Charles Leclerc came out ahead by a wide margin classification judge between Las Vegas GP F1 2023 He achieved the fifth pole position of the season and the 23rd pole position of his career in Formula 1. Although he was only 44 thousandths behind his teammate Carlos Sainz, the Monegas pilot had no rivals in one lap. However, the Madrid driver will start the race in 12th place due to the 10-place penalty he has received since crashing into the drain in the first free practice. This was a moral blow to him, considering he had no fault in the crash.

Fernando AlonsoHe had to settle for tenth place, but tomorrow he will start from ninth place after winning the penalty against Sainz. Teammate Lance Stroll, who was eliminated in the second quarter, will also have to receive a five-place penalty for overtaking with a yellow flag in the third Free Practice.

Las Vegas GP. Classification and Grid:

1.Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1’32″726

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1’33″104

3. George Russell (Mercedes) 1’33″112

4. Pierre Gasly (Alpine 1’33″239)

5. Alexander Albon (Williams) 1’33″323

6. Logan Sargeant (Williams) 1’33″513

7. Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo) 1’33″525

8. Kevin Magnussen (Haas) 1’33″537

9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 1’33″555

10.Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) 1’33″837

11. Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) 1’33″855

12. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1’32″770 (-10 P)

13.Nico Hülkenberg (Haas) 1’33″979

14. Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri) 1’33″308

15, Lando Norris (McLaren) 1’34″703

16. Esteban Ocon (Alp) 1’34″834

17. Guanyu Zhou (Alfa Romeo) 1’34″849

18. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 1’34″850

19. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1’33″199 (-5P)

20. Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) 1’36″44

* Sainz was penalized with 10 positions for using more batteries than allowed per season.

** Stroll was penalized five positions with a double yellow flag for overtaking in practice three.