Fernando Alonso (ESP) Aston Martin F1 Team AMR23 at the start of the race. 08.10.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 18, Qatar Grand Prix, Doha, Qatar, Race Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Moy / XPB Images
Recently-crowned triple Formula 1 champion Max Verstappen took victory in the Qatar Grand Prix, under the lights at the Lusail International Circuit.
Verstappen finished just under five seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri, who led a second successive McLaren double-podium in front of teammate Lando Norris.
After a first-lap collision with teammate Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes’ George Russell recovered to fourth place on a four-pit-stop strategy.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounded out the top five, with Fernando Alonso coming home in sixth place despite an off-road excursion mid-race.
Esteban Ocon came home seventh for Alpine with the Alfa Romeo duo of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu finishing eighth and ninth.
After a number of track limit breaches, Sergio Perez was demoted to the final place in the top 10.
Position | Driver | Team | Gap | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | ||||
2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | ||||
3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | ||||
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | ||||
5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | ||||
6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | ||||
7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | ||||
8 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | ||||
9 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | ||||
10 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | ||||
11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | ||||
12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | ||||
13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | ||||
14 | Alex Albon | Williams | ||||
15 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | ||||
16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | ||||
17 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | ||||
18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | DNF | |||
19 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | DNF | |||
20 | Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | DNS |
Keyword: F1 2023 Qatar GP – Race Results