The F1 World Cup classification after the Qatar GP are red hot in the battle for second and third positions. Once the world, as Verstappen proved on Saturday at Lusail, emotion was the battle at the back. to him, Lewis Hamilton missed a great opportunity to catch Pérez and put pressure on the Mexican, who added just one point to being 10th in Qatar.
Hamilton was unable to capitalize on the Mexican’s poor performance by abandoning the first corner after causing an accident on the exit.playing with his partner George Russell. Hamilton left and left empty-handed. He started the race only 29 points behind Guadalajara and with more than a possible podium he was close to ‘Checo’ in the classification of the F1 World Championship after the Qatar GP, but after his abandonment, Lewis was 30 points which is now behind.
Sainz, lost the World Cup classification option
Another one of the most affected in the classification of the F1 World Championship after the 2023 Qatar GP is Carlos Sainz. The Spanish driver cannot compete this Sunday due to a problem with his Ferrari before the race. This prevented him from taking advantage of Hamilton’s mistake to get closer to the fight for third place, in which Fernando Alonso was fully involved, and left Charles Leclerc just 8 points behind the Espanyol.
Alonso added, but pay attention to Norris in the general classification
In that sense, Fernando Alonso came out with a good haul that was useful for World Cup classification after the Qatar F1 GP. The man from Oviedo was 6th. He started the race 19 points behind third place Hamilton and ended up 11 points behind the Englishman. However, for now Mercedes has a car that is faster than its Aston Martin. And watch out for the McLaren, currently the second best car on the grid. Lando Norris now has 136 points and 47 behind Alonso with 5 Grand Prix to go. If the Englishman continues to add podiums, Fernando will struggle to maintain his position.
This is what the F1 World Cup classification looks like after the Qatar GP
- Max Verstappen 433
- Sergio Perez 224
- Lewis Hamilton 194
- Fernando Alonso 183
- Carlos Sainz 153
- Charles Leclerc 145
- Lando Norris 136
- George Russell 132
- Oscar Piastri 83
- Lance Stroll 47
- Pierre Gasly 46
- Esteban Ocon 44
- Alexander Albon 23
- Valtteri Bottas 10
- Nico Hulkenberg 9
- Zhou Guanyu 6
- Yuki Tsunoda 3
- Kevin Magnussen 3
- Liam Lawson 2 (replaced Ricciardo due to injury)
- Logan Sergeant 0
- Nyck De Vries 0 (no team)
- Daniel Ricciardo 0 (injured)
Source: La Verdad

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