Sergio Perez has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Miami Grand Prix.
A late crash from Charles Leclerc resulted in a red flag that denied Max Verstappen, who had bailed out from his first run in Q3, the opportunity to respond to his team-mate’s time.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Miami GP – Qualifying Report
Fernando Alonso will start on the front row alongside the lead Red Bull, with Carlos Sainz third ahead of Kevin Magnussen in a surprise fourth for Haas.
Pierre Gasly ended up fifth, while Esteban Ocon made it two Alpine cars inside the top eight.
George Russell wound up six in the sole Mercedes in the pole position shootout, with Lewis Hamilton a surprise omission having already been knocked out in Q2.
McLaren endured a double Q1 exit, with the second Aston Martin of Lance Stroll another surprise casualty from a chaotic first segment in the Sunshine State.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:26.841 | |||
| 2 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:27.202 | 0.361 | ||
| 3 |
|
Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:27.349 | 0.508 | ||
| 4 |
|
Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:27.767 | 0.926 | ||
| 5 |
|
Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:27.786 | 0.945 | ||
| 6 |
|
George Russell | Mercedes | 1:27.804 | 0.963 | ||
| 7 |
|
Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.861 | 1.020 | ||
| 8 |
|
Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:27.935 | 1.094 | ||
| 9 |
|
Max Verstappen | Red Bull | - | |||
| 10 |
|
Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | - | |||
| 11 |
|
Alex Albon | Williams | ||||
| 12 |
|
Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | ||||
| 13 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | ||||
| 14 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| 15 |
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Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | ||||
| 16 |
|
Lando Norris | McLaren | ||||
| 17 |
|
Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | ||||
| 18 |
|
Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | ||||
| 19 |
|
Oscar Piastri | McLaren | ||||
| 20 |
|
Logan Sargeant | Williams |
