Gridpedia2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Sergio Pérez won the 2023 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at Jeddah Corniche Circuit on 19 Mar 2023 for Red Bull, from pole position; Max Verstappen was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Sergio Pérez.
Pérez took the lead for good on lap 4 of 50, from Fernando Alonso; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 18 to 21). Pérez stopped once, on lap 18 (18 laps on medium, then 32 laps on hard); 15 of 18 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 16. The fastest lap was Max Verstappen's, 1:31.906 on lap 50. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 44 points, 1 ahead of Sergio Pérez, with 20 rounds left.
- Date
- 19 Mar 2023
- Circuit
- Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- Round
- 2 of 22
- Winner
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Sergio Pérez (1:28.265)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 50 | 1:21:14.894 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 15 | 50 | +5.355 | 1:31.906 | 19 |
| 3 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 2q3 | 50 | +20.728 | 15 | |
| 4 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 3q4 | 50 | +25.866 | 12 | |
| 5 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7q8 | 50 | +31.065 | 10 | |
| 6 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4q5 | 50 | +35.876 | 8 | |
| 7 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 12q2 | 50 | +43.162 | 6 | |
| 8 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 6q7 | 50 | +52.832 | 4 | |
| 9 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9q10 | 50 | +54.747 | 2 | |
| 10 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 50 | +64.826 | 1 | |
| 11 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | 50 | +67.494 | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 10q11 | 50 | +70.588 | 0 | |
| 13 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 11q12 | 50 | +76.060 | 0 | |
| 14 | 21 | DEVNyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 18 | 50 | +77.478 | 0 | |
| 15 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 8q9 | 50 | +85.021 | 0 | |
| 16 | 2 | SARLogan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | 50 | +86.293 | 0 | |
| 17 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 19 | 50 | +86.445 | 0 | |
| 18 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 49 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 17 | 27 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 5q6 | 16 | Engine | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 11 drivers: Charles Leclerc qualified 2nd, started 12th; Fernando Alonso qualified 3rd, started 2nd; George Russell qualified 4th, started 3rd; Carlos Sainz qualified 5th, started 4th; Lance Stroll qualified 6th, started 5th; Esteban Ocon qualified 7th, started 6th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 8th, started 7th; Oscar Piastri qualified 9th, started 8th; Pierre Gasly qualified 10th, started 9th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 11th, started 10th; Guanyu Zhou qualified 12th, started 11th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Sergio Pérez: 1 stop (lap 18), stints of 18 medium, 32 hard laps
- 2nd
- Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 18), stints of 18 medium, 32 hard laps
- 3rd
- Fernando Alonso: 1 stop (lap 18), stints of 18 medium, 32 hard laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 15 · 2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 50
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PERSergio Pérez | 1 | 18 (20.7 s) | 1832 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 18 (20.8 s) | 1832 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 18 (26.9 s) | 1832 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 18 (20.8 s) | 1832 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 18 (21.1 s) | 1832 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 15 (20.8 s) | 1535 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 1 | 16 (20.0 s) | 1634 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 1 | 16 (20.8 s) | 1634 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 14 (20.7 s) | 1436 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 8 (20.9 s) | 842 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 1 | 17 (21.4 s) | 1733 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 1 | 11 (21.6 s) | 1139 |
| ZHOGuanyu Zhou | 2 | 11 (21.7 s), 18 (21.3 s) | 11732 |
| DEVNyck de Vries | 1 | 17 (21.1 s) | 1733 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 1 | 1 (31.5 s) | 49 |
| SARLogan Sargeant | 1 | 18 (21.1 s) | 1832 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 2 (29.4 s), 19 (21.4 s) | 1731 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 9 (21.5 s), 17 (22.2 s), 35 (21.8 s) | 981814 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 1 | 17 (21.4 s) | 1710 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 13 (21.1 s) | 133 |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:29.244 | 1:28.635 | 1:28.265 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.376 | 1:28.903 | 1:28.420 | +0.155 Q3 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.298 | 1:28.757 | 1:28.730 | +0.465 Q3 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.592 | 1:29.132 | 1:28.857 | +0.592 Q3 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:29.411 | 1:28.957 | 1:28.931 | +0.666 Q3 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.335 | 1:28.962 | 1:28.945 | +0.680 Q3 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.707 | 1:29.255 | 1:29.078 | +0.813 Q3 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.689 | 1:29.374 | 1:29.223 | +0.958 Q3 |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.706 | 1:29.378 | 1:29.243 | +0.978 Q3 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.890 | 1:29.411 | 1:29.357 | +1.092 Q3 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.547 | 1:29.451 | +1.186 Q2 | |
| 12 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.654 | 1:29.461 | +1.196 Q2 | |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.744 | 1:29.634 | +1.369 Q2 | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.929 | 1:29.668 | +1.403 Q2 | |
| 15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.761 | 1:49.953 | +0.496 Q1 | |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:29.939 | +1.674 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.994 | +1.729 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:30.244 | +1.979 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.447 | +2.182 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2:08.510 | +40.245 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 44 |
| 2 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 43 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 | 30 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 0 | 20 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 0 | 20 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 0 | 18 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 6 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 2 | 87 |
| 2 | Aston Martin | 0 | 38 |
| 3 | Mercedes | 0 | 38 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 26 |
| 5 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 8 |
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 4 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Williams | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | McLaren | 0 | 0 |