Full results from qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail, round 17 of the 2023 Formula 1 season.

2023 Qatar Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:25.007s 1:24.483s 1:23.778s
2 George Russell Mercedes 1:25.334s 1:24.827s 1:24.219s
3 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:26.076s 1:24.381s 1:24.305s
4 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1:25.223s 1:25.241s 1:24.369s
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:25.452s 1:25.079s 1:24.424s
6 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:25.266s 1:24.724s 1:24.540s
7 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1:25.566s 1:24.918s 1:24.553s
8 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:25.711s 1:24.928s 1:24.763s
9 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:26.038s 1:25.297s 1:25.058s
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1:25.131s 1:24.685s
11 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:26.058s 1:25.301s
12 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:25.808s 1:25.328s
13 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:25.991s 1:25.462s
14 Alexander Albon Williams 1:26.118s 1:25.707s
15 Nico Hülkenberg Haas 1:25.904s 1:25.783s
16 Logan Sargeant Williams 1:26.210s
17 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:26.345s
18 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri 1:26.635s
19 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:27.046s
20 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo 1:27.432s

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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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