Round 2 · 2023

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · 19 Mar 2023

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

Sergio Perez won the race from pole, finishing 5.355s ahead of Max Verstappen.

The Safety Car came out once.
Max Verstappen was the big mover, climbing from P15 to P2.
Max Verstappen set the fastest lap: 1:31.906 on lap 50.
Sergio Perez's tyres: Medium → Hard.
2 drivers didn't finish: Lance Stroll and Alexander Albon.
A dry race, with the track around 32°C.
168 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1	1:21:14.894	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	15 ▲13	+5.355s	0
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	2 ▼1	+20.728s	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	3 ▼1	+25.866s	12
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	7 ▲2	+31.065s	10
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	4 ▼2	+35.876s	8
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	12 ▲5	+43.162s	6
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	6 ▼2	+52.832s	4
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	9	+54.747s	2
10	Kevin Magnussen	Haas F1 Team	13 ▲3	+64.826s	1
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	16 ▲5	+67.494s	0
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas F1 Team	10 ▼2	+70.588s	0
13	Guanyu Zhou	Alfa Romeo	11 ▼2	+76.06s	0
14	Nyck De Vries	AlphaTauri	18 ▲4	+77.478s	0
15	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	8 ▼7	+85.021s	0
16	Logan Sargeant	Williams	20 ▲4	+86.293s	0
17	Lando Norris	McLaren	19 ▲2	+86.445s	0
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	14 ▼4	+1 LAP	0
–	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	5	DNF	0
–	Alexander Albon	Williams	17	DNF	0

Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.