F1 Qualifying Results - United States Grand Prix 2023 times as Verstappen BLUNDERS

Max Verstappen will start the US Grand Prix from the third row of the grid on Sunday, qualifying sixth after his fastest lap was deleted for a track limits violation.

The Dutchman will start behind both Ferraris and both Mercedes, as well as the McLaren of Lando Norris – who will start second on the grid, alongside Charles Leclerc.

Fernando Alonso was eliminated in Q1 for the first time this season, qualifying 17th, two places ahead of his team-mate Lance Stroll.

Q2 was a struggle for teams with 'Alfa' (or a variant of it) in their names, with the Alfa Romeos of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas joining the AlphaTauris of Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo in being knocked out before the final shootout.

READ MORE: F1 track limits explained: What are they and why are they important?

F1 Qualifying Results: US Grand Prix 2023

1. Charles Leclerc [Ferrari] - 1:34.723s

2. Lando Norris [McLaren] - +0.130s

3. Lewis Hamilton [Mercedes] - +0.139s

4. Carlos Sainz [Ferrari] - +0.222s

5. George Russell [Mercedes] - +0.356s

6. Max Verstappen [Red Bull] - +0.358s

7. Pierre Gasly [Alpine] - +0.366s

8. Esteban Ocon [Alpine] - +0.431s

9. Sergio Perez [Red Bull] - +0.450s

10. Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - +0.744s

ELIMINATED IN Q2

11. Yuki Tsunoda [AlphaTauri]

12. Zhou Guanyu [Alfa Romeo]

13. Valtteri Bottas [Alfa Romeo]

14. Kevin Magnussen [Haas]

15. Daniel Ricciardo [AlphaTauri]

ELIMINATED IN Q1

16. Nico Hulkenberg [Haas]

17. Fernando Alonso [Aston Martin]

18. Alex Albon [Williams]

19. Lance Stroll [Aston Martin]

20. Logan Sargeant [Williams]

How does F1 Qualifying work?

The 60-minute qualifying session is split into three finite windows which provides a dramatic prelude to Sunday's big race.

The bottom five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1, with a further five eliminated after Q2.

Then Q3 gives us a shootout between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions at the front of the grid.

READ MORE: Unstoppable Verstappen is a MAJOR PROBLEM for F1

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