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2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

24 November 2023 — Yas Marina Circuit, United Arab Emirates — Won by Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing)

The story in three sentences

Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) won the 2023 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of Charles LECLERC by +17.993s. The winning car also had the fastest median race pace on clean laps at 1:29.156 per lap.

Final classification (top 10)

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max VERSTAPPEN	Red Bull Racing	0
2	Charles LECLERC	Ferrari	17.993
3	George RUSSELL	Mercedes	20.328
4	Sergio PEREZ	Red Bull Racing	21.453
5	Lando NORRIS	McLaren	24.284
6	Oscar PIASTRI	McLaren	31.487
7	Fernando ALONSO	Aston Martin	39.512
8	Yuki TSUNODA	AlphaTauri	43.088
9	Lewis HAMILTON	Mercedes	44.424
10	Lance STROLL	Aston Martin	55.632

Top pace (median lap time, clean laps)

#	Driver	Team	Median	Gap
1	VER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.156	—
2	PER	Red Bull Racing	1:29.316	+0.160s
3	RUS	Mercedes	1:29.540	+0.384s
4	LEC	Ferrari	1:29.577	+0.421s
5	NOR	McLaren	1:29.637	+0.481s

"Median pace" filters out outlaps, in-laps, and slow laps (over 7% above the field median). It's the single best indicator of true race pace.

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