Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Albert Park, 2023

2023 Australian Grand Prix grid

2023 Australian Grand Prix

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Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Australian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton.

Row 11. (1) Max Verstappen 1’16.732
Red Bull RB19
2. (63) George Russell 1’16.968
Mercedes W14
Row 23. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’17.104
Mercedes W14
4. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’17.139
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23
Row 35. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’17.270
Ferrari SF-23
6. (18) Lance Stroll 1’17.308
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23
Row 47. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’17.369
Ferrari SF-23
8. (23) Alexander Albon 1’17.609
Williams-Mercedes FW45
Row 59. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’17.675
Alpine-Renault A523
10. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’17.735
Haas-Ferrari VF-23
Row 611. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’17.768
Alpine-Renault A523
12. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’18.099
AlphaTauri-Red Bull AT04
Row 713. (4) Lando Norris 1’18.119
McLaren-Mercedes MCL60
14. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’18.129
Haas-Ferrari VF-23
Row 815. (21) Nyck de Vries 1’18.335
AlphaTauri-Red Bull AT04
16. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’18.517
McLaren-Mercedes MCL60
Row 917. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’18.540
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43
18. (2) Logan Sargeant 1’18.557
Williams-Mercedes FW45
Row 1019. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’18.714
Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43
20. (11) Sergio Perez No time
Red Bull RB19

Pit lane starts

Valtteri Bottas
Sergio Perez

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5 comments on “2023 Australian Grand Prix grid”

  1. Albon is driver of the weekend so far for me.
    I thought he was just there for all the armchair experts to laugh at ;P

  2. Did merc bring in upgrade?
    While Toto said no upgrade until Emilia-Romagna. LOL!

  3. Looks like Leclerc has lost his motivation.
    Hulk is again impressive in qualification. So much faster than Magnussen. But the race is tomorrow, and Hulk looked very bad in racing.
    Aston Martin start to slip back, slowly but steadily. I don’t think they have any chance for a podium tomorrow, this is not Bahrain where they could do something on the super long straights. They would be fifth at best on a track where overtakes are virtually impossible even with DRS. Especially considering their top speed is very low.
    The Cheating Team again destroys the competition. I bet they are focusing on next year already.

    1. It’s not Aston Martin are slipping back, these type of circuits with high speed are their weakness due to the drag they produce, one the aero circuits come over they will be more competitive, their base is solid and not weak like the Mercedes, it’s the drag their weakeness and this circuit had 4drs zones if am not wrong.

    2. Or the engines are turned down for reliability

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