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2023 F1 Spanish GP results: Verstappen wins; Mercedes on podium



Mercedes showed resurgent form in Spain, with both Hamilton and Russell on the podium as Ferrari continue to struggle.


Max Verstappen put on another dominant display to win the Spanish GP and claim his 40th F1 race victory. This puts him just one win short of Ayrton Senna’s tally. Mercedes’ updated W14 showed much-improved form, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second ahead of his teammate George Russell.

  1. Verstappen wins, 24.090 secs ahead of Hamilton
  2. Russell goes from P12 to P3
  3. Perez trails Verstappen by 53 points

Verstappen cruises to Spanish GP victory

The Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya featured a revised layout this year, with the earlier Turns 14-15 chicane removed to return the section to its original layout. This tweak delivered plenty of overtaking action throughout the field, but there was no contest out at front.

Starting from pole position, Verstappen aced the start, despite being on mediums, compared to Carlos Sainz on soft tyres behind him. The Red Bull driver delivered a commanding drive, leading every single lap to claim his fifth win so far this season. He did, however, narrowly escape a penalty after collecting a number of infringements for exceeding track limits.

Mercedes score double podium

The Spanish GP gave Mercedes their first real chance to see what their updated car is capable of. Barcelona has traditionally been a strong venue for Mercedes, and it proved the same once again.

Hamilton survived a first-lap clash with McLaren’s Lando Norris to eventually finish second. Russell crossed the line behind him in third place, battling his way up from 12th on the grid. After a poor qualifying session that saw him start P11, Sergio Perez managed to do some damage control and finished the race fourth.

Home hero Carlos Sainz was unable to convert his P2 starting position into a podium finish and had to settle for fifth place. Both Ferrari drivers still appear to be struggling with their car, and Sainz slipped down the field as the race went on. His teammate Charles Leclerc finished just outside the points in P11. He started from the pitlane after Ferrari opted to change his gearbox and other components following a disastrous qualifying session that left him in P19.

Lance Stroll finished sixth, ahead of his Aston Martin teammate Fernando Alonso. They were followed by Alpine’s Esteban Ocon. A five-second time penalty handed to Yuki Tsunoda (for forcing Zhou Guanyu off the track) dropped the AlphaTauri driver to 12th place. This promoted Zhou to ninth and Pierre Gasly to 10th.

McLaren’s Lando Norris started the race with high spirits, given his P3 starting position. But his race quickly derailed after opening lap contact with Hamilton forced him to pit for new front wing. He ended up finishing down in 17th place.

2023 F1 championship standings

Verstappen now extends his championship lead to 53 points (that’s over two race wins) from Perez. Alonso remains third overall, 18 points behind Perez.

The next race is the Canadian GP on June 16-18.

2023 Spanish GP results

2023 Spanish GP results
Pos Driver Team
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
3 George Russell Mercedes
4 Sergio Perez Red Bull Racing
5 Carlos Sainz Ferrari
6 Lance Stroll Aston Martin
7 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin
8 Esteban Ocon Alpine
9 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo
10 Pierre Gasly Alpine
11 Charles Leclerc Ferrari
12 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri
13 Oscar Piastri McLaren
14 Nyck de Vries AlphaTauri
15 Nico Hulkenberg Haas
16 Alex Albon Williams
17 Lando Norris McLaren
18 Kevin Magnussen Haas
19 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo
20 Logan Sargeant Williams

Also see:

Verstappen wins Monaco GP in mixed conditions; Alpine on podium





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