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2023 Singapore Grand Prix qualifying: Carlos Sainz Jr. took pole

Carlos Sainz Jr. took pole for Ferrari ahead of George Russell and Charles Leclerc at Singapore.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Pole team
Ferrari
Front row
Carlos Sainz Jr. and George Russell
Classified
Top 20
Round
16
Circuit
Singapore
Qualifying date
September 16, 2023

The front of the grid

Carlos Sainz Jr. qualified first for Ferrari. George Russell secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Carlos Sainz Jr., George Russell, and Charles Leclerc. P4 through P20 were Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton, Kevin Magnussen, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg, Liam Lawson, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, Sergio Pérez, Alexander Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Valtteri Bottas, Oscar Piastri, Logan Sargeant, Guanyu Zhou, and Lance Stroll.

Team representation

Alfa Romeo placed 2 cars, AlphaTauri placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Dec 18, 2025.

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