The 2023 Qatar GP had 48 overtakes. 38 of these were shown in the live broadcast. The Sprint race had 31 overtakes. 18 of these were shown in the live broadcast. The only other event at Qatar in 2021 had a very similar total of 49 overtakes.

2023 Qatar GP Overtakes

• Lap 6 Hulkenberg overtook Tsunoda for P 8
• Lap 6 Russell overtook Perez for P 13
• Lap 8 Russell overtook Zhou for P 12
• Lap 8 Stroll overtook Magnussen for P 16
• Lap 9 Russell overtook Sargeant for P 10
• Lap 12 Russell overtook Albon for P 6
• Lap 13 Russell overtook Hulkenberg for P 3
• Lap 13 Alonso overtook Leclerc for P 14
• Lap 14 Piastri overtook Lawson for P 9
• Lap 15 Perez overtook Zhou for P 3
• Lap 15 Piastri overtook Magnussen for P 7
• Lap 15 Alonso overtook Lawson for P 9
• Lap 16 Alonso overtook Magnussen for P 8
• Lap 16 Leclerc overtook Lawson for P 10
• Lap 16 Norris overtook Lawson for P 11
• Lap 17 Piastri overtook Stroll for P 6
• Lap 17 Leclerc overtook Magnussen for P 9
• Lap 17 Norris overtook Magnussen for P 10
• Lap 17 Ocon overtook Lawson for P 12
• Lap 18 Piastri overtook Bottas for P 5
• Lap 18 Ocon overtook Magnussen for P 10
• Lap 18 Gasly overtook Lawson for P 12
• Lap 19 Norris overtook Leclerc for P 6
• Lap 19 Gasly overtook Magnussen for P 9
• Lap 19 Russell overtook Magnussen for P 10
• Lap 19 Russell overtook Lawson for P 11
• Lap 20 Alonso overtook Bottas for P 3
• Lap 20 Perez overtook Albon for P 14
• Lap 21 Norris overtook Stroll for P 5
• Lap 21 Perez overtook Tsunoda for P 11
• Lap 23 Russell overtook Gasly for P 7
• Lap 26 Zhou overtook Sargeant for P 9
• Lap 26 Stroll overtook Leclerc for P 13
• Lap 29 Piastri overtook Albon for P 4
• Lap 30 Norris overtook Zhou for P 6
• Lap 31 Leclerc overtook Stroll for P 10
• Lap 32 Alonso overtook Zhou for P 5
• Lap 32 Tsunoda overtook Albon for P 14
• Lap 33 Leclerc overtook Alonso for P 6
• Lap 33 Leclerc overtook Bottas for P 7
• Lap 35 Russell overtook Zhou for P 4
• Lap 35 Albon overtook Tsunoda for P 14
• Lap 36 Ocon overtook Stroll for P 8
• Lap 37 Gasly overtook Stroll for P 9
• Lap 38 Ocon overtook Bottas for P 7
• Lap 39 Zhou overtook Tsunoda for P 14
• Lap 45 Hulkenberg overtook Lawson for P 16
• Lap 53 Perez overtook Gasly for P 10

Qatar Sprint Overtakes

• Lap 3 Russell overtook Piastri for P 1
• Lap 3 Ocon overtook Alonso for P 7
• Lap 3 Gasly overtook Perez for P 10
• Lap 3 Stroll overtook Bottas for P 13
• Lap 3 Albon overtook Magnussen for P 16
• Lap 3 Magnussen overtook Albon for P 16
• Lap 7 Alonso overtook Ocon for P 7
• Lap 7 Tsunoda overtook Albon for P 17
• Lap 9 Verstappen overtook Leclerc for P 4
• Lap 9 Perez overtook Gasly for P 10
• Lap 9 Albon overtook Tsunoda for P 17
• Lap 10 Verstappen overtook Sainz for P 3
• Lap 10 Hamilton overtook Gasly for P 11
• Lap 10 Albon overtook Magnussen for P 16
• Lap 11 Piastri overtook Russell for P 1
• Lap 11 Norris overtook Leclerc for P 5
• Lap 11 Perez overtook Hulkenberg for P 9
• Lap 11 Bottas overtook Stroll for P 13
• Lap 15 Leclerc overtook Norris for P 5
• Lap 15 Gasly overtook Hamilton for P 8
• Lap 16 Verstappen overtook Russell for P 2
• Lap 16 Albon overtook Bottas for P 10
• Lap 17 Norris overtook Leclerc for P 5
• Lap 17 Norris overtook Sainz for P 4
• Lap 17 Hamilton overtook Gasly for P 8
• Lap 18 Hamilton overtook Alonso for P 7
• Lap 18 Albon overtook Gasly for P 9
• Lap 19 Norris overtook Russell for P 3
• Lap 19 Hamilton overtook Sainz for P 5
• Lap 19 Hamilton overtook Leclerc for P 6
• Lap 19 Albon overtook Alonso for P 8

Some Stats

• Russell did the most overtakes this race with 9
• Lawson and Magnussen were the most overtaken this race both with 8
• Albon did the most overtakes in the Sprint with 6
• Leclerc and Gasly were the most overtaken in the Sprint both with 4
• Perez has done the most overtakes this season with 71 followed by Russell with 59 and Gasly/Verstappen both with 47
• Magnussen is the most overtaken driver this season with 81 followed by Hulkenberg with 79 and Bottas with 73

Turn Data

• Turn 1 – 37 Overtakes (Sprint – 20)
• Turn 2 – 3 Overtakes (Sprint – 3)
• Turn 3 – 0 Overtakes (Sprint – 2)
• Turn 4 – 4 Overtakes (Sprint – 2)
• Turn 6 – 3 Overtakes (Sprint – 2)
• Turn 7 – 0 Overtakes (Sprint – 2)
• Turn 10 – 1 Overtake

Quick Analysis

Given the unique strategy elements this weekend a higher total might of been expected in the GP. The maximum stint lengths meant that most drivers were on very similar strategies which meant there wasn’t much pace difference between drivers to create overtaking opportunities. 25 of the 48 overtakes came on the 4 drivers who pitted under the safety car at the start there wasn’t a huge amount of overtaking outside of that particularly in the second half of the race. The circuit isn’t really that good for racing with Turn 1 being the only realistic opportunity. If the straight between T2 and T4 was longer and had a heavier braking zone that might improve things by giving a chance for drivers to come back from moves into T1. The DRS zone was probably too long aswell it especially felt that way in the Sprint.

Numbers for the Season so far

• Bahrain – 37
• Saudi Arabia – 36
• Australia – 29
• Azerbaijan – 23 (Sprint – 20)
• Miami – 62
• Monaco – 22
• Spain – 65
• Canada – 20
• Austria – 63 (Sprint – 46)
• Great Britain – 26
• Hungary – 16
• Belgium – 75 (Sprint – 13)
• Netherlands – 188
• Italy – 31
• Singapore – 42
• Japan – 29
• Qatar – 48 (Sprint – 31)

Please see the rules and FAQ’s sections for more info on how this data is put together.