Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 1:27:39.168 | 1:24.319 | Fastest | 26 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 6 | +4.833 | 1:24.921 | +0.602 | 18 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 10 | +5.969 | 1:24.842 | +0.523 | 15 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | +34.119 | 1:25.770 | +1.451 | 12 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | +38.976 | 1:24.992 | +0.673 | 10 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 4 | +49.032 | 1:26.045 | +1.726 | 8 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 8 | +1:02.390 | 1:26.450 | +2.131 | 6 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 9 | +1:06.563 | 1:26.652 | +2.333 | 4 |
| 9 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 19 | +1:16.127 | 1:26.323 | +2.004 | 2 |
| 10 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 20 | +1:20.181 | 1:26.220 | +1.901 | 1 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 16 | +1:21.652 | 1:26.352 | +2.033 | 0 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 7 | +1:22.300 | 1:26.310 | +1.991 | 0 |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 13 | +1:31.014 | 1:26.666 | +2.347 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 18 | Lapped | 1:27.067 | +2.748 | 0 |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 11 | Lapped | 1:27.174 | +2.855 | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 14 | Lapped | 1:26.489 | +2.170 | 0 |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 17 | Lapped | 1:27.113 | +2.794 | 0 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 15 | Retired | 1:27.983 | +3.664 | 0 |
| 19 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3 | Retired | — | — | 0 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 12 | Did not start | — | — | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Race at the Qatar Grand Prix, round 17 of the 2023 Formula 1 season, including Max Verstappen's fastest lap of 1:24.319.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Race at the Qatar Grand Prix, the session Max Verstappen won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Race at the Qatar Grand Prix, round 17 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.
Open telemetry comparisonFastest laps of the Qatar Grand Prix 2023 — every session of the weekend compared, with sectors and tyres.
Lusail International Circuit
Lusail, Qatar
originally built in 2004 for MotoGP and later adapted for Formula 1. A night race under floodlights, with heat and sandstorms.
The track
- Length
- 5.419 km
- Turns
- 16
- Lap record
- 1:23.196 (Max Verstappen, 2023)
- First held
- 2021
What its races show
- Safety car
- 75% (3 of 4 races)
- Virtual safety car
- 50% (2 of 4 races)
- Pit lane time
- 28.1 s
- Pit stop time loss
- 28.1 s
Figures from 4 races at this track in our data (2021–2025).