Round 20 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2023-11-05
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2023 SĂŁo Paulo Grand Prix with a 1:10.727 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.294s shy of pole, with Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) third on the grid. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Nico HĂĽlkenberg (Haas F1 Team) missed the cut by 0.217s.
Q3 was settled inside —s — pole to P10 — with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:10.436 | 1:10.162 | 1:10.727 | 1:10.727 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10.472 | 1:10.303 | 1:11.021 | +0.294 |
| 3 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.551 | 1:10.375 | 1:11.344 | +0.617 |
| 4 |
| 14Fernando Alonso |
| Aston Martin |
| 1:10.557 |
| 1:10.237 |
| 1:11.387 |
| +0.660 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:10.604 | 1:10.266 | 1:11.469 | +0.742 |
| 6 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:10.340 | 1:10.316 | 1:11.590 | +0.863 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:10.623 | 1:10.021 | 1:11.987 | +1.260 |
| 8 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:10.624 | 1:10.254 | 1:11.989 | +1.262 |
| 9 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:10.668 | 1:10.219 | 1:12.321 | +1.594 |
| 10 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:10.519 | 1:10.330 | — | — |
| 11 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.475 | 1:10.547 | — | — |
| 12 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:10.763 | 1:10.562 | — | — |
| 13 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:10.793 | 1:10.567 | — | — |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.602 | 1:10.723 | — | — |
| 15 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:10.621 | 1:10.840 | — | +0.113 |
| 16 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:10.837 | — | — | +0.110 |
| 17 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 1:10.843 | — | — | +0.116 |
| 18 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.955 | — | — | +0.228 |
| 19 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:11.035 | — | — | +0.308 |
| 20 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:11.275 | — | — | +0.548 |