Pierre Gasly (FRA) Alpine F1 Team A523 leaves the pits. 03.11.2023. Formula 1 World Championship, Rd 21, Brazilian Grand Prix, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Qualifying Day. – www.xpbimages.com, EMail: [email protected] © Copyright: Batchelor / XPB Images
Carlos Sainz has gone fastest in the solitary practice session of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend.
Sainz’s time of 1:11.732s bettered that of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in second, who set a time of 1:11.840s.
Mercedes’ George Russell wound up third, lapping the Interlagos circuit in a time of 1:11.865s.
Behind Russell came the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg and Alex Albon’s Williams to complete the top five.
Leading the way for Aston Martin in the session was Lance Stroll in sixth, ahead of the Alpine of Pierre Gasly, Zhou Guanyu and Logan Sargeant in the second Williams
Kevin Magnussen, last year’s pole sitter in Sao Paulo, rounded out the top 10 in practice ahead of qualifying.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:11.732 | 30 | |||
| 2 |  |
Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.840 | 0.108 | 31 | ||
| 3 |  |
George Russell | Mercedes | 1:11.865 | 0.133 | 30 | ||
| 4 |  |
Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:11.928 | 0.196 | 19 | ||
| 5 |  |
Alex Albon | Williams | 1:12.044 | 0.312 | 27 | ||
| 6 |  |
Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:12.136 | 0.404 | 26 | ||
| 7 |  |
Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:12.184 | 0.452 | 31 | ||
| 8 |  |
Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.481 | 0.749 | 27 | ||
| 9 |  |
Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:12.579 | 0.847 | 30 | ||
| 10 |  |
Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:12.592 | 0.860 | 24 | ||
| 11 | |
Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:12.615 | 0.883 | 28 | ||
| 12 | |
Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:12.638 | 0.906 | 30 | ||
| 13 |  |
Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:12.714 | 0.982 | 29 | ||
| 14 |  |
Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 1:12.778 | 1.046 | 27 | ||
| 15 | |
Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:12.779 | 1.047 | 29 | ||
| 16 |  |
Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:12.793 | 1.061 | 29 | ||
| 17 |  |
Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:13.012 | 1.280 | 31 | ||
| 18 |  |
Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:13.056 | 1.324 | 30 | ||
| 19 | |
Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:13.629 | 1.897 | 25 | ||
| 20 | |
Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:13.838 | 2.106 | 28 |
Keyword: F1 2023 Sao Paulo GP – FP1 Results