Red Bull driver Sergio Perez snatched pole position for the 2023 Miami GP after he set the quickest time early in Q3 before Charles Leclerc brought an early end to the qualifying session by slamming his Ferrari into the barriers.
Max Verstappen, who is ninth, backed out of his first flying run and as he was set to make one last attempt, Leclerc crashed at Turn 6, bringing out the red flag. As well as Perez, that benefitted Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin who is second, and Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari who starts third.
It was disaster for Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes as he failed to make it into Q3 and will start the Miami GP in 13th. Meanwhile things were worse for the two McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri failed to make it out of Q1.
F1 2023 Miami Grand Prix – Qualifying results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:26.841 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.361 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.508 |
| 4 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +0.926 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.945 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.963 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1.020 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +1.094 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | — |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | — |
| 11 | Alex Albon | Williams | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 13 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 15 | Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q2 |
| 16 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 19 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Eliminated in Q1 |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Eliminated in Q1 |
