George Russell led a Mercedes 1-2 after FP1 at the Miami Grand Prix, marking an encouraging start for the Brackley-based squad.
Nico Hulkenberg caused the only red flag of the session after spinning his Haas car into the wall.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Miami GP – FP1 Report
Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen were third and fourth respectively, with Carlos Sainz and Pierre Gasly following the duo.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.125 | 18 | |||
| 2 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.337 | 0.212 | 24 | ||
| 3 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.449 | 0.324 | 23 | ||
| 4 |
|
Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.549 | 0.424 | 22 | ||
| 5 |
|
Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:30.724 | 0.599 | 23 | ||
| 6 |
|
Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.104 | 0.979 | 20 | ||
| 7 |
|
Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.231 | 1.106 | 24 | ||
| 8 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.337 | 1.212 | 24 | ||
| 9 |
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Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:31.392 | 1.267 | 14 | ||
| 10 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:31.542 | 1.417 | 27 | ||
| 11 |
|
Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:31.566 | 1.441 | 22 | ||
| 12 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.810 | 1.685 | 24 | ||
| 13 |
|
Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:31.853 | 1.728 | 25 | ||
| 14 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.902 | 1.777 | 24 | ||
| 15 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:31.903 | 1.778 | 25 | ||
| 16 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:31.997 | 1.872 | 23 | ||
| 17 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.134 | 2.009 | 22 | ||
| 18 |
|
Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:32.169 | 2.044 | 28 | ||
| 19 |
|
Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:32.619 | 2.494 | 27 | ||
| 20 |
|
Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:34.637 | 4.512 | 10 |
