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F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Australian GP pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, the third round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Apr 1, 2023, 6:15 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton 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.
Australian Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Russell
Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Delay 1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1'16.732 2 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'16.968 0.236 3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'17.104 0.372 4 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'17.139 0.407 5 55 Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1'17.270 0.538 6 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'17.308 0.576 7 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1'17.369 0.637 8 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'17.609 0.877 9 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'17.675 0.943 10 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'17.735 1.003 11 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'17.768 1.036 12 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'18.099 1.367 13 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'18.119 1.387 14 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'18.129 1.397 15 21 Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT 1'18.335 1.603 16 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1'18.517 1.785 17 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'18.540 1.808 18 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1'18.557 1.825 19 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo/Ferrari 1'18.714 1.982 20 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT - -
What happened in Australian Grand Prix Q1?
Nico Hulkenberg set the early pace for Haas at 1m18.373s when the red flag came out for Sergio Perez going off into the gravel in his Red Bull at Turn 3.
Verstappen grabbed P1 with a lap of 1m18.063s at the resumption, which he lowered to 1m17.469s and 1m17.384s, ending the session three tenths clear of the Mercedes pairing of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin).
Falling at the first hurdle were local hero Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), Logan Sargeant (Williams, who spun early on), Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) and Perez.
Australian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Russell
Cla Driver Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
1'17.384 245.539 2 George Russell
1'17.654 0.270 0.270 244.685 3 Lewis Hamilton
1'17.689 0.305 0.035 244.575 4 Esteban Ocon
1'17.770 0.386 0.081 244.320 5 Fernando Alonso
1'17.832 0.448 0.062 244.125 6 Lance Stroll
1'17.873 0.489 0.041 243.997 7 Carlos Sainz
1'17.928 0.544 0.055 243.825 8 Alex Albon
1'17.962 0.578 0.034 243.718 9 Nico Hulkenberg
1'18.029 0.645 0.067 243.509 10 Kevin Magnussen
1'18.159 0.775 0.130 243.104 11 Charles Leclerc
1'18.218 0.834 0.059 242.921 12 Lando Norris
1'18.243 0.859 0.025 242.843 13 Pierre Gasly
1'18.312 0.928 0.069 242.629 14 Nyck de Vries
1'18.450 1.066 0.138 242.202 15 Yuki Tsunoda
1'18.471 1.087 0.021 242.137 16 Oscar Piastri
1'18.517 1.133 0.046 241.996 17 Zhou Guanyu
1'18.540 1.156 0.023 241.925 18 Logan Sargeant
1'18.557 1.173 0.017 241.872 19 Valtteri Bottas
1'18.714 1.330 0.157 241.390 20 Sergio Perez
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What happened in Australian Grand Prix Q2?
The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc set the initial pace at 1m17.560s until Verstappen took over at the top with 1m17.219s. Alonso got to within 0.064s of that before Verstappen ran again and improved to 1m17.056s, ahead of Alonso and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari).
Knocked out at this point were Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Lando Norris (McLaren, who suffered an off at Turn 3), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri).
Australian Grand Prix Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Alonso
Cla Driver Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
1'17.056 246.584 2 Fernando Alonso
1'17.283 0.227 0.227 245.860 3 Carlos Sainz
1'17.349 0.293 0.066 245.650 4 Charles Leclerc
1'17.390 0.334 0.041 245.520 5 Nico Hulkenberg
1'17.412 0.356 0.022 245.450 6 George Russell
1'17.513 0.457 0.101 245.130 7 Lewis Hamilton
1'17.551 0.495 0.038 245.010 8 Pierre Gasly
1'17.574 0.518 0.023 244.937 9 Lance Stroll
1'17.616 0.560 0.042 244.805 10 Alex Albon
1'17.761 0.705 0.145 244.348 11 Esteban Ocon
1'17.768 0.712 0.007 244.326 12 Yuki Tsunoda
1'18.099 1.043 0.331 243.291 13 Lando Norris
1'18.119 1.063 0.020 243.228 14 Kevin Magnussen
1'18.129 1.073 0.010 243.197 15 Nyck de Vries
1'18.335 1.279 0.206 242.558 View full results
What happened in Australian Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen laid down his marker with a scrappy lap of 1m17.578s. Alonso beat that with 1m17.303s, before Hamilton banged in a 1m17.271s to snatch the quickest time.
Verstappen, who slipped to sixth, pushed again and grabbed P1 back with 1m17.262s, but only by 0.009s from Hamilton.
On the final runs, Verstappen lowered his pole time to 1m16.732s, 0.236s ahead of Russell, while Hamilton just pipped Alonso for third. Sainz will start fifth, ahead of Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Leclerc, Alex Albon (Williams) Pierre Gasly (Alpine), and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).
Australian Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
Cla Driver Time Gap Interval km/h 1 Max Verstappen
1'16.732 247.625 2 George Russell
1'16.968 0.236 0.236 246.866 3 Lewis Hamilton
1'17.104 0.372 0.136 246.430 4 Fernando Alonso
1'17.139 0.407 0.035 246.318 5 Carlos Sainz
1'17.270 0.538 0.131 245.901 6 Lance Stroll
1'17.308 0.576 0.038 245.780 7 Charles Leclerc
1'17.369 0.637 0.061 245.586 8 Alex Albon
1'17.609 0.877 0.240 244.827 9 Pierre Gasly
1'17.675 0.943 0.066 244.619 10 Nico Hulkenberg
1'17.735 1.003 0.060 244.430 View full results
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