Which Formula 1 driver made the most of the Las Vegas Grand Prix weekend?
It’s time to give your verdict on which driver did the best with the equipment at their disposal over the last three days.
Review how each driver got on below and vote for who impressed you the most at Las Vegas Street Circuit.
Driver performance summary
| Driver | Q stage | Q pos. | Q gap to team mate | GP grid pos. | GP pos. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Verstappen | Q3 | 3 | -0.283s | 2 | 1 |
| Sergio Perez | Q2 | 12 | +0.283s | 11 | 3 |
| Charles Leclerc | Q3 | 1 | -0.044s | 1 | 2 |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | Q3 | 2 | +0.044s | 12 | 6 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Q2 | 11 | +0.486s | 10 | 7 |
| George Russell | Q3 | 4 | -0.486s | 3 | 8 |
| Esteban Ocon | Q1 | 17 | +0.562s | 16 | 4 |
| Pierre Gasly | Q3 | 5 | -0.562s | 4 | 11 |
| Lando Norris | Q1 | 16 | -0.147s | 15 | Not classified |
| Oscar Piastri | Q1 | 19 | +0.147s | 18 | 10 |
| Valtteri Bottas | Q3 | 8 | -0.544s | 7 | 17 |
| Zhou Guanyu | Q1 | 18 | +0.544s | 17 | 15 |
| Lance Stroll | Q2 | 14 | +0.582s | 19 | 5 |
| Fernando Alonso | Q3 | 10 | -0.582s | 9 | 9 |
| Kevin Magnussen | Q3 | 9 | -0.315s | 8 | 13 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | Q2 | 13 | +0.315s | 13 | 19 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | Q2 | 15 | -1.764s | 14 | 14 |
| Yuki Tsunoda | Q1 | 20 | +1.764s | 20 | 18 |
| Alexander Albon | Q3 | 6 | -0.190s | 5 | 12 |
| Logan Sargeant | Q3 | 7 | +0.190s | 6 | 16 |
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Vote for your driver of the weekend
Which driver do you think did the best job throughout the race weekend?
Who got the most out of their car in qualifying and the race? Who put their team mate in the shade?
Cast your vote below and explain why you chose the driver you picked in the comments.
Who was the best driver of the 2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix?
- No opinion (2%)
- Logan Sargeant (1%)
- Alexander Albon (1%)
- Yuki Tsunoda (0%)
- Daniel Ricciardo (4%)
- Kevin Magnussen (0%)
- Nico Hulkenberg (0%)
- Fernando Alonso (0%)
- Lance Stroll (4%)
- Guanyu Zhou (0%)
- Valtteri Bottas (0%)
- Oscar Piastri (3%)
- Lando Norris (0%)
- Pierre Gasly (0%)
- Esteban Ocon (6%)
- George Russell (0%)
- Lewis Hamilton (3%)
- Carlos Sainz Jnr (5%)
- Charles Leclerc (59%)
- Sergio Perez (2%)
- Max Verstappen (9%)
Total Voters: 97
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2023 Las Vegas Grand Prix
- Tost blames track inspection oversight for Sainz’s damage in Las Vegas
- Hard to repeat “rare” combination of factors behind Vegas shunt – Norris
- Las Vegas Grand Prix “got a lot more hate than it deserved” – Sargeant
- Williams’ “incredible” Vegas qualifying made us “poor” in race – Vowles
- Piastri is first rookie to take two fastest laps in a season since Hamilton
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Tristan (@skipgamer)
19th November 2023, 10:11
Sainz purely out of protest of FIA’s ridiculous stewarding. Absolute disgrace, should have been starting in the fight at the front of the race. Really, from a sporting aspect it completely ruined the race, who knows what the result would have been with 2 Ferrari’s to try keep Red Bull behind.
David BR (@david-br)
19th November 2023, 14:33
@skipgamer Voted Leclerc for DOTW but agree entirely with the point.
melanos
19th November 2023, 20:37
Agree with the feeling but afraid your “protest” goes nowhere
Carlos should have been able to finish in the podium or 4th at the very least even starting 12th, nobody could match the pace of the Fezzas except of course the RBRs. But Carlos ruined it with a really bad start. Same for Fred, he started very fast and was doing a superb multiple pass in the inside of T1 but the understeered and ruined it. Should have been fighting for a better position, P5 or even better with any luck.
So I feel I cannot vote for Carlos or Fred. Charles, Max, Oscar, were the best ones IMO. And Lance gets a honorable mention. mostly because my expectations about him are very low, and he drove a pretty decent race
Crawliin-from-the-wreckage (@davedai)
19th November 2023, 10:27
I’ve gone Sainz seeing Stone Cold Steve Austin wasn’t there.
Jere (@jerejj)
19th November 2023, 10:41
LEC for DOTW & OCO for DOTD.
pcxmac (@pcxmac)
19th November 2023, 13:44
ocon had a great drive, and showed even more class after being dismissed/disrespected by will b. and mick’s kid.
elchinero (@elchinero)
20th November 2023, 1:17
#44
Brad Gibson
21st November 2023, 9:49
Ocon definitely deserves more points that give here .
BLS (@brightlampshade)
19th November 2023, 12:01
This is probably the one I’ve most struggled with all year
pcxmac (@pcxmac)
19th November 2023, 13:36
charles for his, for keeping the fight alive, stroll as honorable mention.
RR
19th November 2023, 14:04
Piastri. Rookies this good have always ended up Champions before long.
EffWunFan (@cairnsfella)
20th November 2023, 0:29
Another of my reluctant votes for MV. Yes, of course he had the RB. But it seemed potentially a little less dominant than usual and he seemed to do as much with it as he could.
That said, I am feeling a bit guilty I did not vote for Charles, primarily because Max running him wide at the beginning was reminiscent of the reasons I dislike Max in the first place.
Christopher Rehn (@chrischrill)
20th November 2023, 11:49
Driver of the Week is Charles. Great weekend, decent race.
Driver of the Race? So many, but Ocon and Stroll stand out.