Qatar Grand Prix 2023 Completed
2023 Qatar Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying
Lusail 7 Oct 2023, 16:00 local
Oscar Piastri took pole position for the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail. Norris qualified second, ahead of Verstappen. Qualifying ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 42°C.
- Session
- Sprint Qualifying
- Date
- 7 Oct 2023
- Start
- 16:00 local
Qualifying result
Best time in each segment
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81 Oscar Piastri PIA | 1:25.979 | 1:25.496 | 1:24.454 |
| 2 | 4 Lando Norris NOR | 1:25.672 | 1:24.947 | 1:24.536 |
| 3 | 1 Max Verstappen VER | 1:25.510 | 1:25.199 | 1:24.646 |
| 4 | 63 George Russell RUS | 1:25.413 | 1:25.027 | 1:24.841 |
| 5 | 55 Carlos Sainz SAI | 1:25.872 | 1:25.433 | 1:25.155 |
| 6 | 16 Charles Leclerc LEC | 1:26.266 | 1:25.367 | 1:25.247 |
| 7 | 27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL | 1:26.450 | 1:25.499 | 1:25.320 |
| 8 | 11 Sergio Perez PER | 1:26.123 | 1:25.143 | 1:25.382 |
| 9 | 14 Fernando Alonso ALO | 1:25.936 | 1:25.344 | — |
| 10 | 31 Esteban Ocon OCO | 1:26.072 | 1:25.510 | — |
| 11 | 10 Pierre Gasly GAS | 1:25.829 | 1:25.686 | — |
| 12 | 44 Lewis Hamilton HAM | 1:26.424 | 1:25.962 | — |
| 13 | 77 Valtteri Bottas BOT | 1:26.449 | 1:26.236 | — |
| 14 | 40 Liam Lawson LAW | 1:26.202 | 1:26.584 | — |
| 15 | 24 Zhou Guanyu ZHO | 1:26.669 | 1:54.546 | — |
| 16 | 18 Lance Stroll STR | 1:26.849 | — | — |
| 17 | 23 Alexander Albon ALB | 1:26.862 | — | — |
| 18 | 22 Yuki Tsunoda TSU | 1:26.926 | — | — |
| 19 | 20 Kevin Magnussen MAG | 1:27.438 | — | — |
| — | 2 Logan Sargeant SAR | 2:05.741 | — | — |
Conditions
Representative weather across the session
- Air temp
- 35.3°C
- Track temp
- 42.0°C
- Humidity
- 38%
- Rainfall
- None
- Wind
- 2.9 m/s NW
- Pressure
- 1006 mbar
Session details
- Meeting
- Qatar Grand Prix 2023
- Circuit
- Lusail
- Session
- Sprint Qualifying
- Date
- 7 Oct 2023
- Start
- 16:00 local
- Status
- Completed
Team radio
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:24
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:24
Nico Hulkenberg #27 · Haas F1 Team 16:25
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 16:25
Logan Sargeant #2 · Williams 16:26
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 16:26
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 16:27
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 16:27
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 16:27
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 16:29
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 16:29
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:30
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 16:31
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 16:32
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 16:33
Alexander Albon #23 · Williams 16:34
Yuki Tsunoda #22 · AlphaTauri 16:34
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 16:35
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 16:35
Lance Stroll #18 · Aston Martin 16:37
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 16:39
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:41
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:42
Lewis Hamilton #44 · Mercedes 16:43
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 16:44
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:44
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:44
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:45
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 16:45
George Russell #63 · Mercedes 16:46
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 16:46
Fernando Alonso #14 · Aston Martin 16:47
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 16:47
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 16:48
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 16:49
Zhou Guanyu #24 · Alfa Romeo 16:50
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 16:51
Liam Lawson #40 · AlphaTauri 16:51
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 16:51
Valtteri Bottas #77 · Alfa Romeo 16:53
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 16:57
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 17:00
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 17:00
Max Verstappen #1 · Red Bull Racing 17:00
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 17:01
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 17:01
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 17:01
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 17:01
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 17:02
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 17:03
Lando Norris #4 · McLaren 17:03
Sergio Perez #11 · Red Bull Racing 17:04
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 17:06
Oscar Piastri #81 · McLaren 17:07
Esteban Ocon #31 · Alpine 17:08
Nico Hulkenberg #27 · Haas F1 Team 17:08
Charles Leclerc #16 · Ferrari 17:08
Carlos Sainz #55 · Ferrari 17:08