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US GP F1 qualifying results: Charles Leclerc starts on pole
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, the 19th round of the Formula 1 World Championship, in Austin, Texas.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Oct 22, 2023, 6:46 PM
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Leclerc will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes 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.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Q3, but this was stripped away as he exceeded track limits.
As this is a sprint weekend format, these sessions set the grid for Sunday’s race and have no impact on Saturday’s sprint event.
UPDATE: On Sunday morning, Aston Martin confirmed that Fernando Alonso would start from the pitlane, after reverting to an older car specification, as will team-mate Lance Stroll. Haas has also decided to take the same route with both its cars after an upgrade failed to deliver.
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US GP qualifying results: Leclerc on pole from Norris
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay 1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'34.723 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'34.853 0.130 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'34.862 0.139 4 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'34.945 0.222 5 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'35.079 0.356 6 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.081 0.358 7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'35.089 0.366 8 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'35.154 0.431 9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.173 0.450 10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.467 0.744 11 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'35.697 0.974 12 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'35.698 0.975 13 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'35.858 1.135 14 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'35.974 1.251 15 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'36.315 1.592 16 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1'36.827
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17 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'35.880 1.157 1.221 Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
18 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'36.235 1.512 1.596 Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
19 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'36.268 1.545 1.631 Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
20 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'36.589 1.866 1.970 Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
What happened in US GP Q1?
Hamilton set the pace at 1m35.091s, 0.019s faster than Norris and 0.255s ahead of Verstappen.
Falling at the first hurdle were Nico Hulkenberg (Haas – who lost his best lap due to track limits), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Alex Albon (Williams), Lance Stroll (Aston) and Logan Sargeant (Williams).
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Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps 1 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'35.091 6 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.110 0.019 8 3 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.346 0.255 6 4 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'35.824 0.733 6 5 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'35.913 0.822 6 6 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.989 0.898 6 7 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'36.009 0.918 6 8 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'36.052 0.961 9 9 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'36.061 0.970 9 10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'36.064 0.973 9 11 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'36.082 0.991 9 12 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'36.131 1.040 9 13 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'36.158 1.067 7 14 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'36.165 1.074 6 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'36.213 1.122 6 16 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'36.235 1.144 6 17 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'36.268 1.177 8 18 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'36.315 1.224 6 19 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'36.589 1.498 9 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1'36.827 1.736 8
What happened in US GP Q2?
Leclerc set the fastest time at 1m35.004s, 0.004s ahead of Verstappen and two tenths clear of Hamilton.
Knocked out at this point were Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), the Alfa Romeo duo of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri).
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US GP Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps 1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'35.004 6 2 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.008 0.004 6 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'35.240 0.236 6 4 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'35.302 0.298 6 5 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'35.413 0.409 6 6 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.441 0.437 6 7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'35.496 0.492 6 8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.576 0.572 5 9 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'35.606 0.602 6 10 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.679 0.675 5 11 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'35.697 0.693 6 12 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'35.698 0.694 6 13 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'35.858 0.854 6 14 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'35.880 0.876 6 15 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'35.974 0.970 6
What happened in US GP Q3?
On the first runs, Leclerc set the bar at 1m34.829s from Hamilton’s 1m34.885s and Verstappen’s 1m35.081s.
On the final runs, Leclerc improved to 1m34.723s, which Verstappen beat by 0.005s with 1m34.718s. But Verstappen’s time was deleted for exceeding track limits at the penultimate corner.
Norris took second, 0.13s off Leclerc, just ahead of Hamilton.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start fourth, ahead of George Russell (Mercedes), the penalized Verstappen, Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and Oscar Piastri (McLaren).
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US GP Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay Laps 1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'34.723 6 2 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'34.853 0.130 6 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'34.862 0.139 6 4 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'34.945 0.222 6 5 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'35.079 0.356 6 6 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.081 0.358 6 7 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'35.089 0.366 6 8 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'35.154 0.431 6 9 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'35.173 0.450 6 10 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'35.467 0.744 6
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