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2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix qualifying: Charles Leclerc took pole

Charles Leclerc took pole for Ferrari ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen at Las Vegas.

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

Race recap

Pole
Charles Leclerc
Pole team
Ferrari
Front row
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Classified
Top 20
Round
22
Circuit
Las Vegas
Qualifying date
November 18, 2023

The front of the grid

Charles Leclerc qualified first for Ferrari. Carlos Sainz Jr. secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull.

How the classification lined up

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

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 Jan 6, 2026.

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