F1 2023 Las Vegas GP – FP2 Results

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Charles Leclerc topped an extended second practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix following the cancellation of FP1 after just eight minutes of running.

The inaugural Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend met an inauspicious start when Carlos Sainz ran over a loose drain cover, causing extensive damage to his SF-23 and an early halt of the opening practice session.

FP2 was delayed by two-and-a-half hours, finally commencing at 2:30am local time, as repair work was carried out by the circuit’s engineering team in an effort to prevent a repeat.

Leclerc was fastest in the 90 minute session which took place in the absence of fans due to security staffing shortages. The Monegasque set the benchmark at 1:35.265s, half-a-second ahead of team-mate Sainz who faces a 10-place grid penalty after taking an extra energy store in the wake of his earlier incident.

Fernando Alonso found himself third for Aston Martin, ahead of Sergio Perez and the Alfa Romeo of Valtteri Bottas.

Reigning champion Max Verstappen only managed sixth, followed by Nico Hulkenberg, Lance Stroll, Lewis Hamilton and Alex Albon who completed the top ten.

After also picking up damage in FP1, Alpine rebuilt Esteban Ocon’s car around a spare chassis in time for FP2. The Frenchman was 16th fastest, a tenth slower than team-mate Pierre Gasly.

	Position		Driver	Team	Time	Gap	Laps
	1		Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:35.265		39
	2		Carlos Sainz Jr	Ferrari	1:35.782	0.517	39
	3		Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:35.793	0.528	38
	4		Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1:36.085	0.820	36
	5		Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1:36.129	0.864	36
	6		Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:36.183	0.918	37
	7		Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:36.489	1.224	33
	8		Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:36.496	1.231	41
	9		Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:36.663	1.398	42
	10		Alex Albon	Williams	1:36.688	1.423	42
	11		Lando Norris	McLaren	1:36.864	1.599	33
	12		George Russell	Mercedes	1:36.890	1.625	37
	13		Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:36.917	1.652	37
	14		Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:36.987	1.722	35
	15		Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:37.134	1.869	33
	16		Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:37.241	1.976	37
	17		Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1:37.412	2.147	41
	18		Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	1:37.656	2.391	36
	19		Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri	1:37.680	2.415	40
	20		Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:38.140	2.975	42

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