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Max Verstappen won the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris at Lusail.

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

Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Podium
Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, and Lando Norris
Classified finishers
17
Round
18
Circuit
Lusail
Race date
October 8, 2023

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Oscar Piastri was second for McLaren, while Lando Norris completed the podium for McLaren.

Grid to finish

P4 through P10 were George Russell, Charles Leclerc, Fernando Alonso, Esteban Ocon, Valtteri Bottas, Guanyu Zhou, and Sergio Pérez. Guanyu Zhou made the biggest move, climbing from P19 to P9 for a gain of 10 places.

Teams and result status

Alfa Romeo placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 1 car, Aston Martin placed 1 car, Ferrari placed 1 car, and Mercedes placed 1 car in the top ten. The recap marks Logan Sargeant as DNF, Lewis Hamilton as DNF, and Carlos Sainz Jr. as DNS. The classification does not state why.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Mar 2, 2024.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Max VerstappenRed Bull
P2Oscar PiastriMcLaren
P3Lando NorrisMcLaren
P4George RussellMercedes
P5Charles LeclercFerrari
P6Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
P7Esteban OconAlpine
P8Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo
P9Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo
P10Sergio PérezRed Bull