Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix 2023 - Results
Warning: this post may contain spoilers
It was an interesting race with tire strategy, given that Pirelli and the FIA imposed an 18-lap max on all tires, even used one, for safety reasons.
Results -- SPOILER
| POS | NO | DRIVER | CAR | LAPS | TIME/RETIRED | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 57 | 1:27:39.168 | 26 |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +4.833s | 18 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN MERCEDES | 57 | +5.969s | 15 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | MERCEDES | 57 | +34.119s | 12 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 57 | +38.976s | 10 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +49.032s | 8 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | ALPINE RENAULT | 57 | +62.390s | 6 |
| 8 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 57 | +66.563s | 4 |
| 9 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | ALFA ROMEO FERRARI | 57 | +76.127s | 2 |
| 10 | 11 | Sergio Perez | RED BULL RACING HONDA RBPT | 57 | +80.181s | 1 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | ASTON MARTIN ARAMCO MERCEDES | 57 | +81.652s | 0 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | ALPINE RENAULT | 57 | +82.300s | 0 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexander Albon | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 57 | +91.014s | 0 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | HAAS FERRARI | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | 40 | Liam Lawson | ALPHATAURI HONDA RBPT | 56 | +1 lap | 0 |
| NC | 2 | Logan Sargeant | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 40 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 0 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 55 | Carlos Sainz | FERRARI | 0 | DNS | 0 |
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen
Source: F1.com
F1 heads to the US in two weeks for COTA (Oct 20-22). Hopefully the drivers and teams get a bit of a break from such a grueling race. See you all there!
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