Pit Lane F1
Round 18 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2023-10-22
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) took pole for the 2023 United States Grand Prix with a 1:34.723 lap.
Lando Norris (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.130s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) third on the grid. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) missed the cut by 0.230s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.744s — pole to P10 — with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:36.061 | 1:35.004 | 1:34.723 | 1:34.723 |
| 2 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.110 | 1:35.441 | 1:34.853 | +0.130 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.091 | 1:35.240 | 1:34.862 | +0.139 |
| 4 |
| 55Carlos Sainz |
| Ferrari |
| 1:35.824 |
| 1:35.302 |
| 1:34.945 |
| +0.222 |
| 5 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:36.165 | 1:35.606 | 1:35.079 | +0.356 |
| 6 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:35.346 | 1:35.008 | 1:35.081 | +0.358 |
| 7 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:36.158 | 1:35.496 | 1:35.089 | +0.366 |
| 8 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:36.131 | 1:35.413 | 1:35.154 | +0.431 |
| 9 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Red Bull | 1:35.989 | 1:35.679 | 1:35.173 | +0.450 |
| 10 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:36.064 | 1:35.576 | 1:35.467 | +0.744 |
| 11 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:35.913 | 1:35.697 | — | +0.974 |
| 12 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.052 | 1:35.698 | — | +0.975 |
| 13 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:36.082 | 1:35.858 | — | +1.135 |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.009 | 1:35.880 | — | +1.157 |
| 15 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 1:36.213 | 1:35.974 | — | +1.251 |
| 16 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.235 | — | — | +1.512 |
| 17 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:36.268 | — | — | +1.545 |
| 18 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:36.315 | — | — | +1.592 |
| 19 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:36.589 | — | — | +1.866 |
| 20 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:36.827 | — | — | +2.104 |