Qatar Grand Prix 2023 results: Verstappen dominates but disaster for Hamilton
Qatar Grand Prix 2023 results: Verstappen dominates but disaster for Hamilton
A wild weekend at the Qatar Grand Prix has come to a close with Max Verstappen celebrating his third world title in perfect fashion after taking victory in Sunday's grand prix.
It was an eventful race from the very start in Losail, with Lewis Hamilton crashing into team-mate George Russell on the opening lap, putting him out of the race.
Verstappen had already claimed the world title on Saturday after his team-mate Sergio Perez crashed out in the sprint race, and the Mexican was hit with added misfortune on Sunday when he was forced to start from the pitlane.
It was even worse for Ferrari star Carlos Sainz though who failed to start the race at all after a complete disaster for the Italian team who were hit with problems before the start.
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Here was how the drivers fared after Sunday's action, which saw major changes before the race applied by the FIA:
Qatar Grand Prix 2023 results
The final classification from the Losail circuit was as follows:
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 1:27:39.168
2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +4.833
3. Lando Norris (McLaren): +5.969
4. George Russell (Mercedes): +34.119
5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +38.976
6. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +49.032
7. Esteban Ocon (Alpine): +62.390
8. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo): +66.563
9. Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo): +76.127
10. Sergio Perez (Red Bull): +80.181
11. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin): +81.652
12. Pierre Gasly (Alpine): +82.300
13. Alex Albon (Williams): +91.014
14. Kevin Magnussen (Haas): +1lap
15. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri): +1lap
16. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas): +1lap
17. Liam Lawson (AlphaTauri): +1lap
Not Classified
Logan Sargeant (Williams) DNF
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes): DNF
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari): DNS
Fastest Lap
Max Verstappen (Red Bull): 1:24.319
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F1 Standings
Drivers
- Charles Leclerc
- Carlos Sainz
- Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri
- Pierre Gasly
- Esteban Ocon
- Sergio Pérez
- Max Verstappen
- Alexander Albon
- Logan Sargeant
- Lewis Hamilton
- George Russell
- Nico Hülkenberg
- Kevin Magnussen
- Fernando Alonso
- Lance Stroll
- Valtteri Bottas
- Zhou Guanyu
- Nyck De Vries
- Liam Lawson
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Yuki Tsunoda
Races
- Gulf Air Grand Prix of Bahrain 2023
- Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of Australia 2023
- Grand Prix of China 2023
- Grand Prix of Azerbaijan 2023
- Miami Grand Prix 2023
- Qatar Airways Gran Premio Del Made In Italy E Dell'emilia Romagna 2023
- Grand Prix of Monaco 2023
- AWS Gran Premio de España 2023
- Grand Prix du Canada 2023
- Grand Prix of Austria 2023
- Aramco Grand Prix of Great Britain 2023
- Grand Prix of Hungary 2023
- Grand Prix of Belgium 2023
- Heineken Dutch Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of Italy 2023
- Grand Prix of Singapore 2023
- Grand Prix of Japan 2023
- Qatar Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of the United States 2023
- Gran Premio de la Ciudad de Mexico 2023
- Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2023
- Heineken Silver Las Vegas Grand Prix 2023
- Grand Prix of Abu Dhabi 2023
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