Round 02 · 2023

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia17–19 Mar

Practice 1
Fri 13:30
Data published
track 43° ·air 27° ·54% hum ·11.5 km/h wind
Practice 2
Fri 17:00
Data published
track 31° ·air 26° ·50% hum ·4.0 km/h wind
Practice 3
Sat 13:30
Data published
track 40° ·air 27° ·57% hum ·12.6 km/h wind
Qualifying
Sat 17:00
Data published
track 32° ·air 27° ·45% hum ·5.8 km/h wind
Fantasy lock
Grand Prix
Sun 17:00
Data published
track 32° ·air 26° ·58% hum ·5.8 km/h wind

Times in UTC

Grand Prix result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Moved	Time / gap	Pts
1	PER	Red Bull Racing	1	—	1:21:14.894	25
2	VER	Red Bull Racing	15	13	+5.355	19
3	ALO	Aston Martin	2	1	+20.728	15
4	RUS	Mercedes	3	1	+25.866	12
5	HAM	Mercedes	7	2	+31.065	10
6	SAI	Ferrari	4	2	+35.876	8
7	LEC	Ferrari	12	5	+43.162	6
8	OCO	Alpine	6	2	+52.832	4
9	GAS	Alpine	9	—	+54.747	2
10	MAG	Haas F1 Team	13	3	+64.825	1
11	TSU	AlphaTauri	16	5	+67.494
12	HUL	Haas F1 Team	10	2	+70.588
13	ZHO	Alfa Romeo	11	2	+76.060
14	DEV	AlphaTauri	18	4	+77.478
15	PIA	McLaren	8	7	+85.021
16	SAR	Williams	20	4	+86.293
17	NOR	McLaren	19	2	+86.445
18	BOT	Alfa Romeo	14	4	+29.584
19	ALB	Williams	17	2	Retired
20	STR	Aston Martin	5	15	Retired

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3	Gap to pole
1	PER	1:29.244	1:28.635	1:28.265
2	LEC	1:29.376	1:28.903	1:28.420	+0.155
3	ALO	1:29.298	1:28.757	1:28.730	+0.465
4	RUS	1:29.592	1:29.132	1:28.857	+0.592
5	SAI	1:29.411	1:28.957	1:28.931	+0.666
6	STR	1:29.335	1:28.962	1:28.945	+0.680
7	OCO	1:29.707	1:29.255	1:29.078	+0.813
8	HAM	1:29.689	1:29.374	1:29.223	+0.958
9	PIA	1:29.706	1:29.378	1:29.243	+0.978
10	GAS	1:29.890	1:29.411	1:29.357	+1.092
11	HUL	1:29.547	1:29.451	—	+1.186
12	ZHO	1:29.654	1:29.461	—	+1.196
13	MAG	1:29.744	1:29.634	—	+1.369
14	BOT	1:29.929	1:29.668	—	+1.403
15	VER	1:28.761	1:49.953	—	+21.688
16	TSU	1:29.939	—	—	+1.674
17	ALB	1:29.994	—	—	+1.729
18	DEV	1:30.244	—	—	+1.979
19	NOR	1:30.447	—	—	+2.182
20	SAR	2:08.509	—	—	+40.244

How the weekend has moved

Practice 11:29.617run 1:35.997

Practice 21:29.603−0.014run 1:35.937

Practice 31:28.485−1.118run 1:32.838

Qualifying1:28.265−0.220

Grand Prix1:31.906+3.641run 1:35.687

Fastest lap of each session, the change from the session before, and the midfield's median fuel-corrected long run. Times normally tumble as the track rubbers in.

Jeddah in earlier seasons

20231:28.485run 1:35.774

20221:29.735+1.250run 1:36.706

20211:28.100−0.385run 1:35.587

Fastest practice lap per season at this circuit. Layout changes, resurfacing and weather all move these numbers, so read them as context rather than a like-for-like comparison.

Practice 1

Fri 17 Mar, 13:30 UTCFastestVER1:29.617

Single-lap pace

VER1:29.617—18 laps

PER1:30.100+0.48320 laps

ALO1:30.315+0.69822 laps

STR1:30.577+0.96020 laps

RUS1:30.771+1.15426 laps

HAM1:30.787+1.17026 laps

SAI1:30.924+1.30723 laps

GAS1:30.949+1.33224 laps

ALB1:31.030+1.41323 laps

TSU1:31.110+1.49325 laps

LEC1:31.118+1.50126 laps

OCO1:31.181+1.56422 laps

DEV1:31.450+1.83329 laps

PIA1:31.491+1.87424 laps

HUL1:31.552+1.93522 laps

MAG1:31.566+1.94923 laps

SAR1:31.922+2.30526 laps

BOT1:31.970+2.35325 laps

ZHO1:31.986+2.36922 laps

NOR1:32.149+2.53221 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
GAS	M	7*	1:33.709	—	±1.078	—
LEC	S	7*	1:35.163	+1.454	±0.172	—
BOT	M	5*	1:35.251	+1.542	±0.644	—
SAI	H	5*	1:35.375	+1.666	±0.221	—
RUS	S	8	1:35.621	+1.912	±0.239	−0.006s
SAR	M	6*	1:36.373	+2.664	±0.318	—
NOR	M	5*	1:36.400	+2.691	±0.592	—
MAG	M	5*	1:37.133	+3.424	±0.176	—
HUL	H	6*	1:37.836	+4.127	±0.419	—
ZHO	H	5*	1:38.475	+4.766	±1.266	—

Each driver's longest clean stint, using green-flag laps only. Cool-down laps go first (anything more than 7% slower than that stint's best), then laps sitting well above the stint's own trend — traffic and mistakes — and a stint is discarded entirely if what remains isn't one continuous run. Times are corrected for fuel burn at 60 ms per lap, measured from 2024 race stints rather than assumed. Runs under eight laps (marked *) get no degradation figure, because a trend through so few laps is noise. Teams don't publish fuel loads, and 15 kg is worth about 0.4s a lap, so read these as driver groupings rather than exact gaps, and compare runs on the same compound.

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
VER	32.559	28.345	28.597	1:29.501	1:29.617	0.116
PER	32.880	28.568	28.623	1:30.071	1:30.100	0.029
ALO	32.924	28.556	28.835	1:30.315	1:30.315	0.000
STR	32.818	28.712	28.994	1:30.524	1:30.577	0.053
RUS	33.102	28.681	28.988	1:30.771	1:30.771	0.000
HAM	33.167	28.596	29.024	1:30.787	1:30.787	0.000
SAI	33.021	28.980	28.923	1:30.924	1:30.924	0.000
GAS	32.981	28.835	29.110	1:30.926	1:30.949	0.023
ALB	33.129	28.786	29.036	1:30.951	1:31.030	0.079
TSU	33.013	28.872	29.225	1:31.110	1:31.110	0.000
LEC	32.936	28.985	29.197	1:31.118	1:31.118	0.000
OCO	33.064	28.951	29.147	1:31.162	1:31.181	0.019
HUL	33.207	28.864	29.221	1:31.292	1:31.552	0.260
DEV	33.198	28.946	29.207	1:31.351	1:31.450	0.099
PIA	33.226	28.933	29.332	1:31.491	1:31.491	0.000
MAG	33.304	28.907	29.355	1:31.566	1:31.566	0.000
NOR	33.162	29.075	29.600	1:31.837	1:32.149	0.312
SAR	33.601	29.217	29.104	1:31.922	1:31.922	0.000
BOT	33.390	29.130	29.450	1:31.970	1:31.970	0.000
ZHO	33.437	29.126	29.423	1:31.986	1:31.986	0.000

Best sector times are usually set on different laps, so their sum — the ideal lap — is quicker than anyone's actual best. The last column is the time left out there. Purple marks the session's fastest sector.

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+1.025(7 drivers ran both)H+1.245(5 drivers ran both)

Measured within each driver — only drivers who set a representative time on both compounds count — then averaged, so this isn't distorted by who happened to run which tyre. A lap counts only if it is within 2% of that driver's own best of the session, which keeps genuine runs on a slower tyre while dropping in-laps and aborted runs that would otherwise masquerade as a compound's best. A compound fewer than three drivers tried is listed but not priced. Even so, these laps aren't all qualifying simulations, so read this as the order of the compounds rather than an exact price.

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.483

Aston MartinALOahead of STR+0.262

MercedesRUSahead of HAM+0.016

FerrariSAIahead of LEC+0.194

AlpineGASahead of OCO+0.232

WilliamsALBahead of SAR+0.892

AlphaTauriTSUahead of DEV+0.340

McLarenPIAahead of NOR+0.658

Haas F1 TeamHULahead of MAG+0.014

Alfa RomeoBOTahead of ZHO+0.016

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER936

PER33329

ALO4756

STR488

RUS92312

HAM9647

SAI54338

GAS11112

ALB1877

TSU94363

LEC93410

OCO17410

DEV12557

PIA2787

HUL769

MAG779

SAR9179

BOT81718

ZHO7168

NOR3558

SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 2

Fri 17 Mar, 17:00 UTCFastestVER1:29.603

Single-lap pace

VER1:29.603—29 laps

ALO1:29.811+0.20826 laps

PER1:29.902+0.29926 laps

OCO1:30.039+0.43627 laps

RUS1:30.070+0.46727 laps

GAS1:30.100+0.49728 laps

STR1:30.110+0.50727 laps

HUL1:30.181+0.57827 laps

LEC1:30.341+0.73828 laps

SAI1:30.592+0.98929 laps

HAM1:30.599+0.99627 laps

NOR1:30.721+1.11827 laps

TSU1:30.776+1.17330 laps

ALB1:30.810+1.20727 laps

MAG1:30.820+1.21725 laps

ZHO1:30.837+1.23427 laps

DEV1:30.921+1.31829 laps

SAR1:30.959+1.35630 laps

PIA1:30.964+1.36126 laps

BOT1:31.052+1.44930 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
PER	M	12	1:35.426	—	±0.196	+0.005s
SAI	S	7*	1:35.465	+0.039	±0.388	—
HAM	M	5*	1:35.506	+0.080	±0.498	—
GAS	S	9	1:35.556	+0.130	±0.341	+0.034s
VER	S	12	1:35.576	+0.150	±0.327	+0.064s
ALO	M	11	1:35.581	+0.155	±0.279	+0.077s
OCO	M	10	1:35.643	+0.217	±0.352	+0.084s
RUS	M	9	1:35.709	+0.283	±0.322	+0.092s
LEC	M	11	1:35.774	+0.348	±0.483	+0.114s
PIA	H	6*	1:35.791	+0.365	±0.394	—
STR	S	10	1:36.082	+0.656	±0.726	+0.204s
ALB	M	9	1:36.095	+0.669	±0.167	+0.051s
NOR	S	6*	1:36.152	+0.726	±0.299	—
TSU	S	10	1:36.320	+0.894	±0.470	+0.117s
ZHO	M	7*	1:36.414	+0.988	±0.587	—
SAR	H	9	1:36.454	+1.028	±0.381	+0.058s
DEV	S	8	1:36.679	+1.253	±1.204	+0.436s
HUL	M	9	1:36.917	+1.491	±0.417	+0.125s
MAG	S	9	1:37.492	+2.066	±0.647	+0.110s
BOT	H	5*	1:38.277	+2.851	±0.645	—

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
VER	32.619	28.401	28.570	1:29.590	1:29.603	0.013
ALO	32.640	28.317	28.677	1:29.634	1:29.811	0.177
PER	32.896	28.496	28.510	1:29.902	1:29.902	0.000
OCO	32.643	28.596	28.723	1:29.962	1:30.039	0.077
GAS	32.729	28.578	28.721	1:30.028	1:30.100	0.072
RUS	32.803	28.508	28.759	1:30.070	1:30.070	0.000
STR	32.811	28.499	28.772	1:30.082	1:30.110	0.028
HUL	33.015	28.531	28.635	1:30.181	1:30.181	0.000
LEC	32.943	28.631	28.767	1:30.341	1:30.341	0.000
SAI	32.981	28.669	28.749	1:30.399	1:30.592	0.193
HAM	33.205	28.575	28.666	1:30.446	1:30.599	0.153
TSU	32.806	28.853	28.965	1:30.624	1:30.776	0.152
ALB	33.146	28.610	28.926	1:30.682	1:30.810	0.128
NOR	32.923	28.706	29.092	1:30.721	1:30.721	0.000
MAG	33.154	28.582	29.084	1:30.820	1:30.820	0.000
ZHO	33.246	28.801	28.790	1:30.837	1:30.837	0.000
SAR	33.245	28.851	28.782	1:30.878	1:30.959	0.081
DEV	32.988	28.945	28.980	1:30.913	1:30.921	0.008
PIA	33.209	28.803	28.952	1:30.964	1:30.964	0.000
BOT	33.112	28.817	29.123	1:31.052	1:31.052	0.000

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+0.675(13 drivers ran both)H+1.214(6 drivers ran both)

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.299

Aston MartinALOahead of STR+0.299

AlpineOCOahead of GAS+0.061

MercedesRUSahead of HAM+0.529

Haas F1 TeamHULahead of MAG+0.639

FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.251

McLarenNORahead of PIA+0.243

AlphaTauriTSUahead of DEV+0.145

WilliamsALBahead of SAR+0.149

Alfa RomeoZHOahead of BOT+0.215

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER8516

ALO53315

PER5615

OCO7713

RUS67113

GAS8812

STR7713

HUL7614

LEC6715

SAI7796

HAM7758

NOR7686

TSU27813

ALB77112

MAG6514

ZHO717210

DEV81011

SAR77313

PIA7649

BOT7878

SSoftMMediumHHard

Practice 3

Sat 18 Mar, 13:30 UTCFastestVER1:28.485

Single-lap pace

VER1:28.485—20 laps

PER1:29.098+0.61315 laps

ALO1:29.483+0.99821 laps

STR1:29.509+1.02421 laps

HAM1:29.568+1.08318 laps

LEC1:29.588+1.10316 laps

NOR1:29.690+1.20518 laps

PIA1:29.698+1.21323 laps

GAS1:29.701+1.21619 laps

SAI1:29.761+1.27616 laps

RUS1:29.811+1.32619 laps

ZHO1:29.917+1.43221 laps

HUL1:29.933+1.44819 laps

OCO1:29.953+1.46819 laps

ALB1:29.983+1.49818 laps

SAR1:30.035+1.55018 laps

MAG1:30.131+1.64615 laps

BOT1:30.317+1.83220 laps

TSU1:30.797+2.31220 laps

Best lap regardless of fuel load or compound — a sighting shot, not a form guide.

Long runs, fuel-corrected

Driver	Tyre	Laps	Fuel-corrected	Gap	Spread	Deg / lap
STR	H	5*	1:32.180	—	±1.109	—
PIA	M	8	1:32.838	+0.658	±1.066	+0.170s
ALO	H	5*	1:33.676	+1.496	±0.970	—

Sectors and the lap they could have done

Driver	S1	S2	S3	Ideal lap	Best lap	Left out
VER	32.143	28.067	28.232	1:28.442	1:28.485	0.043
PER	32.309	28.223	28.373	1:28.905	1:29.098	0.193
ALO	32.479	28.225	28.779	1:29.483	1:29.483	0.000
STR	32.452	28.461	28.596	1:29.509	1:29.509	0.000
GAS	32.576	28.337	28.636	1:29.549	1:29.701	0.152
HAM	32.546	28.335	28.687	1:29.568	1:29.568	0.000
LEC	32.566	28.326	28.696	1:29.588	1:29.588	0.000
PIA	32.353	28.445	28.865	1:29.663	1:29.698	0.035
SAI	32.502	28.450	28.734	1:29.686	1:29.761	0.075
NOR	32.428	28.437	28.825	1:29.690	1:29.690	0.000
RUS	32.480	28.410	28.894	1:29.784	1:29.811	0.027
OCO	32.648	28.516	28.704	1:29.868	1:29.953	0.085
MAG	32.724	28.475	28.680	1:29.879	1:30.131	0.252
HUL	32.765	28.426	28.725	1:29.916	1:29.933	0.017
ZHO	32.773	28.403	28.741	1:29.917	1:29.917	0.000
SAR	32.743	28.458	28.730	1:29.931	1:30.035	0.104
ALB	32.748	28.446	28.784	1:29.978	1:29.983	0.005
BOT	32.663	28.559	29.095	1:30.317	1:30.317	0.000
TSU	32.853	28.929	29.015	1:30.797	1:30.797	0.000

What the tyres are worth here

SSoft — referenceM+1.178(5 drivers ran both)Honly 2 drivers ran both — too few to price

Team-mates, head to head

Red Bull RacingVERahead of PER+0.613

Aston MartinALOahead of STR+0.026

MercedesHAMahead of RUS+0.243

FerrariLECahead of SAI+0.173

McLarenNORahead of PIA+0.008

AlpineGASahead of OCO+0.252

Alfa RomeoZHOahead of BOT+0.400

Haas F1 TeamHULahead of MAG+0.198

WilliamsALBahead of SAR+0.052

Same car, so the gap on their best lap is the clearest read on the driver available.

Stints and compounds

VER983

PER636

ALO11883

STR111054

HAM7533

LEC547

NOR1773

PIA1283

GAS7453

SAI547

RUS973

ZHO975

HUL55513

OCO7453

ALB873

SAR4383

MAG5613

BOT7166

TSU9119

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