Round 20 · 5 November 2023
2023 São Paulo Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2023 São Paulo Grand Prix, round 20 of the championship, held on 5 November 2023 at Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Brazil), starting from position 1. Lando Norris (McLaren) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) completed the podium. He won from pole. The fastest lap was set by Lando Norris (1:12.486).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 1:56:48.894 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 6 | +8.277 s | 19 | Finished |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 4 | +34.155 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 9 | +34.208 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 3 | +40.845 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 7 | +50.188 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 15 | +56.093 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 5 | +62.859 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 16 | +69.880 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 14 | — | 1 | Lapped |
| 11 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 19 | — | — | Lapped |
| 12 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 11 | — | — | Lapped |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri | 17 | — | — | Lapped |
| 14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Lapped |
| 15 | George Russell | Mercedes | 8 | — | — | Retired |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Retired |
| 17 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 20 | — | — | Retired |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 12 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 13 | — | — | Retired |
| 20 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2 | — | — | Did not start |
Tyres and strategy at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2023
Max Verstappen won with 2 pit stop(s): soft (laps 1-27), medium (laps 28-56), soft (laps 57-71). Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 60 ± 3, soft 54 ± 3.
- 1. Max Verstappen: soft (laps 1-27), medium (laps 28-56), soft (laps 57-71)
- 2. Lando Norris: soft (laps 1-27), medium (laps 28-59), soft (laps 60-71)
- 3. Fernando Alonso: soft (laps 1-25), medium (laps 26-47), soft (laps 48-71)
- 4. Sergio Pérez: soft (laps 1-20), medium (laps 21-46), soft (laps 47-71)
- 5. Lance Stroll: soft (laps 1-22), medium (laps 23-52), soft (laps 53-71)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.