Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.
| Row 1 | 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’23.778 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB19 |
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| 2. (63) George Russell 1’24.219 Mercedes W14 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’24.305 Mercedes W14 |
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| 4. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’24.369 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’24.424 Ferrari SF-23 |
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| 6. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’24.540 McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’24.553 Alpine-Renault A523 |
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| 8. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’24.763 Alpine-Renault A523 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’25.058 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 |
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| 10. (4) Lando Norris No time McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’25.301 AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT AT04 |
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| 12. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’25.328 Ferrari SF-23 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (23) Alexander Albon 1’25.707 Williams-Mercedes FW45 |
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| 14. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’25.783 Haas-Ferrari VF-23 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (2) Logan Sargeant 1’26.210 Williams-Mercedes FW45 |
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| 16. (18) Lance Stroll 1’26.345 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (40) Liam Lawson 1’26.635 AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT AT04 |
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| 18. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’27.046 Haas-Ferrari VF-23 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’27.432 Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 |
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| 20. (11) Sergio Perez 1’25.462 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB19 |
Penalties
Perez: Pit lane start for work done on car under parc ferme conditions and exceeding maximum number of power unit components
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Jere (@jerejj)
6th October 2023, 19:08
A hectic Q1 with lap times coming & getting invalidated constantly.
A lackluster Checo again.
Sainz was surprisingly slow as were stewards with invalidating Norris’ final lap despite being a clear-cut case immediately.
Jere (@jerejj)
6th October 2023, 19:10
Hamilton P3 now, lol.
David BR (@david-br)
6th October 2023, 19:12
Verstappen P1, Perez P13.
It’s on a knife edge. Can Max secure those 3 points tomorrow? The tension is palpable. What a season.
Jere (@jerejj)
6th October 2023, 19:20
He doesn’t need 3 points, but merely a lead of 172 points or more, so anything from gap reducing by 5 points at maximum to staying unchanged or imcreasing further would be enough.
David BR (@david-br)
6th October 2023, 19:34
@jerejj I fully expect Perez to be out of the race by lap three.
Euro Brun (@eurobrun)
8th October 2023, 11:55
Oooo. So close.
stefano (@alfa145)
6th October 2023, 20:24
the race you refer to will take place after Verstappen will have already clinched the title on saturday
David BR (@david-br)
6th October 2023, 21:40
@alfa145 True (shamefaced!) I’m really not paying much attention this weekend, the season feels over already.
Edvaldo
6th October 2023, 19:31
This qualifying session says a lot about this season.
Red Bull/Max is the strongest package, and their strongest opposition always find a way to shoot themselves on the foot.
RR
6th October 2023, 19:37
Did the McLaren boys cook their own goose at the same corner? handing Merc a free step up the grid.