F1 is back in Saudi Arabia this weekend at Jeddah! Seen as one of the more dangerous tracks, and the first street circuit of the season, excitement is high.
I'll be updating this post regularly over the weekend.
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Jeddah Schedule (GMT)
Friday 17th March 2023:
Free Practice 1: 13:30-14:30
Free Practice 2: 17:00-18:00
Saturday 18th March 2023:
Free Practice 3: 13:30-14:30
Qualifying: 17:00
Sunday 19th March 2023:
The Race: 17:00
About the Track
The Jeddah Corniche Circuit had its first race in 2021.
The race will have 50 laps of the 6.174km circuit.
The lap record was set by Lewis Hamilton in 2021 at 1:30.734.
Free Practice Updates
Free Practice 1 -
Times by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P18. 1:31.970. Completed 24 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: 1:31.986. Completed 21 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P10. 1:31.110. Completed 24 laps.
Nyck De Vries: P13. 1:31.450. Completed 28 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P12. 1:31.118. Completed 25 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P8. 1:30.949. Completed 23 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P3. 1:30.315. Completed 21 laps.
Lance Stroll: P4. 1:30.577. Completed 19 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P7. 1:30.924. Completed 22 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P11. 1:31.118. Completed 25 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P16. 1:31.566. Completed 22 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P15. 1:31.552. Completed 21 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P20. 1:32.149. Completed 20 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P14. 1:31.491. Completed 24 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P6. 1:30.787. Completed 25 laps.
George Russell: P5. 1:30.771. Completed 25 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:29.617. Completed 17 laps.
Sergio Perez: P2. 1:30.100. Completed 19 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P9. 1:31.030. Completed 22 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P17. 1:31.922. Completed 25 laps.
Overall Rankings for FP1:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.617 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.483 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.698 |
4 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.960 |
5 | George Russell | Mercedes | +1.154 |
6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.170 |
7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +1.307 |
8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.332 |
9 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.413 |
10 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.493 |
11 | Ferrari | +1.501 | |
12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.564 |
13 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | +1.833 |
14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.874 |
15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +1.935 |
16 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.949 |
17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +2.305 |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +2.353 |
19 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +2.369 |
20 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +2.532 |
Free Practice 2 -
Times by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P20. 1:31.052. Completed 30 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P16. 1:30.837. Completed 27 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P13. 1:30.776. Completed 30 laps.
Nyck De Vries: P17. 1:30.921. Completed 29 laps.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P4. 1:30.039. Completed 27 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P6. 1:30.100. Completed 28 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P2. 1:29.811. Completed 26 laps.
Lance Stroll: P7. 1:30.110. Completed 27 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P10. 1:30.592. Completed 29 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P9. 1:20.341. Completed 28 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P15. 1:30.820. Completed 25 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P8. 1:30.181. Completed 27 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P12. 1:30.721. Completed 27 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P19. 1:30.964. Completed 26 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P11. 1:30.599. Completed 27 laps.
George Russell: P5. 1:30.070. Completed 27 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:29.603. Completed 29 laps.
Sergio Perez: P3. 1:29.902. Completed 26 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P14. 1:30.810. Completed 27 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P18. 1:30.959. Completed 30 laps.
Overall Results of FP2:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.603 |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.208 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.299 |
4 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.436 |
5 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.467 |
6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.497 |
7 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.507 |
8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +0.578 |
9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.738 |
10 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.989 |
11 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.996 |
12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.118 |
13 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +1.173 |
14 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.207 |
15 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.217 |
16 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.234 |
17 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | +1.318 |
18 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.356 |
19 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.361 |
20 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.449 |
Free Practice 3 -
Times by Teams:
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P18. 1:30.317. Completed 20 laps.
Zhou Guanyu: P12. 1:29.917. Completed 21 laps.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P19. 1:30.797. Completed 20 laps.
Nyck De Vries: P20. No Time.
De Vries had an engine issue and so couldn't make it out for the session.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P14. 1:29.953. Completed 19 laps.
Pierre Gasly: P9. 1:29.701. Completed 19 laps.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P3. 1:29.483. Completed 21 laps.
Lance Stroll: P4. 1:29.509. Completed 21 laps.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P10. 1:29.761. Completed 16 laps.
Charles Leclerc: P6. 1:29.588. Completed 16 laps.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P17. 1:30.131. Completed 15 laps.
Nico Hulkenberg: P13. 1:29.933. Completed 19 laps.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P7. 1:29.690. Completed 18 laps.
Oscar Piastri: P8. 1:29.698. Completed 23 laps.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P5. 1:29.568. Completed 18 laps.
George Russell: P11. 1:29.811. Completed 19 laps.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P1. 1:28.485. Completed 20 laps.
Sergio Perez: 1:29.098. Completed 15 laps.
Williams
Alex Albon: P15. 1:29.983. Completed 18 laps.
Logan Sargeant: P16. 1:30.035. Completed 18 laps.
Overall Results of FP3:
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.485 |
2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.613 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.998 |
4 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.024 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.083 |
6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1.103 |
7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +1.205 |
8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.213 |
9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.216 |
10 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +1.276 |
11 | George Russell | Mercedes | +1.326 |
12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +1.432 |
13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +1.448 |
14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.468 |
15 | Alex Albon | Williams | +1.498 |
16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +1.550 |
17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.646 |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1.832 |
19 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +2.312 |
20 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | No Time |
Qualifying
Eliminated in Q1 -
Lando Norris
Logan Sargeant
Alex Albon
Yuki Tsunoda
Nyck De Vries
Eliminated in Q2-
Valtteri Bottas
Max Verstappen
Zhou Guanyu
Nico Hulkeberg
Kevin Magnussen
Through to Q3 -
Lewis Hamilton
Pierre Gasly
Oscar Piastri
Lance Stroll
Esteban Ocon
George Russell
Carlos Sainz
Sergio Perez
Charles Leclerc
Fernando Alonso
OVERALL RESULT OF QUALIFYING:
*this does not take into account any penalties, final starting grid can be found under 'The Race' section*
The time listed shows the driver's fastest qualifying lap for their respective final qualifying sessions. Blue is for Q3, red is for Q2, and no background colour is Q1. For the driver's times for Q1, Q2, Q3, see below in 'Qualifying Results by Team'
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:28.265 |
2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.420 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.730 |
4 | Geroge Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.857 |
5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:28.931 |
6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.945 |
7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:29.078 |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.223 |
9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.243 |
10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.357 |
11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:29.451 |
12 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.461 |
13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:29.634 |
14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.668 |
15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:49.953 |
16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:29.939 |
17 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:29.994 |
18 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:30.244 |
19 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.447 |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 2:08.510 |
Times by Teams -
Alfa Romeo
Valtteri Bottas: P14. Q1 = 1:29.929. Q2 = 1:29.668.
Zhou Guanyu: P12. Q1 = 1:29.654. Q2 = 1:29.461.
AlphaTauri
Yuki Tsunoda: P16. Q1 = 1:29.939.
Nyck De Vries: P18. Q1 = 1:30.447.
Alpine
Esteban Ocon: P7. Q1 = 1:29.707. Q2 = 1:29.255. Q3 = 1:29.078.
Pierre Gasly: P10. Q1 = 1:29.890. Q2 = 1:29.411. Q3 = 1:29.357.
Aston Martin
Fernando Alonso: P3. Q1 = 1:29.298. Q2 = 1:28.757. Q3 = 1:28.730.
Lance Stroll: P6. Q1 = 1:29.335. Q2 = 1:28.962. Q3 = 1:28.945.
Ferrari
Carlos Sainz: P5. Q1 = 1:29.411. Q2 = 1:28.957. Q3 = 1:28.931.
Charles Leclerc: P2. Q1 = 1:29.376. Q2 = 1:28.903. Q3 = 1:28.420.
Haas
Kevin Magnussen: P13. Q1 = 1:29.744. Q2 = 1:29.634.
Nico Hulkenberg: P11. Q1 = 1:29.547. Q2 = 1:29.451.
McLaren
Lando Norris: P19. Q1 = 1:30.447
Oscar Piastri: P9. Q1 = 1:29.706. Q2 = 1:29.378. Q3 = 1:29.243.
Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton: P8. Q1 = 1:29.689. Q2 = 1:29.374. Q3 = 1:29.223.
George Russell: P4. Q1 = 1:29.592. Q2 = 1:29.132. Q3 = 1:28.857.
Red Bull
Max Verstappen: P15. Q1 = 1:28.761. Q2 = 1:49.953.
Sergio Perez:
Williams
Alex Albon: P17. Q1 = 1:29.994.
Logan Sargeant: P20. Q1 = 2:08.510
Pre-race Penalties
Leclerc: 10 grid places for exceeding power unit elements.
The Race
Starting Grid -
Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston martin |
3 | George Russell | Mercedes |
4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
5 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
6 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas |
11 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo |
12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
15 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
16 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
17 | Alex Albon | Williams |
18 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri |
19 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams |
Fastest Lap - Max Verstappen: 1:31.906
Race Results -
Position | Driver | Team | Gap | Pit Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | | 1 |
2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +5.355 | 1 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +20.728 | 1 |
4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +25.866 | 1 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +31.065 | 1 |
6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +35.876 | 1 |
7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +43.162 | 1 |
8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +52.832 | 1 |
9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +54.747 | 1 |
10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +64.826 | 1 |
11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | +67.494 | 1 |
12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +70.588 | 1 |
13 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +76.060 | 2 |
14 | Nyck De Vries | AlphaTauri | +77.478 | 1 |
15 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +85.021 | 1 |
16 | Logan Sargeant | Willaims | +86.293 | 1 |
17 | Lando Norris | Mclaren | +86.445 | 2 |
18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 3 |
DNFs -
Alex Albon: Williams
Lance Stroll: Aston Martin
Driver of the Day:
Any Other News
Both Ferrari's have taken new power units this weekend. However, this means for Leclerc he will have to face a pre-race penalty.
Logan Sargeant failed to set a qualifying time within 107% of the fastest Q1 time, and so he races at stweards' discretion.
Championship Standings
World Driver Championship
Position | Driver | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Max Verstappen | 44 | |
2 | Sergio Perez | 43 | 1 |
3 | Fernando Alonso | 30 | 13 |
4 | Carlos Sainz | 20 | 10 |
5 | Lewis Hamilton | 20 | 0 |
6 | George Russell | 18 | 2 |
7 | Lance Stroll | 8 | 10 |
8 | Charles Leclerc | 6 | 2 |
9 | Valtteri Bottas | 4 | 2 |
10 | Esteban Ocon | 4 | 0 |
11 | Pierre Gasly | 4 | 0 |
12 | Kevin Magnussen | 1 | 3 |
13 | Alex Albon | 1 | 0 |
14 | Yuki Tsunoda | 0 | 1 |
15 | Nico Hulkenberg | 0 | 0 |
16 | Logan Sargeant | 0 | 0 |
17 | Zhou Guanyu | 0 | 0 |
18 | Nyck De Vries | 0 | 0 |
19 | Oscar Piastri | 0 | 0 |
20 | Lando Norris | 0 | 0 |
World Constructor Championship
Position | Team | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Red Bull | 87 | |
2 | Aston Martin | 38 | 49 |
3 | Mercedes | 38 | 0 |
4 | Ferrari | 26 | 12 |
5 | Alpine | 8 | 18 |
6 | Alfa Romeo | 4 | 4 |
7 | Haas | 1 | 3 |
8 | Williams | 1 | 0 |
9 | AlphaTauri | 0 | 1 |
10 | McLaren | 0 | 0 |