His teammate Sergio Perez led from pole and, like most drivers, was on medium tyres, while Verstappen’s woes in qualifying limited him to ninth, so he started ninth in tough conditions.

As expected, Verstappen led the race and led the middle of the race after Perez’s pit stop.

He got back behind Perez after Verstappen stopped, but quickly overtook his team-mate to secure his third win of the year.

2023 F1 Miami Grand Prix Results

How the 2023 F1 Miami Grand Prix unfolded

Perez maintained his pole position heading into Turn 1, ahead of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari). Behind them, Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and George Russell (Mercedes) passed Kevin Magnussen (Haas) for fourth and fifth respectively. Further back, Lando Norris (McLaren) was spotted from behind by Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri) at the first corner, dragging them to the end of the field.

Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) passed Magnussen at Turn 11 for sixth, while Verstappen held on to ninth on the first lap as he was on the hard tyres. But at the start of lap four he overtook Leclerc and Magnussen for sixth, with Magnussen taking advantage by jumping back in front of Leclerc and they briefly ran for three laps.

Perez shrugged off Alonso’s DRS range in front, with Sainz right behind. Verstappen passed Russell on lap eight into Turn 17 and repeated the move on Gasly a lap later for fourth. At Turn 1 at the start of lap 10, Russell also passed Gasly a few corners later.

Verstappen was now 4.6 seconds behind leader Perez and set about closing the gap on Sainz. Verstappen DRS overtook Sainz into Turn 11 on lap 14 and repeated the move on Alonso a lap later, leading Red Bull 1-2 on lap 15 – a gap that had narrowed to 3.7 seconds.

In the battle for the best position remaining, Sainz was on Alonso’s tail when he pitted at number 19 – locking the brakes as he entered the pit lane – before rejoining Heavy traffic. He had to win over Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), but was penalized anyway for speeding in the pit lane and was given a five-second penalty.

Perez was the first Red Bull to pit on lap 21, giving Verstappen the lead after 2.2 seconds. Alonso pitted from second on lap 25, extending his time in the medium-speed car, after rejoining Sainz on the road, but taking the lead given his penalty.

Regardless, Alonso passed Sainz just before the half-way mark at Turn 11 and passed the long-running Esteban Ocon (Alpine) a few laps later to reclaim third. Russell got into the frame again and passed Sainz on lap 38 for fourth.

Verstappen proved to be faster on the old tyres, than Perez on the new, and pitted on lap 46 – despite his comparatively slow 3.1 seconds – while Max Then he went back behind his teammate and put on new tires. But Perez ran 25 laps on the hard tyre, and despite his best efforts to defend, Verstappen passed him by 10 laps at Turn 1 and opened the gap by more than five seconds. .

Alonso was third ahead of Russell and Sainz. Hamilton surged to sixth in the closing stages, ahead of Leclerc and Gasly. Ocon and Magnussen became the scorers.

2023 F1 Miami Grand Prix fastest lap times

2023 F1 Miami Grand Prix tire guide