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Summary and highlights of the Spanish Grand Prix 2023 in F1
Thank you all.
Thank you all for joining us in this intense race with an exciting finish, it has been a pleasure to be with all of you. See you all again!
Top 10 of the Spanish Grand Prix
These were the drivers who scored points in the Spanish Grand Prix
END OF THE GRAND PRIX OF SPAIN: VICTORY FOR MAX VERSTAPPEN
🏁 Lap 66/66
The last lap is approaching Sergio Pé rez, but it will not be enough for him to reach Rusell
🏁 Lap 62/66
Five-second penalty that will go out of points;
🏁 Lap 60/66
Sergio Pérez has the fastest lap and is in fourth position ahead of Carlos Sainz
🏁 Lap 53/66
Checo Pérez overtakes Carlos Sainz and places fourth
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Fernando Alonso overtakes Ocon and is already seventh, while Checo Pé rez comes out behind Carlos Sainz
🏁 Lap 48/66
Fernando Alonso overtakes Zhou and the Spaniard moves up to ninth;
This is how Rusell's overtaking went
🏁 Lap 45/66
Stop of Fernando Alonso who leaves behind Zhou
🏁 Lap 42/66
For Carlos Sainz and leaves in front of Stroll in sixth position, Checo Pérez is already fourth
🏁 Lap 35/66
Rusell overtakes Carlos Sainz and both Mercedes are already in podium positions;
🏁 Lap 34/66
Sergio Péz overtakes Tsunoda and Ocon, Mexican in sixth position
Lewis Hamilton's overtaking
🏁 Lap 30/66
Sergio Pérez overtakes Fernando Alonso and the Mexican is placed eighth
🏁 Lap 28/66
Lewis Hamilton overtakes Carlos Sainz, the Mercedes driver takes second place;
🏁 Lap 26/66
Rusell stops and exits behind Stroll in fifth position;
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Lewis Hamilton stops and starts behind Carlos Sainz, the Mercedes driver less than three seconds behind the Ferrari driver
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Gasly overtaking Nyck de Vries, the Alpine driver is in 14th position;
🏁 Lap 21/66
Fernando Alonso overtakes Zhou, the Spanish driver is placed ninth;
🏁 Lap 20/66
Fernando Alonso and Gasly stop, the Spaniard exits behind the Chinese driver;
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Carlos Sainz overtakes Gasly and moves into sixth position;
🏁 Lap 17/66
Charles Leclerc passes Carlos Sainz and the driver of Monaco to put soft and leaves 18º
🏁 Lap 16/66
Stop of Carlos Sainz who leaves behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc
🏁 Lap 15/66
Stop of Lance Stroll, who puts soft and comes out twelfth;
🏁 Vuelta 14/66
Ocon's stop lap, the Alpine driver starts in 13th position;
🏁 Lap 10/66
Checo Pérez overtakes Zhou Chinese driver throws an undercast to Fernando Alonso
🏁 Lap 8/66
Lewis Hamilton overtakes Lance Stroll and the British driver is placed in third position;
🏁 Lap 7/66
Rusell overtakes Fernando Alonso and is placed in sixth position the Mercedes
🏁 Lap 6/66
Sergio Pérez is placed ninth after overtaking Hulkenberg
The start of the Spanish Grand Prix was like this
🏁 Lap 2/66
Norris stops, while Rusell squeezes Carlos Sainz
🏁 THE RACE BEGINS
Verstappen keeps the position despite the attack of Carlos Sainz and has gone a touch between Norris and Lewis Hamilton
Warm-up lap begins
All choose medium tires except the two Red Bull drivers, Checo Pérez and Max Verstappen, and Sargent
Charles Leclerc
The Monaco driver crashed out of Saturday's Spanish Grand Prix outside of Q1, something that hasn't happened since 2019 at the Monaco Grand Prix
Special race for Fernando Alonso and Carlos Sainz
Both Spanish drivers are racing today at home and will have the support of the public. Carlos Sainz will start from second position, while Fernando Alonso will be eighth.
Shock for George Russell
The Mercedes driver went into the gravel on his way to the grid
We remind you of the grid positions
Finally Charles Leclerc and Sargent will start from pit lane as they have made last minute changes.
Numerous soccer spectators at the Grand Prix of Spain
Neymar, Lenglent, Laporte, Joao Felix, Mbappe and Dembele among others are at the Spanish Grand Prix as luxury spectators.
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What time is the Formula 1 race at the Spanish Grand Prix?
This is the start time of the race in several countries:
Argentina: 8:00 AM
Bolivia: 8:00 AM
Brazil: 9:00 AM
Chile: 8:00 AM
Colombia: 7:00 AM
Ecuador 7:00 AM
UNITED STATES (ET): 8:00 AM
Spain: 3:00 PM
Mexico: 7:00 AM
Paraguay: 8:00 AM
Peru: 8:00 AM
Uruguay: 8:00 AM
Venezuela: 8:00 AM
England: 13:00 AM
Australia: 22:00 AM
India: 17:30 AM
Another pole position for Max Verstappen and four more this season
The Dutch driver was the fastest in qualifying, after a chaotic qualifying. With Charles Leclerc out in Q1, Checo Perez and Rusell in Q2 and Fernando Alonso with a badly damaged flat-bottom who only had one attempt in Q3. Finally Max Verstappen took pole, his fourth of the year and the 24th of his career, followed by Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris.
The Red Bull driver commented after taking pole: "The car was very good, although qualifying was complicated by the weather. As the track got better and better, the car went smoothly. I love coming to Barcelona, the fans are very enthusiastic about the engine".
Spanish Grand Prix standings
1. Max Verstappen (1:12.272)
2. Carlos Sainz
3. Lando Norris
4. Lewis Hamilton
5. Lance Stroll
6. Esteban Ocon
7. Nico Hulkenberg
8. Fernando Alonso
9. Oscar Piastri
10. Pierre Gasly
11. Sergio Pérez
12. George Russell
13. Guanyu Zhou
14. Nick De Vries
15. Yuki Tsunoda
16. Valterri Bottas
17. Kevin Magnussen
18. Alexander Albon
19. Charles Leclerc
20. Logan Sargeant
Checo Perez, out of Q3 for the second time in a row
The Mexican driver has been left out of Q3 in qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix and will start from the eleventh position. It already happened to him in the last Grand Prix in Monaco where he did not pass Q1 after an accident in the first minutes of qualifying. Checo explained his accident afterwards to the media:
"My last attempt in qualifying I made a mistake and went off in 5. I was able to make an attempt but the tires were very hot. It was very wet in the wash and on the outside".
Results of Checo Perez in the Spanish Grand Prix
Mexican Checo Pérez has not won on any occasion in this Grand Prix, last year he came close where he finished second and achieved his best result in the city of Barcelona. Since 2017 a fourth position with Sahara Force India F1 Team
These are the last ones at the Spanish Grand Prix
The Grand Prix of Spain has been held in Barcelona since 1991;
1991: Nigen Mansell
1992: Nigen Mansell
1993: Alain Prost
1994: Damon Hill
1995: Michael Schumacher
1996: Michael Schumacher
1997: Jacques Villeneuve
1998: Mika Häkkinen
1999: Mika Häkkinen
2000: Mika Häkkinen
2001: Michael Schumacher
2002: Michael Schumacher
2003: Michael Schumacher
2004: Michael Schumacher
2005: Kimi Räikkönen
2006: Fernando Alonso
2007: Felipe Massa
2008: Kimi Räikkönen
2009: Jenson Button
2010: Mark Webber
2011: Sebastian Vettel
2012: Pastor Maldonado
2013: Fernando Alonso
2014: Lewis Hamilton
2015: Nico Rosberg
2016: Max Verstappen
2017: Lewis Hamilton
2018: Lewis Hamilton
2019: Lewis Hamilton
2020: Lewis Hamilton
2021: Lewis Hamilton
2022: Max Verstappen
Circuit
The race will be held at the Circuit de Montmeló, located in the Grand Prix of Barcelona. It was inaugurated in September 1991 and has a capacity for 140,700 spectators. The length is 4'675 kilometers and has 16 curves.
Eighth meeting of the year
Another race in Europe, this time in the city of Barcelona, before the drivers head to North America for the Canadian Grand Prix. After the Monaco Grand Prix where Checo Pérez had a fantastic race. Verstappen leads the world championship with 39 points ahead of Mexican Sergio Pérez
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