Saudi Arabia Grand Prix 2023

2023 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Free Practice 1 results

Max Verstappen set the pace during first practice for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Check out the full results from FP1 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.

RacingNews365 Staff

17 March 2023

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Max Verstappen topped the timesheets during the first practice session of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix weekend.

Verstappen's best time of 1:29.617 around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit put him 0.483 seconds clear of Sergio Perez, while Fernando Alonso took third.

Lance Stroll claimed fourth, George Russell set the fifth fastest time and Lewis Hamilton slotted into P6.

The full results from FP1 for the Saudi Arabian GP can be seen below:

#	Driver	Team	Time	Tyre
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Drivers Teams

#	Driver	Points
1	Lando Norris McLaren	390
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	366
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull	366
4	George Russell Mercedes	294
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	226
6	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	152

#	Team	Points
1	McLaren Norris & Piastri	756
2	Mercedes Russell & Antonelli	431
3	Red Bull Verstappen & Tsunoda	391
4	Ferrari Leclerc & Hamilton	378
5	Williams Sainz & Albon	121
6	Racing Bulls Lawson & Hadjar	90