Qatar Grand Prix 2023 Completed
2023 Qatar Grand Prix Qualifying
Lusail 6 Oct 2023, 20:00 local
Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail. Russell qualified second, ahead of Hamilton. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 34°C.
- Session
- Qualifying
- Date
- 6 Oct 2023
- Start
- 20:00 local
Qualifying result
Best time in each segment
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 Max Verstappen VER | 1:25.007 | 1:24.483 | 1:23.778 |
| 2 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:25.334 | 1:24.827 | 1:24.219 |
| 3 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:26.076 | 1:24.381 | 1:24.305 |
| 4 | 14 Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:25.223 | 1:25.241 | 1:24.369 |
| 5 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:25.452 | 1:25.079 | 1:24.424 |
| 6 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:25.266 | 1:24.724 | 1:24.540 |
| 7 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:25.566 | 1:24.918 | 1:24.553 |
| 8 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:25.711 | 1:24.928 | 1:24.763 |
| 9 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:26.038 | 1:25.297 | 1:25.058 |
| 10 | 4 Lando Norris NOR | 1:25.131 | 1:24.685 | — |
| 11 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:26.058 | 1:25.301 | — |
| 12 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:25.808 | 1:25.328 | — |
| 13 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:25.991 | 1:25.462 | — |
| 14 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:26.118 | 1:25.707 | — |
| 15 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:25.904 | 1:25.783 | — |
| 16 | 2 Logan Sargeant SAR | 1:26.210 | — | — |
| 17 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:26.345 | — | — |
| 18 | 40 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:26.635 | — | — |
| 19 | 20 Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:27.046 | — | — |
| 20 | 24 Zhou Guanyu ZHO | 1:27.432 | — | — |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 31.4°C
- Track temp
- 34.4°C
- Humidity
- 56%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 3.3 m/s NW
- Pressure
- 1006 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Qatar Grand Prix 2023
- Circuit
- Lusail
- Session
- Qualifying
- Date
- 6 Oct 2023
- Start
- 20:00 local
- Status
- Completed
Team radio
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 20:01
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 20:01
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 20:02
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 20:03
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 20:03
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 20:03
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 20:05
Logan Sargeant #2 · Williams 20:05
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 20:06
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 20:06
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 20:07
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 20:07
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 20:07
Alexander Albon #23 · Williams 20:07
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 20:08
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 20:09
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 20:09
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 20:09
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 20:10
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 20:10
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 20:11
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 20:11
Nico Hulkenberg #27 · Haas F1 Team 20:12
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 20:13
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 20:14
Logan Sargeant #2 · Williams 20:16
Kevin Magnussen #20 · Haas F1 Team 20:16
Yuki Tsunoda #22 · AlphaTauri 20:17
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 20:18
Nico Hulkenberg #27 · Haas F1 Team 20:19
Logan Sargeant #2 · Williams 20:20
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 20:21
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 20:21
Logan Sargeant #2 · Williams 20:23
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 20:23
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 20:27
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 20:28
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 20:29
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 20:30
Nico Hulkenberg #27 · Haas F1 Team 20:31
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 20:32
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 20:33
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 20:33
Alexander Albon #23 · Williams 20:33
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 20:34
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 20:34
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 20:35
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 20:37
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 20:37
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 20:38
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 20:39
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 20:41
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 20:41
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 20:41
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 20:42
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 20:42
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 20:49
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 20:49
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 20:53
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 20:54
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 20:54
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 20:55
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 20:57
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 20:57
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 20:59
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 21:02
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 21:05
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 21:05
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 21:05
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 21:06
Pierre Gasly #10 · Alpine 21:07
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 21:07
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 21:08
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 21:08
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 21:08
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 21:08