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2023 Monaco Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Fernando Alonso and Charles Leclerc at Monte Carlo.

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 Fernando Alonso
Classified
Top 20
Round
7
Circuit
Monte Carlo
Qualifying date
May 27, 2023

The front of the grid

Max Verstappen qualified first for Red Bull. Fernando Alonso secured the other front-row place for Aston Martin, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

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

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 8, 2024.

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