2023 São Paulo Grand Prix
Race 20 of 22 in the 2023 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Layout of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace
Race details[1]
Date 5 November 2023
Official name Formula 1 Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2023
Location Autódromo José Carlos Pace
São Paulo, Brazil
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance 71 laps, 305.879 km (190.064 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy
Attendance 267,000[2]
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Time 1:10.727
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:12.486 on lap 61
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second
McLaren-Mercedes
Third
Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2023) was a Formula One motor race held on 5 November 2023 at the Interlagos Circuit in São Paulo, Brazil. It was the twentieth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship and the sixth and final Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the Formula One sprint format.

Max Verstappen took pole position for the main race during a weather-affected qualifying, while Lando Norris took the sprint pole position. Both the sprint and main race were won by Verstappen, setting a new Formula One record for highest percentage of wins in a single season. It was Red Bull Racing's 19th win of the season, matching Mercedes's 2016 season win record. Norris finished the race in second place, his 13th career podium, tying Nick Heidfeld for most podiums without a race win. Fernando Alonso finished third, beating Sergio Pérez by 0.053 seconds. This was his ninth podium at Interlagos without ever winning and his first since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Background

The event was held across the weekend of 3–5 November and was the twentieth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship. It was the 41st Formula One Grand Prix at this circuit, and the third held under the name of the São Paulo Grand Prix, having previously been titled the Brazilian Grand Prix. It was also the sixth and final Grand Prix weekend of the 2023 season to utilise the Formula One sprint format.[1][3]

Championship standings before the race

Coming into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 491 points. He led his teammate Sergio Pérez by 251 points and Lewis Hamilton by a further 20 points. Hamilton was ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. in fourth by 37 points, with Fernando Alonso in fifth, tied for points with Sainz. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship with 731 points, 360 points ahead of Mercedes and a further 22 points ahead of Ferrari. McLaren, in fourth, was behind Ferrari by 93 points and ahead of Aston Martin, in fifth, by 20 points.[4]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with the exception of Daniel Ricciardo, who replaced Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri starting at the Hungarian Grand Prix.[5][6]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3 and C4 tyre compounds (designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively) for teams to use at the event.[7]

Practice

The only free practice session was held on 3 November 2023, at 11:30 local time (UTC−3).[1] Carlos Sainz Jr. ended the session first, while his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc finished second, with George Russell third.[8][9]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 3 November 2023, and was scheduled for 15:00 local time (UTC−3),[10] but was delayed by 15 minutes due to debris on track from a Porsche Carrera Cup Brazil session which took place immediately prior to qualifying.[10][11][12][13] The session determined the starting order for the main race.

Qualifying report

Max Verstappen took pole position after intense rain caused Q3 to be red-flagged and called off with four minutes remaining. After numerous tribulations throughout the past few races, Lance Stroll found himself in third ahead of his teammate Fernando Alonso, who also improved after numerous struggles in the latter half of the season. This is Stroll's highest starting position since the 2020 Turkish Grand Prix where he took pole position.[14] Oscar Piastri was unable to set a time, as his car slipped off into the grass as the weather began to deteriorate. This caused a yellow flag which forced Sergio Pérez to slow, resulting in them starting tenth and ninth respectively.[15]

Penalties were given to George Russell, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly for blocking the pit exit in Q1, each driver dropping two places.[16][17][18] The intense rain caused a grandstand to collapse. No major injuries were reported.[19]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:10.436 1:10.162 1:10.727 1
2 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:10.472 1:10.303 1:11.021 2
3 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:10.551 1:10.375 1:11.344 3
4 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:10.557 1:10.237 1:11.387 4
5 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:10.604 1:10.266 1:11.469 5
6 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1:10.340 1:10.316 1:11.590 81
7 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.623 1:10.021 1:11.987 6
8 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:10.624 1:10.254 1:11.989 7
9 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:10.668 1:10.219 1:12.321 9
10 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:10.519 1:10.330 No time 10
11 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:10.475 1:10.547 N/A 11
12 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:10.763 1:10.562 N/A 141
13 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:10.793 1:10.567 N/A 151
14 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:10.602 1:10.723 N/A 12
15 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:10.621 1:10.840 N/A 13
16 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:10.837 N/A N/A 16
17 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:10.843 N/A N/A 17
18 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:10.955 N/A N/A 18
19 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 1:11.035 N/A N/A 19
20 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:11.275 N/A N/A 20
107% time: 1:15.263
Source:[20][21]

Notes

  • ^1 – George Russell, Esteban Ocon, and Pierre Gasly each received two-place grid penalties for impeding other drivers at the pit exit in Q1.[21][16][17][18]

Sprint shootout

The sprint shootout was held on 4 November 2023, at 11:00 local time (UTC−3), and determined the starting grid for the sprint.[1]

Sprint shootout report

Lando Norris topped the timing sheets for the second and third segments, granting him a sprint pole position. In SQ1, Esteban Ocon seemingly lost control of his Alpine and drove into Fernando Alonso, sending Ocon's Alpine A523 straight into the wall and breaking Alonso's front left suspension. Alonso was unable to return for the rest of the shootout despite Aston Martin's efforts to fix his car in time for SQ2.[22]

Sprint shootout classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Sprint
grid
SQ1 SQ2 SQ3
1 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.824 1:11.221 1:10.622 1
2 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:11.888 1:11.262 1:10.683 2
3 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:12.218 1:11.230 1:10.756 3
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1:11.976 1:11.516 1:10.857 4
5 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.870 1:11.476 1:10.940 5
6 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:12.358 1:11.676 1:11.019 6
7 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:12.107 1:11.473 1:11.077 7
8 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 1:12.175 1:11.423 1:11.122 8
9 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:11.796 1:11.491 1:11.126 9
10 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:12.356 1:11.648 1:11.189 10
11 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:12.058 1:11.727 N/A 11
12 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:12.136 1:11.752 N/A 12
13 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:12.229 1:11.822 N/A 13
14 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:12.303 1:11.872 N/A 14
15 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:12.224 No time N/A 15
16 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:12.388 N/A N/A 16
17 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:12.482 N/A N/A 17
18 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 1:12.497 N/A N/A 18
19 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:12.525 N/A N/A 19
20 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 1:12.615 N/A N/A 20
107% time: 1:16.821
Source:[23][24]

Sprint

The sprint was held on 4 November 2023, at 15:30 local time (UTC−3), and was run for 24 laps.[1][10]

Sprint report

After overtaking sprint polesitter Lando Norris for the lead in the opening turn, Max Verstappen won the sprint. Sergio Pérez finished in third, his first podium of any kind since the Italian Grand Prix.[25]

Sprint classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 24 30:07.209 2 8
2 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 24 +4.287 1 7
3 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 24 +13.617 3 6
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 24 +25.879 4 5
5 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 24 +28.560 7 4
6 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 24 +29.210 6 3
7 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 24 +34.726 5 2
8 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 24 +35.106 9 1
9 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 24 +35.303 8
10 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 24 +38.219 10
11 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 24 +39.061 15
12 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 24 +39.478 17
13 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 24 +40.421 13
14 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 24 +42.848 16
15 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 24 +43.394 19
16 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 24 +56.507 11
17 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 24 +58.723 18
18 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 24 +1:00.330 12
19 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 24 +1:00.749 14
20 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 24 +1:00.945 20
Fastest lap: United Kingdom George Russell (Mercedes) – 1:14.422 (lap 2)
Source:[24][26]

Race

The race was held on 5 November 2023, at 14:00 local time (UTC−3), and was run for 71 laps.[1]

Race report

Charles Leclerc crashed out of the race during the formation lap due to a hydraulics problem.[27] Lando Norris moved up to second behind Max Verstappen at the start, while Kevin Magnussen hit Alexander Albon before the first turn, taking both drivers out of the race. The amount of debris caused a safety car period; soon, the race was red-flagged. Oscar Piastri and Daniel Ricciardo both suffered damage to their cars due to hitting the debris from the crash, but had their cars fixed in time to restart from the pit lane, albeit one lap down.[28]

Off of the standing restart, Verstappen kept his first place ahead of Norris and, after a few more laps, pulled further ahead. Sergio Pérez overtook Lewis Hamilton, who was struggling with his tyres. Both Alfa Romeo drivers retired due to car problems: Zhou Guanyu on lap 24 and Valtteri Bottas on lap 39. On lap 57, George Russell retired due to overheating. With their cars continuing to struggle from the first-lap damage, Ricciardo and Piastri finished one and two laps down, respectively.[28]

Sergio Pérez and Fernando Alonso dueled for third for many laps, with Alonso overtaking Pérez for the final time on the last lap and defending against the Red Bull Racing driver to take his first podium since the Dutch Grand Prix, ahead of Pérez by 0.053 seconds. This was his ninth podium at Interlagos without ever winning and his first since the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix.[29][28][30]

Verstappen won the race by eight seconds, ahead of Norris. In doing so, Verstappen claimed the highest percentage of race wins per season record from Alberto Ascari, a record held since the 1952 season; he also achieved his nineteenth podium of the season, breaking his own record from 2021. Verstappen also overtook Alain Prost in total race wins by reaching his 52nd win.[29]

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 71 1:56:48.894 1 25
2 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 71 +8.277 6 191
3 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 71 +34.155 4 15
4 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 71 +34.208 9 12
5 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 71 +40.845 3 10
6 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 71 +50.188 7 8
7 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 71 +56.093 15 6
8 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 71 +1:02.859 5 4
9 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 71 +1:09.880 16 2
10 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 70 +1 lap 14 1
11 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 70 +1 lap 19
12 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 70 +1 lap 11
13 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT 70 +1 lap 17
14 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 69 +2 laps 10
Ret 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 57 Oil temperature 8
Ret 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 39 Hydraulics 18
Ret 24 China Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari 22 Engine 20
Ret 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 0 Collision 12
Ret 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 0 Collision 13
DNS 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 0 Hydraulics –2
Fastest lap: United Kingdom Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:12.486 (lap 61)
Source:[21][31][32][33]

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[32]
  • ^2 – Charles Leclerc did not start the race due to a hydraulics failure resulting in a crash during the formation lap. His place on the grid was left vacant.[31][34]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
  • Competitors in bold and marked with an asterisk are the 2023 World Champions.

References

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