Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time | Best lap | Gap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1 | 35:01.297 | 1:25.926 | +0.322 | 8 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 3 | +1.871 | 1:25.604 | Fastest | 7 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | +8.497 | 1:25.662 | +0.058 | 6 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 4 | +11.036 | 1:27.220 | +1.616 | 5 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 12 | +17.314 | 1:27.968 | +2.364 | 4 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | +18.806 | 1:28.644 | +3.040 | 3 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 17 | +19.864 | 1:28.717 | +3.113 | 2 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 9 | +21.180 | 1:28.717 | +3.113 | 1 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 11 | +21.742 | 1:28.769 | +3.165 | 0 |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +22.208 | 1:29.017 | +3.413 | 0 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 18 | +22.863 | 1:29.381 | +3.777 | 0 |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | +24.860 | 1:28.759 | +3.155 | 0 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 16 | +24.523 | 1:29.536 | +3.932 | 0 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +24.970 | 1:29.560 | +3.956 | 0 |
| 15 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 15 | +26.868 | 1:29.553 | +3.949 | 0 |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 7 | Retired | 1:29.307 | +3.703 | 0 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 10 | Retired | 1:29.388 | +3.784 | 0 |
| 18 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 8 | Retired | 1:28.584 | +2.980 | 0 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | Retired | 2:03.562 | +37.958 | 0 |
| 20 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 14 | Retired | — | — | 0 |
Lap-by-lap analysis
Lap pace
Lap-by-lap pace for every driver classified in Sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix, round 17 of the 2023 Formula 1 season, including Max Verstappen's fastest lap of 1:25.604.
Open lap paceStints and tyre strategy
Tyre stints and pit stops through Sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix, the session Oscar Piastri won.
Open stints and tyre strategyTelemetry comparison
Speed, throttle and brake traces compared lap for lap between any two drivers in Sprint 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).