Jeddah

Saudi Arabia • March 19, 2023 • Race

Worth Watching Score

5.0

The 2023 Saudi Arabia Grand Prix delivered a controlled Red Bull 1-2, with Sergio Perez dictating the pace while Max Verstappen carved from P15 to P2. A single Safety Car for Stroll’s stoppage flattened strategy into a simple one-stop, and while there were 146 overtakes, many were DRS fly-bys rather than real knife-edge fights. The main intrigue came from Verstappen’s late fastest-lap grab to keep the points lead and Fernando Alonso’s penalty drama before his P3 was reinstated. Worth a watch mainly for Max’s charge and the post-race twist, but overall the tension was low—hence the modest 3.3/10.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	5.4	7.6	0.20	+1.52	+24%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	2.0	5.0	0.20	+1.0	-23%
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	44.5	5.67	0.10	+0.57	+46%
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	1.0	2.5	0.20	+0.5	-17%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	34.0	2.96	0.15	+0.44	-27%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	9.0	1.7	0.25	+0.42	-53%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	3.0	7.5	0.05	+0.38	-14%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	2.0	4.0	0.03	+0.12	-8%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	1.0	5.0	0.02	+0.1	-9%
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	N	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%

Pos	Driver	Tyre Strategy	Status
1	Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing	M→H	Finished
2	Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing	M→H	Finished
3	Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin	M→H	Finished
4	George RUSSELL Mercedes	M→H	Finished
5	Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes	H→M	Finished
6	Carlos SAINZ Ferrari	M→H	Finished
7	Charles LECLERC Ferrari	S→H	Finished
8	Esteban OCON Alpine	M→H	Finished
9	Pierre GASLY Alpine	M→H	Finished
10	Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team	M→H	Finished
11	Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri	M→H	Finished
12	Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team	M→H	Finished
13	ZHOU Guanyu Alfa Romeo	M→H→M	Finished
14	Nyck DE VRIES AlphaTauri	M→H	Finished
15	Oscar PIASTRI McLaren	M→H	Finished
16	Logan SARGEANT Williams	H→M	Finished
17	Lando NORRIS McLaren	S→H→M	Finished
18	Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo	M→H→M→S	Finished
19	Alexander ALBON Williams	M→H	DNF
20	Lance STROLL Aston Martin	M→H	DNF