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Jeddah 2023! Everything You Need to Know...

Updated: 3 days ago


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

About the Track

Free Practice Updates

Qualifying

Pre-race Penalties

The Race

Any Other News

Championship Standings

 

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.

Image taken from official Formula One website.

 

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

Charles Leclerc

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