São Paulo Grand Prix 2023 Sprint Completed

2023 São Paulo Grand Prix Sprint

Interlagos 4 Nov 2023, 15:30 local

Max Verstappen won the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix sprint at Interlagos. Norris finished second and Perez third. Norris had started from pole. The sprint ran in wet conditions, with track temperatures around 50°C.

Session: Sprint
Date: 4 Nov 2023
Start: 15:30 local
Winner: Max Verstappen
Pole: Lando Norris
Fastest lap: 1:14.540

Sprint result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / gap	Pts
1	1 Max Verstappen VER FL	Red Bull Racing	2 +1	24	30:07.209	8
2	4 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	1 -1	24	+4.287	7
3	11 Sergio Perez PER	Red Bull Racing	3	24	+13.617	6
4	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	4	24	+25.879	5
5	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	7 +2	24	+28.560	4
6	22 Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	6	24	+29.210	3
7	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	5 -2	24	+34.726	2
8	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	9 +1	24	+35.106	1
9	3 Daniel Ricciardo RIC	AlphaTauri	8 -1	24	+35.303	—
10	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	10	24	+38.219	—
11	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	15 +4	24	+39.061	—
12	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	17 +5	24	+39.478	—
13	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	13	24	+40.621	—
14	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	16 +2	24	+42.848	—
15	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	19 +4	24	+43.394	—
16	20 Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas F1 Team	11 -5	24	+56.507	—
17	24 Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	18 +1	24	+58.723	—
18	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Haas F1 Team	12 -6	24	+60.330	—
19	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	14 -5	24	+60.749	—
20	2 Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	20	24	+60.945	—

Race replay

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Speed Lap 1 0:00

Analysis

Lap times, sectors, top speed and tyre strategy - pick drivers to compare

Cleaned laps for the top ten finishers. Pit-out laps are omitted.

Median sector times for the top ten finishers, stacked into a representative lap.

Median speed-trap reading (km/h) for the top ten finishers.

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Soft Medium Hard Intermediate Wet

Stint compounds across the race, ordered by finishing position.

Sprint report

The story of the race, read from the timing data

Winner Max Verstappen From P2 on the grid

Pole position Lando Norris Started P1

Fastest lap Max Verstappen 1:14.540 on lap 3

Winning margin 4.287s Over Lando Norris

Top speed 332 km/h Lance Stroll

Biggest mover Lance Stroll Gained 5 places

Safety cars None

Max Verstappen won the São Paulo Grand Prix from P2 on the grid at Interlagos. The winning margin was 4.287 seconds over Lando Norris, with Sergio Perez completing the podium.

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the sprint, a 1:14.540 on lap 3. Lance Stroll recorded the highest speed-trap reading at 332 km/h.

Most of the grid started on the soft compound. The race ran without a safety car.

Lance Stroll was the biggest mover, climbing 5 places to finish P12.