Verstappen caps dominant season with crushing win as penalty leaves Perez fourth
Max Verstappen never looked under threat as he won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to end his season with a record 19 grand prix victories.
Abu Dhabi GP
Race Results
Pos No. Driver Team Model Laps Time Gap Pts
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19 58 1:27:02.624s - 26
2 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 58 1:27:20.617s 17.993s 18
3 63 George Russell Mercedes W14 58 1:27:22.952s 20.328s 15
4 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull RB19 58 1:27:24.077s 21.453s 12
5 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 58 1:27:26.908s 24.284s 10
6 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 58 1:27:34.111s 31.487s 8
7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 58 1:27:42.136s 39.512s 6
8 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RedBull AT04 58 1:27:45.712s 43.088s 4
9 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W14 58 1:27:47.048s 44.424s 2
10 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 58 1:27:58.256s 55.632s 1
11 3 Daniel Ricciardo AlphaTauri-RedBull AT04 58 1:27:58.853s 56.229s
12 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A523 58 1:28:08.997s 66.373s
13 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A523 58 1:28:12.984s 70.360s
14 23 Alex Albon Williams-Mercedes FW45 58 1:28:15.808s 73.184s
15 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-23 58 1:28:26.320s 83.696s
16 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW45 58 1:28:30.415s 87.791s
17 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 58 1:28:32.046s 89.422s
dnf 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 57 1 Lap
19 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 57 1 Lap
20 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-23 57 1 Lap
Fastest Lap: Max Verstappen 1:26.993s
Here is the Final Standings after the Season Finale Abu Dhabi GP:
World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver Pts
1 Max Verstappen 575
2 Sergio Perez 285
3 Lewis Hamilton 234
4 Fernando Alonso 206
5 Charles Leclerc 206
6 Lando Norris 205
7 Carlos Sainz Jnr 200
8 George Russell 175
9 Oscar Piastri 97
10 Lance Stroll 74
11 Pierre Gasly 62
12 Esteban Ocon 58
13 Alexander Albon 27
14 Yuki Tsunoda 17
15 Valtteri Bottas 10
16 Nico Hulkenberg 9
17 Daniel Ricciardo 6
18 Zhou Guanyu 6
19 Kevin Magnussen 3
20 Liam Lawson 2
21 Logan Sargeant 1
22 Nyck de Vries 0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Red Bull 860
2 Mercedes 409
3 Ferrari 406
4 McLaren 302
5 Aston Martin 280
6 Alpine 120
7 Williams 28
8 AlphaTauri 25
9 Alfa Romeo 16
10 Haas 12
No point putting up harder fight against Verstappen at start â Leclerc
Charles Leclerc said there was no point putting up a fight against Max Verstappen at the start of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix as he was unlikely to stay ahead of his rival.
Verstappen admits final win of 2023 was âemotionalâ after dominant season
World champion Max Verstappen says his record-breaking 2023 campaign will be difficult to emulate in the future.
Perez given formal warning after saying âthe stewards are a jokeâ on radio
Sergio Perez has been given a formal warning by the stewards of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for insulting them after he was given a penalty.
Alonso says Hamilton âbrake testâ was Canada 2013 repeat: âIn both cases I wonâ
Fernando Alonso admitted he was trying to avoid giving the benefit of DRS to Lewis Hamilton when he slowed abruptly in front of his rival during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
All teams avoid penalties despite ânumerousâ pit crew eye protection breaches
All 10 F1 teams have escaped penalties from the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix stewards after ânumerousâ breaches of regulations concerning eye protection worn by their pit crews.
Norris âtried to let Perez past and somehow he crashed into meâ
Lando Norris was baffled by his collision with Sergio Perez during the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Disappointed Sainz says third in the championship is a âfairâ result for Ferrari
Carlos Sainz Jnr says he is âvery disappointedâ with his pace over the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix weekend as he was classified out of the points.
Hamilton would have gone straight on if he hadnât crashed into me â Gasly
Pierre Gasly said the damage he suffered in a collision with Lewis Hamilton ruined his chances of scoring any points in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Tsunoda didnât realise he was leading the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Yuki Tsunoda spent five laps leading the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, but wasnât aware he was heading the field at the time.
Ferrari âonly half-did the jobâ using Leclerc to keep Perez ahead of Russell â Horner
Ferrari didnât go far enough in their efforts to use Charles Leclerc to hold up George Russell in their bid to claim second place in the constructorsâ championship, says Red Bull team principal Christian Horner.
Wolff has no doubt Hamilton can be champion again despite second win-less season
Lewis Hamilton will be ready to compete for the world championship again once Mercedes give him a competitive car, team principal Toto Wolff believes.
Fifth in points for Aston Martin âhurts because we were better than thatâ â Alonso
Aston Martin deserved to finish higher than fifth in the constructorsâ championship said Fernando Alonso after the team failed to overhaul McLaren for fourth place in Formula 1âs season finale.
Verstappen avoided best race strategy to achieve â1,000 laps ledâ record
Max Verstappen said he planned his Abu Dhabi Grand Prix strategy around achieving a new record by leading 1,000 laps of grands prix in a single season.
Sargeant âcracking the codeâ of Williamsâ car as he awaits decision on his future
Williams are yet to announce if Logan Sargeant will retain his race seat for a second year, but he is already setting targets for the 2024 season.
Ricciardo puzzled by qualifying struggle after failing to join Tsunoda in points
Daniel Ricciardo was outperformed by Yuki Tsunoda in qualifying and the race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, and he was unable to understand how his AlphaTauri team mate found a pace advantage.