Round 22 · 2023
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Official event name: Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVER
Fastest lap1:26.993Verstappen · L45
Most laps led1Verstappen
Biggest gain+5Pérez P9→P4
Retirements1of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 58 | 1:27:02.624 FL | 2 | 26 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | 58 | +17.993 | 2 | 18 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 4 | +1 | 58 | +20.328 | 2 | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 9 | +5 | 58 | +21.453 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 5 | 0 | 58 | +24.284 | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 3 | -3 | 58 | +31.487 | 2 | 8 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 7 | 0 | 58 | +39.512 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 6 | -2 | 58 | +43.088 | 1 | 4 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 11 | +2 | 58 | +44.424 | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 13 | +3 | 58 | +55.632 | 2 | 1 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 15 | +4 | 58 | +56.229 | 2 | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 12 | 0 | 58 | +1:06.373 | 1 | |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 10 | -3 | 58 | +1:10.360 | 2 | |
| 14 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 14 | 0 | 58 | +1:13.184 | 2 | |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 8 | -7 | 58 | +1:23.696 | 2 | |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 20 | +4 | 58 | +1:27.791 | 2 | |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 19 | +2 | 58 | +1:29.422 | 2 | |
| — | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 16 | 57 | DNF · L57 | 2 | ||
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 18 | -1 | 57 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 20 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 17 | -3 | 57 | +1 lap | 2 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 15 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 18 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | — | — | — | 17 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 18 |
| 5 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 16 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 18 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 18 |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | — | — | — | 18 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 17 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | — | — | 18 |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 12 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 12 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 12 |
| 14 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 12 |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 12 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 6 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 6 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 6 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | — | — | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:24.418 | 14 | |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:24.513 | +0.095 | 16 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:24.810 | +0.392 | 16 |
| 4 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:24.929 | +0.511 | 17 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:25.099 | +0.681 | 27 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.153 | +0.735 | 19 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:25.194 | +0.776 | 18 |
| 8 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:25.205 | +0.787 | 17 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:25.222 | +0.804 | 15 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.258 | +0.840 | 23 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.259 | +0.841 | 21 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:25.292 | +0.874 | 26 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:25.303 | +0.885 | 18 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:25.343 | +0.925 | 25 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:25.405 | +0.987 | 24 |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.420 | +1.002 | 16 |
| 17 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:25.584 | +1.166 | 22 |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 1:25.597 | +1.179 | 15 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:25.652 | +1.234 | 20 |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:25.713 | +1.295 | 29 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:24.809 | 16 | |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:24.852 | +0.043 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.982 | +0.173 | 17 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.024 | +0.215 | 16 |
| 5 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.112 | +0.303 | 17 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:25.122 | +0.313 | 17 |
| 7 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.223 | +0.414 | 18 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:25.315 | +0.506 | 16 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:25.321 | +0.512 | 15 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:25.361 | +0.552 | 18 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:25.397 | +0.588 | 17 |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 1:25.467 | +0.658 | 16 |
| 13 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:25.492 | +0.683 | 17 |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:25.566 | +0.757 | 17 |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:25.669 | +0.860 | 17 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:26.081 | +1.272 | 20 |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:26.413 | +1.604 | 18 |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:26.659 | +1.850 | 17 |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:26.707 | +1.898 | 4 |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:27.147 | +2.338 | 7 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:26.072 | 26 | |
| 2 | Felipe Drugovich DRU | Aston Martin | 1:26.360 | +0.288 | 26 |
| 3 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 1:26.433 | +0.361 | 26 |
| 4 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:26.453 | +0.381 | 21 |
| 5 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:26.631 | +0.559 | 21 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:26.665 | +0.593 | 25 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:26.676 | +0.604 | 24 |
| 8 | Ferrari | 1:26.703 | +0.631 | 25 | |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:26.720 | +0.648 | 26 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:26.725 | +0.653 | 27 |
| 11 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:26.742 | +0.670 | 27 |
| 12 | Frederik Vesti VES | Mercedes | 1:26.815 | +0.743 | 27 |
| 13 | Jack Doohan DOO | Alpine | 1:26.865 | +0.793 | 23 |
| 14 | Théo Pourchaire POU | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.093 | +1.021 | 20 |
| 15 | Pato O'Ward OWA | McLaren | 1:27.114 | +1.042 | 23 |
| 16 | Jake Dennis DEN | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.208 | +1.136 | 24 |
| 17 | Isack Hadjar HAD | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.244 | +1.172 | 20 |
| 18 | Zak O'Sullivan OSU | Williams | 1:27.460 | +1.388 | 28 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:27.462 | +1.390 | 26 |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman BEA | Haas | 1:27.569 | +1.497 | 24 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Practice 2Final
Practice 3Final
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | — | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | — | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| McLaren | Oscar Piastri PIA | — | Lando Norris NOR |
| Mercedes | George Russell RUS | — | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| AlphaTauri | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso ALO | — | Lance Stroll STR |
| Haas | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | Kevin Magnussen MAG |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly GAS | — | Esteban Ocon OCO |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Logan Sargeant SAR |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Yas Marina Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2021 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2020 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2019 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2018 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2017 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2016 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2015 | Abu Dhabi Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |