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Australian Grand Prix

FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

Round 3 of 22Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, MelbourneApr 2 202358 lapsQualifying telemetry →

Podium

HAMMercedes
2
VERRed Bull
1
ALOAston Martin
3

Key facts

WinnerVER2:32:38.371 from P1
PoleVER1:16.732
Fastest lapPER1:20.235 on lap 53
On-track passes264position changes on track
Pit stops02 SC · 1 VSC · red flag
Finishers17 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1–582:32:38.371251:20.342
2HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes3▲158+0.179s181:20.613
3ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin4▲158+0.769s151:20.476
4STRLance StrollAston Martin6▲258+3.082s121:20.934
5PERSergio PérezRed Bull20▲1558+3.320s111:20.235
6NORLando NorrisMcLaren13▲758+3.701s81:21.173
7HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team10▲358+4.939s61:21.124
8PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren16▲858+5.382s41:21.335
9ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo17▲858+5.713s21:21.819
10TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri12▲258+6.052s11:21.789
11BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo19▲858+6.513s1:22.233
12SAICarlos SainzFerrari5▼758+6.594s1:20.467
13GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team9▼456+-2154.964s1:20.995
14OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team11▼356+-2153.591s1:21.203
15DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri15–56+-2152.658s1:21.183
16SARLogan SargeantWilliams18▲256+-2152.441s1:21.456
17MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team14▼352+-3523.761s1:21.685
DNFRUSGeorge RussellMercedes217Retired1:22.680
DNFALBAlexander AlbonWilliams86Retired1:23.349
DNFLECCharles LeclercFerrari70Retired–

Lap chart

Safety carRed flagVirtual safety carRed flagRed flagRed flagSafety carP1P5P10P15P20051015202530354045505558LapVERHAMALOSAISTRGASPERALBNORLECHULPIAZHOOCOTSUBOTMAGDEVRUSSAR
Running order at the end of each lap (lap 0 = starting grid). Shaded laps: safety car (amber), virtual safety car (blue), red flag.

Gap to leader

Safety carRed flagVirtual safety carRed flagRed flagRed flagSafety car0s20s40s60s80s51015202530354045505558LapVERHAMALOSAISTRPERNORHULALBPIAZHOTSUBOTRUSGASOCODEVSARMAG
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

SSoftHHardMMediumStriped = used set
1VER
8
48
2HAM
8
47
3ALO
8
48
4STR
8
48
5PER
7
48
6NOR
8
48
7HUL
8
48
8PIA
8
47
9ZHO
8
47
10TSU
8
47
11BOT
8
46
12SAI
7
48
13GAS
8
48
14OCO
8
48
15DEV
8
38
10
16SAR
7
29
19
17MAG
7
45
RRUS
7
10
RALB
6
Lap 12958

Race pace

Drivers

1:221:241:261:28VER: median 1:21.909, middle half 1:21.133–1:22.299, best 1:20.342 (44 laps)VER1:21.909PER: median 1:21.913, middle half 1:21.291–1:22.742, best 1:20.235 (44 laps)PER+0.004SAI: median 1:21.930, middle half 1:21.339–1:22.642, best 1:20.467 (44 laps)SAI+0.021GAS: median 1:21.956, middle half 1:21.599–1:22.795, best 1:20.995 (44 laps)GAS+0.046ALO: median 1:22.006, middle half 1:21.265–1:22.915, best 1:20.476 (44 laps)ALO+0.097OCO: median 1:22.059, middle half 1:21.636–1:23.487, best 1:21.203 (44 laps)OCO+0.150HAM: median 1:22.100, middle half 1:21.303–1:22.762, best 1:20.613 (44 laps)HAM+0.191STR: median 1:22.130, middle half 1:21.492–1:22.817, best 1:20.934 (44 laps)STR+0.221NOR: median 1:22.287, middle half 1:21.767–1:22.763, best 1:21.173 (44 laps)NOR+0.378HUL: median 1:22.365, middle half 1:21.924–1:23.016, best 1:21.124 (44 laps)HUL+0.456PIA: median 1:22.648, middle half 1:21.985–1:23.558, best 1:21.335 (44 laps)PIA+0.740MAG: median 1:23.216, middle half 1:22.507–1:23.556, best 1:21.685 (43 laps)MAG+1.307ZHO: median 1:23.236, middle half 1:22.435–1:23.666, best 1:21.819 (44 laps)ZHO+1.327TSU: median 1:23.310, middle half 1:22.891–1:23.899, best 1:21.789 (43 laps)TSU+1.401BOT: median 1:23.394, middle half 1:22.734–1:24.152, best 1:22.233 (43 laps)BOT+1.485SAR: median 1:24.023, middle half 1:23.344–1:24.310, best 1:21.456 (42 laps)SAR+2.114DEV: median 1:24.158, middle half 1:23.827–1:24.404, best 1:21.183 (42 laps)DEV+2.249
Clean laps only: lap 1, in/out laps, safety car laps and laps slower than 107% of the driver's median are dropped. Box = middle half, line = median.

Teams

1:221:241:261:28Red Bull: median 1:21.913, middle half 1:21.162–1:22.596, best 1:20.235 (88 laps)Red Bull1:21.913Ferrari: median 1:21.930, middle half 1:21.339–1:22.642, best 1:20.467 (44 laps)Ferrari+0.018Alpine: median 1:22.034, middle half 1:21.599–1:23.249, best 1:20.995 (88 laps)Alpine+0.121Aston Martin: median 1:22.067, middle half 1:21.419–1:22.915, best 1:20.476 (88 laps)Aston Martin+0.154Mercedes: median 1:22.100, middle half 1:21.303–1:22.762, best 1:20.613 (44 laps)Mercedes+0.187McLaren: median 1:22.445, middle half 1:21.838–1:23.248, best 1:21.173 (88 laps)McLaren+0.531Haas: median 1:22.625, middle half 1:22.114–1:23.497, best 1:21.124 (87 laps)Haas+0.712Alfa Romeo: median 1:23.298, middle half 1:22.646–1:24.021, best 1:21.819 (87 laps)Alfa Romeo+1.385AlphaTauri: median 1:23.893, middle half 1:23.084–1:24.333, best 1:21.183 (85 laps)AlphaTauri+1.980Williams: median 1:24.023, middle half 1:23.344–1:24.310, best 1:21.456 (42 laps)Williams+2.110
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Overtakes

PER
33 made · 19 lostZHO
22 made · 15 lostPIA
20 made · 13 lostSAI
19 made · 18 lostTSU
18 made · 17 lostBOT
17 made · 10 lostOCO
17 made · 20 lostSTR
16 made · 15 lostNOR
16 made · 10 lostDEV
15 made · 15 lostALO
13 made · 12 lostSAR
12 made · 10 lostHUL
11 made · 9 lostMAG
10 made · 13 lost

On-track position changes recorded by the timing system (pit stops excluded).

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:17.3841:17.0561:16.732
2RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:17.6541:17.5131:16.968+0.236s
3HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes1:17.6891:17.5511:17.104+0.372s
4ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:17.8321:17.2831:17.139+0.407s
5SAICarlos SainzFerrari1:17.9281:17.3491:17.270+0.538s
6STRLance StrollAston Martin1:17.8731:17.6161:17.308+0.576s
7LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:18.2181:17.3901:17.369+0.637s
8ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:17.9621:17.7611:17.609+0.877s
9GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:18.3121:17.5741:17.675+0.943s
10HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team1:18.0291:17.4121:17.735+1.003s
11OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team1:17.7701:17.768–+1.036s
12TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:18.4711:18.099–+1.367s
13NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:18.2431:18.119–+1.387s
14MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:18.1591:18.129–+1.397s
15DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri1:18.4501:18.335–+1.603s
16PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:18.517––+1.785s
17ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:18.540––+1.808s
18SARLogan SargeantWilliams1:18.557––+1.825s
19BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:18.714––+1.982s
20PERSergio PérezRed Bull–––

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1PER28.04417.58934.3891:20.022
2VER27.83417.95134.3021:20.087
3ALO27.89218.03034.4211:20.343
4HAM27.91118.05034.4701:20.431
5SAI27.97318.06134.4211:20.455
6STR28.11417.94134.5761:20.631
7GAS28.15817.82134.7051:20.684
8NOR28.30417.92034.5311:20.755
9OCO28.29317.87334.6281:20.794
10HUL28.27317.68734.8621:20.822
11DEV28.15518.15734.7041:21.016
12PIA28.29718.11734.6381:21.052
13SAR28.20817.92234.9961:21.126
14MAG28.42517.98834.9371:21.350
15ZHO28.44817.98835.1101:21.546
16TSU28.51918.25734.9051:21.681
17BOT28.41418.19235.1961:21.802
18RUS28.60418.20735.5111:22.322
19ALB28.81518.30835.8771:23.000

Speed trap (race best)

PIA
325 km/hSAR
325 km/hGAS
322 km/hSAI
321 km/hSTR
319 km/hTSU
318 km/hNOR
318 km/hPER
317 km/hMAG
316 km/hZHO
315 km/hHUL
314 km/hALO
311 km/hOCO
311 km/hBOT
310 km/hDEV
310 km/hHAM
309 km/hVER
306 km/hALB
301 km/hRUS
300 km/hLEC
243 km/h

Best race sectors per driver; the ideal lap adds them up. Purple = fastest in that sector.

Weather

Temperature

20°25°30°35°-40′-10′20′50′80′110′140′°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track19–35°°C
Air17°average °C
Humidity54%average
Wind1.2m/s average
RainNodry race

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit

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Racing line from the pole lap (VER); the amber dot is the start/finish line. Corner numbers from MultiViewer.

Previous winners here

2022Charles LeclercFerrari
2019Valtteri BottasMercedes
2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
2016Nico RosbergMercedes
2015Lewis HamiltonMercedes
2014Nico RosbergMercedes
2013Kimi RäikkönenLotus F1
2012Jenson ButtonMcLaren
2011Sebastian VettelRed Bull

Race control

L1 04:05DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 3
L1 04:05PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED
L1 04:14DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 3
L1 04:20GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 04:30PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 04:31YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 15
L1 04:31DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 04:31DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 15
L1 04:32YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L1 04:34DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 18
L1 04:35CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L1 04:35YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L1 04:37CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 16
L1 04:39CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 18
L1 04:40DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 2
L1 04:40CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 15
L1 04:45RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 RACE IS 0%
L1 04:57DRS DISABLED
L1 05:03GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 05:03SESSION STARTED
L1 05:03YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L1 05:04DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L1 05:04SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L2 05:05TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 18 (STR) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L2 05:06FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 18 (STR) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L3 05:07SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
L3 05:07CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 5
L3 05:09TRACK CLEAR
L6 05:12DRS ENABLED
L7 05:14YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L7 05:14SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L8 05:15RECOVERY VEHICLE ON TRACK AT TURN 6
L8 05:17RED FLAG
L8 05:17CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L8 05:17SESSION ABORTED
L9 05:22RACE WILL RESUME AT 15:33
L9 05:32RACE WILL RESUME AT 15:33 - STANDING START PROCEDURE
L9 05:32TRACK CLEAR
L9 05:33SESSION STARTED
L9 05:34STANDING START PROCEDURE
L10 05:36RESTART PROCEDURE UNDER INVESTIGATION
L10 05:36TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L11 05:39CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L12 05:39DRS ENABLED
L12 05:40TURN 3 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 21 (DEV) AND 31 (OCO) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L13 05:41FIA STEWARDS: TURN 3 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 21 (DEV) AND 31 (OCO) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L16 05:46RESTART PROCEDURE NO FURTHER ACTION
L17 05:47TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 22 (TSU) AND 81 (PIA) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L18 05:48PIT LANE ENTRY CLOSED
L18 05:48VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L19 05:50VIRTUAL SAFETY CAR ENDING
L19 05:50TRACK CLEAR
L20 05:51DRS ENABLED
L21 05:53PIT LANE ENTRY OPEN
L21 05:54FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 22 (TSU) AND 81 (PIA) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L48 06:30CAR 1 (VER) OFF TRACK AND CONTINUED AT TURN 13
L48 06:30CAR 1 (VER) TIME 1:24.107 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 13 LAP 47 16:29:18
L52 06:36CAR 27 (HUL) OFF TRACK AND CONTINUED AT TURN 12
L53 06:37YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L53 06:37DRS DISABLED IN ZONE 4
L54 06:37CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L54 06:37DRS ENABLED IN ZONE 4
L54 06:37TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L54 06:38TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L54 06:38SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L54 06:38CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L54 06:38CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L55 06:39RECOVERY VEHICLE ON TRACK AT TURN 3
L55 06:41RED FLAG
L55 06:41SESSION ABORTED
L56 06:45RACE WILL RESUME AT 16:56
L56 06:51TRACK CLEAR
L56 06:55RACE WILL RESUME AT 16:56 - STANDING START PROCEDURE
L56 06:56SESSION STARTED
L56 06:57STANDING START PROCEDURE
L57 07:00YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L57 07:00YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L57 07:00RED FLAG
L57 07:00CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 2
L57 07:00CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L57 07:00SESSION ABORTED
L58 07:03RESTART PROCEDURE NOTED
L58 07:03FIA STEWARDS: RESTART PROCEDURE UNDER INVESTIGATION
L58 07:15RESTART ORDER: 1 - 44 - 14 - 55 - 18 - 11 - 4 - 27 -81 - 24 - 22 -77
L58 07:22RACE WILL RESUME AT 17:33
L58 07:23TRACK CLEAR
L58 07:25TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 14 (ALO) AND 55 (SAI) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L58 07:26FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 14 (ALO) AND 55 (SAI) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L58 07:26FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 55 (SAI) - CAUSING A COLLISION
L58 07:27TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 31 (OCO) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION
L58 07:27FIA STEWARDS: TURN 2 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 10 (GAS) AND 31 (OCO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - CAUSING A COLLISION
L58 07:32RACE WILL RESUME AT 17:33 - ROLLING START PROCEDURE
L58 07:33SESSION STARTED
L58 07:34SAFETY CAR WILL ENTER PITS: ROLLING START PROCEDURE
L58 07:35SESSION FINISHED
L58 07:35CHEQUERED FLAG
L58 07:37RED FLAG
L58 07:55DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 11
L58 07:55CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 11

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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