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2023 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Full results from qualifying for the Australian Grand Prix at Melbourne, round 3 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

2023 Australian Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:17.384s 1:17.056s 1:16.732s
2 George Russell Mercedes 1:17.654s 1:17.513s 1:16.968s
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:17.689s 1:17.551s 1:17.104s
4 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:17.832s 1:17.283s 1:17.139s
5 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:17.928s 1:17.349s 1:17.270s
6 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:17.873s 1:17.616s 1:17.308s
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:18.218s 1:17.390s 1:17.369s
8 Alexander Albon Williams 1:17.962s 1:17.761s 1:17.609s
9 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:18.312s 1:17.574s 1:17.675s
10 Nico Hulkenberg Haas 1:18.029s 1:17.412s 1:17.735s
11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:17.770s 1:17.768s
12 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:18.471s 1:18.099s
13 Lando Norris McLaren 1:18.243s 1:18.119s
14 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:18.159s 1:18.129s
15 Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri 1:18.450s 1:18.335s
16 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:18.517s
17 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:18.540s
18 Logan Sargeant Williams 1:18.557s
19 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:18.714s
20 Sergio Pérez Red Bull

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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