Max Verstappen ended Friday comfortably in the driving seat for this weekend’s Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix.
Having already topped FP1, the reigning World Champion completed a clean sweep of today’s track action by setting a best lap of 1:13.907s during the second practice session.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Spanish GP – FP2 Report
The Aston Martin of home favourite Fernando Alonso was 0.170s adrift to provide the closest challenge to Verstappen.
Nico Hulkenberg wound up a surprising third for Haas, only a tenth down on Alonso’s best time.
Ferrari’s revised car delivered a muted performance, with Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz ending up sixth and seventh respectively.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:13.907 | 34 | |||
| 2 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:14.077 | 0.170 | 30 | ||
| 3 |
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Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:14.177 | 0.270 | 31 | ||
| 4 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:14.219 | 0.312 | 30 | ||
| 5 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:14.242 | 0.335 | 30 | ||
| 6 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:14.246 | 0.339 | 32 | ||
| 7 |
|
Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:14.274 | 0.367 | 32 | ||
| 8 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:14.392 | 0.485 | 31 | ||
| 9 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.448 | 0.541 | 32 | ||
| 10 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:14.457 | 0.550 | 29 | ||
| 11 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.549 | 0.642 | 31 | ||
| 12 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:14.583 | 0.676 | 30 | ||
| 13 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.485 | 0.678 | 29 | ||
| 14 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:14.694 | 0.787 | 30 | ||
| 15 |
|
Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:14.713 | 0.806 | 24 | ||
| 16 |
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Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:14.785 | 0.878 | 33 | ||
| 17 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:14.840 | 0.933 | 34 | ||
| 18 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:15.010 | 1.103 | 31 | ||
| 19 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:15.056 | 1.149 | 32 | ||
| 20 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:15.415 | 1.508 | 33 |
