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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

FORMULA 1 STC SAUDI ARABIAN GRAND PRIX 2023

Round 2 of 22Jeddah Corniche Circuit, JeddahMar 19 202350 lapsQualifying telemetry →

Podium

VERRed Bull
2
PERRed Bull
1
ALOAston Martin
3

Key facts

WinnerPER1:21:14.894 from P1
PolePER1:28.265
Fastest lapVER1:31.906 on lap 50
On-track passes168position changes on track
Pit stops01 SC · 0 VSC
Finishers18 / 20classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1PERSergio PérezRed Bull1–501:21:14.894251:32.188
2VERMax VerstappenRed Bull15▲1350+5.355s191:31.906
3ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin2▼150+20.728s151:32.240
4RUSGeorge RussellMercedes3▼150+25.866s121:32.433
5HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes7▲250+31.065s101:32.941
6SAICarlos SainzFerrari4▼250+35.876s81:32.822
7LECCharles LeclercFerrari12▲550+43.162s61:33.056
8OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team6▼250+52.832s41:33.222
9GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team9–50+54.747s21:33.392
10MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team13▲350+64.826s11:33.374
11TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri16▲550+67.494s1:33.931
12HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team10▼250+70.588s1:33.780
13ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo11▼250+76.060s1:33.894
14DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri18▲450+77.478s1:33.609
15PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren8▼750+85.021s1:34.287
16SARLogan SargeantWilliams20▲450+86.293s1:34.469
17NORLando NorrisMcLaren19▲250+86.445s1:34.122
18BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo14▼449+29.584s1:34.384
DNFALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1727Retired1:35.567
DNFSTRLance StrollAston Martin516Retired1:35.140

Lap chart

Safety carP1P5P10P15P2005101520253035404550LapPERVERALORUSHAMSAILECOCOGASMAGSTRTSUHULZHODEVPIASARNORBOTALB
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 car0s20s40s60s80s5101520253035404550LapPERVERALORUSHAMSAISTRLECOCOGASMAGTSUHULZHODEVALBPIASARNORBOT
Seconds behind the leader as each lap ends. Gaps above 90s are clipped (lapped cars).

Tyre strategy

MMediumHHardSSoftStriped = used set
1PER
18
32
2VER
18
32
3ALO
18
32
4RUS
18
32
5HAM
18
32
6SAI
15
35
7LEC
16
34
8OCO
16
34
9GAS
14
36
10MAG
8
42
11TSU
17
33
12HUL
11
39
13ZHO
11
7
32
14DEV
17
33
15PIA
49
16SAR
18
32
17NOR
17
31
18BOT
9
8
18
14
RALB
17
10
RSTR
13
Lap 12550

Race pace

Drivers

1:321:341:361:381:40VER: median 1:33.193, middle half 1:32.614–1:35.090, best 1:31.906 (46 laps)VER1:33.193PER: median 1:33.248, middle half 1:32.648–1:34.239, best 1:32.188 (46 laps)PER+0.055ALO: median 1:34.090, middle half 1:33.194–1:34.819, best 1:32.240 (46 laps)ALO+0.897RUS: median 1:34.112, middle half 1:33.440–1:35.148, best 1:32.433 (46 laps)RUS+0.919HAM: median 1:34.210, middle half 1:33.514–1:35.856, best 1:32.941 (46 laps)HAM+1.017SAI: median 1:34.456, middle half 1:33.532–1:35.373, best 1:32.822 (44 laps)SAI+1.264LEC: median 1:34.681, middle half 1:33.749–1:35.438, best 1:33.056 (45 laps)LEC+1.488GAS: median 1:34.802, middle half 1:34.126–1:36.065, best 1:33.392 (44 laps)GAS+1.609OCO: median 1:34.882, middle half 1:34.136–1:35.924, best 1:33.222 (45 laps)OCO+1.689MAG: median 1:35.304, middle half 1:34.335–1:35.812, best 1:33.374 (44 laps)MAG+2.111TSU: median 1:35.392, middle half 1:34.599–1:36.285, best 1:33.931 (45 laps)TSU+2.199ZHO: median 1:35.398, middle half 1:34.799–1:36.273, best 1:33.894 (44 laps)ZHO+2.205NOR: median 1:35.549, middle half 1:35.284–1:36.162, best 1:34.122 (43 laps)NOR+2.356HUL: median 1:35.577, middle half 1:34.467–1:36.268, best 1:33.780 (44 laps)HUL+2.384PIA: median 1:35.630, middle half 1:35.169–1:35.956, best 1:34.287 (44 laps)PIA+2.437DEV: median 1:35.759, middle half 1:35.091–1:36.592, best 1:33.609 (45 laps)DEV+2.566SAR: median 1:35.920, middle half 1:35.229–1:36.757, best 1:34.469 (45 laps)SAR+2.727BOT: median 1:36.254, middle half 1:35.944–1:36.984, best 1:34.384 (42 laps)BOT+3.061ALB: median 1:36.878, middle half 1:36.066–1:37.065, best 1:35.567 (21 laps)ALB+3.685
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

1:321:341:361:381:40Red Bull: median 1:33.214, middle half 1:32.638–1:34.417, best 1:31.906 (92 laps)Red Bull1:33.214Aston Martin: median 1:34.090, middle half 1:33.194–1:34.819, best 1:32.240 (46 laps)Aston Martin+0.876Mercedes: median 1:34.142, middle half 1:33.453–1:35.287, best 1:32.433 (92 laps)Mercedes+0.927Ferrari: median 1:34.539, middle half 1:33.713–1:35.428, best 1:32.822 (89 laps)Ferrari+1.325Alpine: median 1:34.869, middle half 1:34.131–1:36.022, best 1:33.222 (89 laps)Alpine+1.655Haas: median 1:35.464, middle half 1:34.398–1:36.244, best 1:33.374 (88 laps)Haas+2.249McLaren: median 1:35.625, middle half 1:35.242–1:36.091, best 1:34.122 (87 laps)McLaren+2.411AlphaTauri: median 1:35.627, middle half 1:34.770–1:36.502, best 1:33.609 (90 laps)AlphaTauri+2.413Alfa Romeo: median 1:36.135, middle half 1:35.264–1:36.503, best 1:33.894 (86 laps)Alfa Romeo+2.921Williams: median 1:36.149, middle half 1:35.540–1:36.951, best 1:34.469 (66 laps)Williams+2.935
Both drivers' clean laps combined, ordered by median lap.

Overtakes

TSU
16 made · 11 lostSAR
15 made · 11 lostDEV
14 made · 10 lostVER
13 made · 0 lostMAG
12 made · 9 lostPIA
12 made · 19 lostALB
12 made · 14 lostZHO
11 made · 13 lostLEC
10 made · 5 lostOCO
8 made · 10 lostGAS
8 made · 8 lostHUL
8 made · 10 lostNOR
8 made · 6 lostBOT
6 made · 10 lost

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

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamQ1Q2Q3Gap to pole
1PERSergio PérezRed Bull1:29.2441:28.6351:28.265
2LECCharles LeclercFerrari1:29.3761:28.9031:28.420+0.155s
3ALOFernando AlonsoAston Martin1:29.2981:28.7571:28.730+0.465s
4RUSGeorge RussellMercedes1:29.5921:29.1321:28.857+0.592s
5SAICarlos SainzFerrari1:29.4111:28.9571:28.931+0.666s
6STRLance StrollAston Martin1:29.3351:28.9621:28.945+0.680s
7OCOEsteban OconAlpine F1 Team1:29.7071:29.2551:29.078+0.813s
8HAMLewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.6891:29.3741:29.223+0.958s
9PIAOscar PiastriMcLaren1:29.7061:29.3781:29.243+0.978s
10GASPierre GaslyAlpine F1 Team1:29.8901:29.4111:29.357+1.092s
11HULNico HülkenbergHaas F1 Team1:29.5471:29.451–+1.186s
12ZHOGuanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo1:29.6541:29.461–+1.196s
13MAGKevin MagnussenHaas F1 Team1:29.7441:29.634–+1.369s
14BOTValtteri BottasAlfa Romeo1:29.9291:29.668–+1.403s
15VERMax VerstappenRed Bull1:28.7611:49.953–+21.688s
16TSUYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri1:29.939––+1.674s
17ALBAlexander AlbonWilliams1:29.994––+1.729s
18DEVNyck de VriesAlphaTauri1:30.244––+1.979s
19NORLando NorrisMcLaren1:30.447––+2.182s
20SARLogan SargeantWilliams2:08.510––+40.245s

Sectors & speed

#DriverS1S2S3Ideal lap
1VER33.54329.02929.2441:31.816
2PER33.72129.04029.2921:32.053
3ALO33.73129.09629.4131:32.240
4RUS33.78529.17429.4271:32.386
5SAI33.92929.30129.5261:32.756
6HAM34.02629.21029.5541:32.790
7LEC34.04829.40729.5511:33.006
8MAG34.26029.28729.5521:33.099
9OCO34.17829.49029.5541:33.222
10GAS34.28429.49329.6091:33.386
11DEV34.35429.50629.6701:33.530
12ZHO34.32229.50529.7251:33.552
13HUL34.54729.41529.7441:33.706
14TSU34.34329.70429.7861:33.833
15PIA34.66429.60729.5981:33.869
16NOR34.58029.67829.8261:34.084
17SAR34.76029.69229.8071:34.259
18BOT34.58429.87729.9201:34.381
19STR35.28029.80329.8511:34.934
20ALB35.39029.94329.8181:35.151

Speed trap (race best)

VER
342 km/hHUL
336 km/hMAG
336 km/hSAR
336 km/hPER
334 km/hALB
334 km/hSAI
333 km/hPIA
332 km/hDEV
330 km/hNOR
330 km/hZHO
329 km/hLEC
329 km/hSTR
328 km/hHAM
326 km/hBOT
321 km/hTSU
321 km/hALO
320 km/hGAS
320 km/hOCO
316 km/hRUS
314 km/h

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

Weather

Temperature

26°28°30°32°34°-50′-40′-30′-20′-10′0′10′20′30′40′50′60′70′80′°C
Minutes from the race start.

Conditions

Track30–34°°C
Air26°average °C
Humidity58%average
Wind1.8m/s average
RainNodry race

Jeddah Corniche Circuit

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

Previous winners here

2022Max VerstappenRed Bull
2021Lewis HamiltonMercedes

Race control

L1 16:10PINK HEAD PADDING MATERIAL MUST BE USED
L1 16:20GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 16:30PIT EXIT CLOSED
L1 16:45RISK OF RAIN FOR F1 RACE IS 0%
L1 16:57DRS DISABLED
L1 17:03GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
L1 17:03SESSION STARTED
L1 17:04INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION
L2 17:05TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L2 17:05TRACK SURFACE SLIPPERY IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L2 17:05FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION
L2 17:06FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 14 (ALO) - INCORRECT STARTING LOCATION
L3 17:07DRS ENABLED
L3 17:08CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 3
L3 17:08CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 4
L5 17:11CAR 20 (MAG) TIME 1:37.098 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 4 20:10:01
L6 17:12CAR 2 (SAR) TIME 1:36.881 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 5 20:11:41
L6 17:12CAR 1 (VER) TIME 1:35.359 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 5 20:11:37
L7 17:13CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:37.108 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 5 20:11:41
L8 17:15START STRAIGHT INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - WEAVING ON STRAIGHT
L8 17:15FIA STEWARDS: START STRAIGHT INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) UNDER INVESTIGATION - WEAVING ON STRAIGHT
L9 17:16BLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 44 (HAM) - WEAVING ON STRAIGHT
L10 17:19CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:36.613 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 9 20:18:04
L13 17:23CAR 18 (STR) MISSED THE APEX OF TURN 5
L13 17:23CAR 18 (STR) TIME 1:36.522 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 5 LAP 12 20:21:45
L17 17:30CAR 55 (SAI) TIME 1:53.399 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 16 20:29:19
L17 17:30YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L17 17:30DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L18 17:30YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L18 17:30DOUBLE YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L18 17:31YELLOW IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L18 17:31SAFETY CAR DEPLOYED
L19 17:34CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 9
L19 17:34CLEAR IN TRACK SECTOR 8
L20 17:36SAFETY CAR IN THIS LAP
L20 17:38TRACK CLEAR
L23 17:42DRS ENABLED
L24 17:43BLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 55 (SAI) - WEAVING ON STRAIGHT
L24 17:44CAR 77 (BOT) TIME 1:38.366 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 22 20:40:33
L24 17:44CAR 20 (MAG) TIME 1:35.702 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 23 20:43:09
L27 17:48CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:38.229 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 26 20:47:59
L28 17:50CAR 77 (BOT) TIME 1:38.366 WILL BE REINSTATED
L28 17:50CAR 24 (ZHO) TIME 1:37.391 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 22 20:40:33
L32 17:57CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:34.082 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 31 20:55:40
L33 17:58CAR 16 (LEC) TIME 1:34.701 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 32 20:56:15
L33 17:58CAR 4 (NOR) TIME 1:35.478 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 32 20:57:34
L38 18:05CAR 11 (PER) TIME 1:32.638 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 37 21:04:35
L38 18:06CAR 1 (VER) TIME 1:32.496 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 37 21:04:40
L44 18:15CAR 81 (PIA) TIME 1:35.257 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 23 LAP 43 21:15:03
L50 18:25SESSION FINISHED
L50 18:25CHEQUERED FLAG
L50 18:38PIT LANE INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) NOTED - SERVING PENALTY INCORRECTLY
L50 18:38FIA STEWARDS: PIT LANE INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 14 (ALO) UNDER INVESTIGATION - SERVING PENALTY INCORRECTLY
L50 18:45FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 14 (ALO) - SERVING PENALTY INCORRECTLY

Blue flags omitted. Times are UTC.

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