Zandvoort

Netherlands • August 27, 2023 • Race

Worth Watching Score

10.0

Zandvoort delivered a thriller: rain at the start, dry spells, then a late downpour that triggered a red flag and a tense dash to the finish. Strategy chaos reigned with constant tire gambles and 194 overtakes, as the order shuffled repeatedly and Pierre Gasly nicked a surprise podium amid penalty drama. Fernando Alonso was electric in the mixed conditions, carving through the field and hounding Max Verstappen after the restart. Verstappen still won at home—tying the consecutive wins record—but this one’s all about the weather swings, bold calls, and relentless wheel-to-wheel action.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	Y	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+441%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	4.0	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+54%
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	3.7	8.32	0.20	+1.66	+35%
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	3.0	7.5	0.20	+1.5	+150%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	24.0	4.53	0.25	+1.13	+26%
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.	78.5	10.0	0.10	+1.0	+156%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	51.0	4.43	0.15	+0.67	+12%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	4.0	10.0	0.05	+0.5	+14%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	2.0	10.0	0.02	+0.2	+82%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	3.0	6.0	0.03	+0.18	+39%

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