Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2023 Race Completed

2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race

Yas Marina Circuit 26 Nov 2023, 17:00 local

Max Verstappen won the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Leclerc finished second and Russell third. Verstappen led from pole position. The race ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 33°C.

Session: Race
Date: 26 Nov 2023
Start: 17:00 local
Winner: Max Verstappen
Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: 1:26.993

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / gap	Pts
1	1 Max Verstappen VER FL	Red Bull Racing	1	58	1:27:02.624	25
2	16 Charles Leclerc LEC	Ferrari	2	58	+17.993	18
3	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	4 +1	58	+20.328	15
4	11 Sergio Perez PER	Red Bull Racing	9 +5	58	+21.453	12
5	4 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	5	58	+24.284	10
6	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	3 -3	58	+31.487	8
7	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	7	58	+39.512	6
8	22 Yuki Tsunoda TSU	AlphaTauri	6 -2	58	+43.088	4
9	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Mercedes	11 +2	58	+44.424	2
10	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	13 +3	58	+55.632	1
11	3 Daniel Ricciardo RIC	AlphaTauri	15 +4	58	+56.229	—
12	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Alpine	12	58	+66.373	—
13	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	10 -3	58	+70.360	—
14	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	14	58	+73.184	—
15	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Haas F1 Team	8 -7	58	+83.696	—
16	2 Logan Sargeant SAR	Williams	20 +4	58	+87.791	—
17	24 Zhou Guanyu ZHO	Alfa Romeo	19 +2	58	+89.422	—
DNF	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Ferrari	16	57	DNF	—
19	77 Valtteri Bottas BOT	Alfa Romeo	18 -1	57	+1 lap	—
20	20 Kevin Magnussen MAG	Haas F1 Team	17 -3	57	+1 lap	—

Race replay

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Speed Lap 1 0:00

Analysis

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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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Stint compounds across the race, ordered by finishing position.

Race report

The story of the race, read from the timing data

Winner Max Verstappen From P1 on the grid

Pole position Max Verstappen Started P1

Fastest lap Max Verstappen 1:26.993 on lap 45

Winning margin 17.993s Over Charles Leclerc

Top speed 335 km/h Oscar Piastri

Fastest pit stop 21.10s Oscar Piastri

Biggest mover Sergio Perez Gained 5 places

Safety cars None

Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position at Yas Marina Circuit. The winning margin was 17.993 seconds over Charles Leclerc, with George Russell completing the podium.

Max Verstappen set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:26.993 on lap 45. Oscar Piastri recorded the highest speed-trap reading at 335 km/h.

Most of the grid started on the medium compound, the field made 37 pit stops in total, the quickest of them belonging to Oscar Piastri at 21.10 seconds. The race ran without a safety car.

Sergio Perez was the biggest mover, climbing 5 places to finish P4. 1 car retired (Carlos Sainz).