Round 20 · 2023 · Sprint weekend
São Paulo Grand Prix
Official event name: Rolex São Paulo Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P1
PoleVER
Fastest lap1:12.486Norris · L61
Most laps led1Verstappen
Biggest gain+8Sargeant P19→P11
Retirements6of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 | 0 | 71 | 1:56:48.894 | 4 | 33 |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 7 | +5 | 71 | +8.277 FL | 4 | 26 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 4 | +1 | 71 | +34.155 | 4 | 15 |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 9 | +5 | 71 | +34.208 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 3 | -2 | 71 | +40.845 | 4 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 8 | +2 | 71 | +50.188 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 13 | +6 | 71 | +56.093 | 4 | 6 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 5 | -3 | 71 | +1:02.859 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 16 | +7 | 71 | +1:09.880 | 4 | 5 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 12 | +2 | 70 | +1 lap | 5 | 1 |
| 11 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 19 | +8 | 70 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 11 | -1 | 70 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 17 | +4 | 70 | +1 lap | 3 | |
| 14 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 10 | -4 | 69 | +2 laps | 3 | |
| — | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | DNF · L57 | 5 | 5 | |
| — | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 39 | DNF · L39 | 4 | ||
| — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 20 | 22 | DNF · L22 | 4 | ||
| — | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 14 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 2 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | 4 | |
| — | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 15 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Points shown are weekend totals (sprint points included).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 2 | +1 | 24 | 30:07.209 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1 | -1 | 24 | +4.287 | — | 7 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 3 | 0 | 24 | +13.617 | — | 6 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 4 | 0 | 24 | +25.879 FL | — | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 7 | +2 | 24 | +28.560 | — | 4 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 6 | 0 | 24 | +29.210 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 5 | -2 | 24 | +34.726 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 9 | +1 | 24 | +35.106 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 8 | -1 | 24 | +35.303 | — | |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 10 | 0 | 24 | +38.219 | — | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 15 | +4 | 24 | +39.061 | — | |
| 12 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 17 | +5 | 24 | +39.478 | — | |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 13 | 0 | 24 | +40.621 | — | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 16 | +2 | 24 | +42.848 | — | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 19 | +4 | 24 | +43.394 | — | |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 11 | -5 | 24 | +56.507 | — | |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +1 | 24 | +58.723 | — | |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 12 | -6 | 24 | +1:00.330 | — | |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 14 | -5 | 24 | +1:00.749 | — | |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 20 | 0 | 24 | +1:00.945 | — |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 18 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 18 |
| 3 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 16 |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 18 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 21 |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 21 |
| 7 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 13 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 20 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 17 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | — | — | — | 15 |
| 11 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | — | — | — | 15 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 15 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | — | — | 14 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 15 |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 15 |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 9 |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 9 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | — | — | — | 15 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 16 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | — | — | — | 16 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | — | — | — | 14 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | — | — | — | 14 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 12 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | — | — | — | 15 |
| 8 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | 11 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | — | — | — | 13 |
| 10 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | — | — | — | 14 |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | — | — | — | 10 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | — | — | — | 10 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | — | — | — | 8 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 8 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | — | — | — | 5 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | — | — | — | 6 |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 5 |
| 19 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | — | — | — | 5 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | — | — | — | 6 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:11.732 | 30 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:11.840 | +0.108 | 32 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:11.865 | +0.133 | 31 |
| 4 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:11.928 | +0.196 | 19 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:12.044 | +0.312 | 28 |
| 6 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:12.136 | +0.404 | 26 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:12.184 | +0.452 | 31 |
| 8 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.481 | +0.749 | 27 |
| 9 | Logan Sargeant SAR | Williams | 1:12.579 | +0.847 | 30 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:12.592 | +0.860 | 24 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:12.615 | +0.883 | 28 |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:12.638 | +0.906 | 30 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | AlphaTauri | 1:12.714 | +0.982 | 29 |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo RIC | AlphaTauri | 1:12.778 | +1.046 | 27 |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:12.779 | +1.047 | 30 |
| 16 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:12.793 | +1.061 | 30 |
| 17 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Alfa Romeo | 1:13.012 | +1.280 | 31 |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:13.056 | +1.324 | 31 |
| 19 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:13.629 | +1.897 | 25 |
| 20 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:13.838 | +2.106 | 28 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
QualifyingFinal
Sprint QualifyingFinal
SprintFinal
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 |
| Aston Martin | Lance Stroll STR | — | Fernando Alonso ALO |
| Mercedes | Lewis Hamilton HAM | — | George Russell RUS |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | — | Oscar Piastri PIA |
| Haas | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | — | Kevin Magnussen MAG |
| Alpine | Esteban Ocon OCO | — | Pierre Gasly GAS |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | — | Logan Sargeant SAR |
| AlphaTauri | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | — | Daniel Ricciardo RIC |
| Alfa Romeo | Valtteri Bottas BOT | — | Zhou Guanyu ZHO |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Brazil Grand Prix | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2021 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 5 |
| 2019 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2018 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2017 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Sebastian Vettel VET | Ferrari | 1 |
| 2016 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2015 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |
| 2014 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Nico Rosberg ROS | Mercedes | 1 |