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2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri at Yas Marina Circuit.

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

Race recap

Pole
Max Verstappen
Pole team
Red Bull
Front row
Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc
Classified
Top 20
Round
23
Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit
Qualifying date
November 25, 2023

The front of the grid

Max Verstappen qualified first for Red Bull. Charles Leclerc secured the other front-row place for Ferrari, with Oscar Piastri third for McLaren.

How the classification lined up

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

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 12, 2024.

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