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2023 F1 Abu Dhabi GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, the final round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Nov 25, 2023, 6:32 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'23.445 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'23.584 0.139 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'23.782 0.337 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'23.788 0.343 5 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'23.816 0.371 6 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'23.968 0.523 7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.084 0.639 8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'24.108 0.663 9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'24.171 0.726 10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'24.548 1.103 11 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'24.359 0.914 12 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'24.391 0.946 13 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.422 0.977 14 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'24.439 0.994 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'24.442 0.997 16 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'24.738 1.293 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'24.764 1.319 18 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'24.788 1.343 19 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'25.159 1.714 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes - -
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What happened in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1?
Verstappen produced the fastest time of 1m24.160s, 0.049s ahead of team-mate Perez.
Falling at the first hurdle were Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the Alfa Romeos of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, and Logan Sargeant (Williams, who lost both his flying laptimes due to exceeding track limits).
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'24.160 6 2 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'24.209 0.049 6 3 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'24.286 0.126 6 4 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'24.298 0.138 6 5 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'24.337 0.177 6 6 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'24.368 0.208 5 7 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.405 0.245 6 8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'24.425 0.265 6 9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'24.437 0.277 6 10 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'24.459 0.299 6 11 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'24.461 0.301 6 12 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'24.487 0.327 6 13 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.501 0.341 6 14 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'24.565 0.405 6 15 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'24.600 0.440 6 16 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'24.738 0.578 6 17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'24.764 0.604 6 18 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'24.788 0.628 6 19 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'25.159 0.999 6 - 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes - - 6
What happened in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the pace here too, recording a 1m23.740s on his opening run, 0.18s quicker than McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Knocked out at this point were Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Alex Albon (Williams) and Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri).
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Norris
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'23.740 3 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'23.920 0.180 5 3 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'23.969 0.229 6 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'24.013 0.273 6 5 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'24.078 0.338 6 6 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'24.116 0.376 5 7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.131 0.391 6 8 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'24.207 0.467 6 9 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'24.213 0.473 6 10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'24.278 0.538 5 11 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'24.359 0.619 6 12 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'24.391 0.651 6 13 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.422 0.682 6 14 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'24.439 0.699 6 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'24.442 0.702 6
What happened in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen set the bar at 1m23.445s, 0.371s faster than Norris.
On the final runs, Verstappen didn’t improve but Leclerc jumped up to second, 0.139s off pole.
Piastri grabbed third from Norris, who made a big error on his final lap, and George Russell (Mercedes) just snatched fourth from his fellow Brit.
Behind Norris, Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) will start sixth, ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Perez (whose best time was deleted) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'23.445 6 2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'23.584 0.139 6 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'23.782 0.337 6 4 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'23.788 0.343 6 5 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'23.816 0.371 6 6 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'23.968 0.523 6 7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'24.084 0.639 6 8 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'24.108 0.663 6 9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'24.171 0.726 6 10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'24.548 1.103 6
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