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2023 Spanish Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. and Lando Norris at Catalunya.

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 Carlos Sainz Jr.
Classified
Top 20
Round
8
Circuit
Catalunya
Qualifying date
June 3, 2023

The front of the grid

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

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz Jr., and Lando Norris. P4 through P20 were Pierre Gasly, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon, Nico Hülkenberg, Fernando Alonso, Oscar Piastri, Sergio Pérez, George Russell, Guanyu Zhou, Nyck de Vries, Yuki Tsunoda, Valtteri Bottas, Kevin Magnussen, Alexander Albon, Charles Leclerc, 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 Jun 16, 2023.

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