Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
2023 · Round 2 · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · Mar 17-19, 2023Race summary
Pérez won the race from 1st on the grid, 5.355s ahead of Verstappen. Verstappen was the standout mover, climbing from 15th to 2nd. Piastri lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 15th (down 7 places). The safety car was deployed on laps 18-20. The winner made one pit stop: on lap 18 (medium → hard). Verstappen set the fastest lap, in 1:31.906.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1 | 50 | 1:21:14.894 | 25 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen 1:31.906 | Red Bull | 15 | 50 | +5.355 | 19 |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 2 | 50 | +20.728 | 15 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 3 | 50 | +25.866 | 12 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | 50 | +31.065 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 50 | +35.876 | 8 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 12 | 50 | +43.162 | 6 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 6 | 50 | +52.832 | 4 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 50 | +54.747 | 2 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 13 | 50 | +1:04.826 | 1 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | 50 | +1:07.494 | 0 |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 50 | +1:10.588 | 0 |
| 13 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 50 | +1:16.060 | 0 |
| 14 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 18 | 50 | +1:17.478 | 0 |
| 15 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 8 | 50 | +1:25.021 | 0 |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 20 | 50 | +1:26.293 | 0 |
| 17 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 19 | 50 | +1:26.445 | 0 |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 49 | +29.584 | 0 |
| – | Alexander Albon | Williams | 17 | 27 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 5 | 16 | Retired | 0 |