Retired | 0 |
| 20 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 12 | Did not start | 0 |