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F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes British GP pole from McLaren duo
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the 11th round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, ahead of a rejuvenated McLaren team.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Jul 8, 2023, 10:22 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and 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.
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British Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Norris
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'26.720 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'26.961 0.241 3 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'27.092 0.372 4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'27.136 0.416 5 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'27.148 0.428 6 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'27.155 0.435 7 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'27.211 0.491 8 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'27.530 0.810 9 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'27.659 0.939 10 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'27.689 0.969 11 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'28.896 2.176 12 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'28.935 2.215 13 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'28.956 2.236 14 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1'29.031 2.311 15 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari - - 16 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'29.968 3.248 17 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'30.025 3.305 18 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'30.123 3.403 19 21 Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'30.513 3.793 20 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'32.378 5.658
What happened in British GP Q1?
In damp but drying track conditions, Lewis Hamilton was setting the pace for Mercedes when he spun into the gravel at Stowe but was able to rejoin. With all drivers going for slicks, Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) set the bar at 1m31.437s, lowering it to 1m30.730s, before Verstappen pipped him with 1m30.719s as rain began to fall again.
Kevin Magussen’s Haas ground to a halt on the exit of Stowe, causing a red flag. Ahead of the restart, Verstappen understeered into the pitwall, breaking his front wing.
In a one-lap sprint to the chequered flag on a fully dry track, Lando Norris (McLaren) unleashed 1m28.917s to end the session on top ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), Mercedes duo George Russell and Hamilton, and Verstappen.
Falling at the first hurdle were Sergio Perez (Red Bull, failing to progress to Q3 for the fifth time in a row), Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri, who is likely to get a grid penalty for an unsafe release in the pits) and Magnussen.
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British GP Q1 results: Norris fastest from Leclerc
Cla Driver Laps Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Lando Norris
11 1'28.917 238.510 2 Charles Leclerc
11 1'29.143 0.226 0.226 237.905 3 George Russell
10 1'29.412 0.495 0.269 237.189 4 Lewis Hamilton
11 1'29.415 0.498 0.003 237.181 5 Max Verstappen
11 1'29.428 0.511 0.013 237.147 6 Lance Stroll
11 1'29.448 0.531 0.020 237.094 7 Alex Albon
11 1'29.466 0.549 0.018 237.046 8 Pierre Gasly
11 1'29.533 0.616 0.067 236.869 9 Nico Hulkenberg
11 1'29.603 0.686 0.070 236.684 10 Esteban Ocon
11 1'29.700 0.783 0.097 236.428 11 Valtteri Bottas
11 1'29.798 0.881 0.098 236.170 12 Carlos Sainz
12 1'29.865 0.948 0.067 235.993 13 Logan Sargeant
11 1'29.873 0.956 0.008 235.972 14 Oscar Piastri
11 1'29.874 0.957 0.001 235.970 15 Fernando Alonso
10 1'29.949 1.032 0.075 235.773 16 Sergio Perez
11 1'29.968 1.051 0.019 235.723 17 Yuki Tsunoda
11 1'30.025 1.108 0.057 235.574 18 Zhou Guanyu
11 1'30.123 1.206 0.098 235.318 19 Nyck de Vries
11 1'30.513 1.596 0.390 234.304 20 Kevin Magnussen
7 1'32.378 3.461 1.865 229.574 View full results
What happened in British GP Q2?
This session began in sunshine and some rain drops falling, with Alonso – who only made it through Q1 by 0.019s – setting the initial pace at 1m30.660s. Norris took away the top spot with 1m29.427s, 0.044s ahead of Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and Verstappen, before Alonso pushed again and took P1 with 1m29.052s.
In the closing minutes, home heroes Hamilton and Norris then took turns at the top to the crowd’s delight, until Verstappen restored normal service with 1m27.702s, just a tenth and a half faster than Piastri.
Knocked out at this point were Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Lance Stroll (Aston), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Logan Sargeant (Williams) and the Alfa of Valtteri Bottas, which didn’t run after a power loss at the end of Q1.
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British GP Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Piastri
Cla Driver Laps Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
9 1'27.702 241.814 2 Oscar Piastri
9 1'27.845 0.143 0.143 241.420 3 Lando Norris
9 1'28.042 0.340 0.197 240.880 4 Alex Albon
8 1'28.067 0.365 0.025 240.812 5 Carlos Sainz
8 1'28.265 0.563 0.198 240.271 6 Charles Leclerc
8 1'28.361 0.659 0.096 240.010 7 Fernando Alonso
8 1'28.368 0.666 0.007 239.991 8 Lewis Hamilton
8 1'28.545 0.843 0.177 239.512 9 Pierre Gasly
7 1'28.751 1.049 0.206 238.956 10 George Russell
8 1'28.782 1.080 0.031 238.872 11 Nico Hulkenberg
6 1'28.896 1.194 0.114 238.566 12 Lance Stroll
8 1'28.935 1.233 0.039 238.461 13 Esteban Ocon
7 1'28.956 1.254 0.021 238.405 14 Logan Sargeant
8 1'29.031 1.329 0.075 238.204 15 Valtteri Bottas
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What happened in British GP Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen set the target at 1m27.084s, six tenths ahead of Hamilton and Piastri.
On the final runs, Norris snatched provisional pole with 1m26.961s before Verstappen grabbed it back with 1m26.720s, taking P1 by 0.241s, with Piastri in third, 0.372s down.
Leclerc took fourth, ahead of Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz, Russell and Hamilton. Alex Albon will start eighth for Williams from Alonso and Gasly.
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British GP Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
Cla Driver Laps Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
6 1'26.720 244.552 2 Lando Norris
6 1'26.961 0.241 0.241 243.874 3 Oscar Piastri
6 1'27.092 0.372 0.131 243.508 4 Charles Leclerc
6 1'27.136 0.416 0.044 243.385 5 Carlos Sainz
6 1'27.148 0.428 0.012 243.351 6 George Russell
6 1'27.155 0.435 0.007 243.331 7 Lewis Hamilton
6 1'27.211 0.491 0.056 243.175 8 Alex Albon
6 1'27.530 0.810 0.319 242.289 9 Fernando Alonso
6 1'27.659 0.939 0.129 241.932 10 Pierre Gasly
6 1'27.689 0.969 0.030 241.850 View full results
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