2023 Australian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won the 2023 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 2 Apr 2023 for Red Bull, from pole position; Lewis Hamilton was second and Fernando Alonso third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Verstappen took the lead for good on lap 12 of 58, from Lewis Hamilton; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. There were 3 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 4, laps 7 to 10, laps 55 to 57). Verstappen stopped 3 times, on laps 8 and 55 and 57 (8 laps on medium, then 47 laps on hard, then 2 laps on soft, then 1 laps on soft); 15 of 17 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 8. The fastest lap was Sergio Pérez's, 1:20.235 on lap 53. 17 of 20 starters were classified; 3 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 69 points, 15 ahead of Sergio Pérez, with 19 rounds left.

Date

2 Apr 2023

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

Round

3 of 22

Winner

Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

Tyre compounds

C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:16.732)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Valtteri Bottas qualified 19th, started from the pit lane; Sergio Pérez qualified 20th, started from the pit lane. 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

Max Verstappen: 3 stops (laps 8, 55, 57), stints of 8 medium, 47 hard, 2 soft, 1 soft laps

2nd

Lewis Hamilton: 3 stops (laps 8, 55, 57), stints of 8 medium, 47 hard, 2 soft, 1 soft laps

3rd

Fernando Alonso: 3 stops (laps 8, 55, 57), stints of 8 medium, 47 hard, 2 soft, 1 soft laps

Finishers

2 stops: 2 · 3 or more: 15

First stops

median lap 8 of 58

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2023 standings