Summary and highlights of the Spanish Grand Prix 2023 in F1

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These were the drivers who scored points in the Spanish Grand Prix

The last lap is approaching Sergio Pé rez, but it will not be enough for him to reach Rusell 

Five-second penalty that will go out of points;

Sergio Pérez has the fastest lap and is in fourth position ahead of Carlos Sainz 

Checo Pérez overtakes Carlos Sainz  and places fourth 

Fernando Alonso overtakes Ocon and is already seventh, while Checo Pé rez comes out behind Carlos Sainz 

Fernando Alonso overtakes Zhou and the Spaniard moves up to ninth;

 

Stop of Fernando Alonso who leaves behind Zhou 

For Carlos Sainz and leaves in front of Stroll in sixth position, Checo Pérez is already fourth 

Rusell overtakes Carlos Sainz and both Mercedes are already in podium positions;

Sergio Péz overtakes Tsunoda and Ocon, Mexican in sixth position 

 

Sergio Pérez overtakes Fernando Alonso  and the Mexican is placed eighth 

Lewis Hamilton overtakes Carlos Sainz, the Mercedes driver takes second place;

Rusell stops and exits behind Stroll in fifth position;

Lewis Hamilton stops and starts behind Carlos Sainz, the Mercedes driver less than three seconds behind the Ferrari driver 

Gasly overtaking Nyck de Vries, the Alpine driver is in 14th position;

Fernando Alonso overtakes Zhou, the Spanish driver is placed ninth;

Fernando Alonso and Gasly stop, the Spaniard exits behind the Chinese driver;

Carlos Sainz overtakes Gasly and moves into sixth position;

Charles Leclerc passes Carlos Sainz and the driver of Monaco to put soft and leaves 18º

Stop of Carlos Sainz who leaves behind his teammate, Charles Leclerc 

Stop of Lance Stroll, who puts soft and comes out twelfth;

Ocon's stop lap, the Alpine driver starts in 13th position;

Checo Pérez overtakes Zhou Chinese driver throws an undercast to Fernando Alonso

Lewis Hamilton overtakes Lance Stroll and the British driver is placed in third position;

Rusell overtakes Fernando Alonso and is placed in sixth position the Mercedes 

Sergio Pérez is placed ninth after overtaking Hulkenberg 

 

Norris stops, while Rusell squeezes Carlos Sainz 

Verstappen keeps the position despite the attack of Carlos Sainz and has gone a touch between Norris and Lewis Hamilton 

All choose medium tires except the two Red Bull drivers, Checo Pérez and Max Verstappen, and Sargent 

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

 

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.

The Mercedes driver went into the gravel on his way to the grid

Finally Charles Leclerc and Sargent will start from pit lane as they have made last minute changes.

Neymar, Lenglent, Laporte, Joao Felix, Mbappe and Dembele among others are at the Spanish Grand Prix as luxury spectators.

 

In a few moments the Grand Prix of Spain will start, both the preview and the minute by minute of the race can be followed here on VAVEL 
 

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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

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".

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

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".

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 

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

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.

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 
 

My name is Manuel Carmona Hidalgo and I will be your antifrión for this race. We will offer you the analysis prior to the race and news here; live from VAVEL.