The 2023 Spanish GP had 65 overtakes, 42 of these were shown in the live broadcast. This is the most at Spain since 2013 which had 74. Last year’s race had 48 overtakes, 2021 had 51, 2020 had 32. The circuit average in the hybrid era is 35. The circuit record is 94 in 2011. The number of overtakes certainly do not mean a more entertaining race. It can indicate that overtaking is easier and mean more things are happening on track which has the potential to make a race more exciting.

2023 Spanish GP Overtakes

• Lap 2 Perez on Piastri for P 10
• Lap 3 Tsunoda on Piastri for P 11
• Lap 5 Zhou on Hulkenberg for P 8
• Lap 5 Leclerc on Sargeant for P 18
• Lap 6 Perez on Hulkenberg for P 9
• Lap 7 Russell on Alonso for P 6
• Lap 7 Tsunoda on Hulkenberg for P 10
• Lap 7 Leclerc on Albon for P 16
• Lap 8 Hamilton on Stroll for P 3
• Lap 8 Piastri on Hulkenberg for P 11
• Lap 9 Perez on Zhou for P 8
• Lap 10 Gasly on Magnussen for P 11
• Lap 10 Hulkenberg on Bottas for P 17
• Lap 11 Russell on Ocon for P 5
• Lap 11 Hulkenberg on Tsunoda for P 14
• Lap 11 Hulkenberg on Zhou for P 15
• Lap 11 Zhou on Tsunoda for P 15
• Lap 11 De Vries on Magnussen for P 18
• Lap 12 Magnussen on De Vries for P 18
• Lap 14 Tsunoda on Zhou for P 15
• Lap 14 Magnussen on Bottas for P 17
• Lap 15 Stroll on Sargeant for P 11
• Lap 15 Tsunoda on Hulkenberg for P 14
• Lap 15 De Vries on Bottas for P 18
• Lap 16 Stroll on Albon for P 10
• Lap 16 Ocon on Sargeant for P 11
• Lap 16 Zhou on Hulkenberg for P 15
• Lap 17 Tsunoda on Sargeant for P 11
• Lap 19 Sainz on Gasly for P 6
• Lap 19 Piastri on Magnussen for P 13
• Lap 19 Piastri on De Vries for P 14
• Lap 20 Leclerc on Gasly for P 15
• Lap 20 Leclerc on Bottas for P 16
• Lap 21 Alonso on Zhou for P 9
• Lap 21 Piastri on Hulkenberg for P 11
• Lap 21 Gasly on Leclerc for P 15
• Lap 23 Gasly on De Vries for P 14
• Lap 24 Gasly on Magnussen for P 13
• Lap 26 Leclerc on De Vries for P 13
• Lap 28 Hamilton on Sainz for P 2
• Lap 28 Russell on Stroll for P 4
• Lap 31 Perez on Alonso for P 8
• Lap 31 Hulkenberg on Sargeant for P 17
• Lap 32 Hulkenberg on Albon for P 16
• Lap 33 Perez on Tsunoda for P 7
• Lap 34 Perez on Ocon for P 5
• Lap 34 Hulkenberg on Bottas for P 15
• Lap 35 Russell on Sainz for P 3
• Lap 35 Magnussen on Sargeant for P 18
• Lap 39 Ocon on Tsunoda for P 11
• Lap 39 Magnussen on Bottas for P 15
• Lap 41 De Vries on Norris for P 16
• Lap 42 De Vries on Magnussen for P 15
• Lap 43 Zhou on Hulkenberg for P 11
• Lap 48 Alonso on Zhou for P 9
• Lap 48 Gasly on Piastri for P 11
• Lap 48 Magnussen on Sargeant for P 18
• Lap 49 Alonso on Tsunoda for P 8
• Lap 51 Alonso on Ocon for P 7
• Lap 51 Leclerc on Piastri for P 12
• Lap 53 Perez on Sainz for P 4
• Lap 53 Norris on Bottas for P 19
• Lap 55 Norris on Sargeant for P 18
• Lap 61 Bottas on Sargeant for P 19
• Lap 64 Norris on Magnussen for P 17

A Few Notes

• This data does not include overtakes made on Lap 1 or the first lap of a standing restart.
• On track moves for position only, not counting passes made in pits, lapped cars, cars unlapping, on cars off track or spun, team orders etc…
• Overtaking data is just interesting data it does not show how entertaining the race is

Some Stats

• Perez did the most overtakes this race with 7
• Sargeant was the most overtaken driver this race with 9
• Perez has done the most overtakes this season with 23 followed by Magnussen with 20 and Verstappen with 19.
• Hulkenberg is the most overtaken driver this season with 31 followed by Magnussen with 28 and Zhou with 26.
• Verstappen is still yet to be overtaken this season.

Numbers for the Season so far

• Bahrain – 37
• Saudi Arabia – 36
• Australia – 29
• Azerbaijan – 23 (Sprint – 20)
• Miami – 60
• Monaco – 22
• Spain – 65