The 2023 F1 Season averaged 50 overtakes per race. 2022 average 45.2 and 2021 averaged 36.9. This is the most since 2016 which averaged 52 overtakes per race.

Sergio Perez is the 2023 ‘overtakes champion’ with 95 overtakes. This is the second highest ever total in a season on Verstappen in 2016 had more with 105.

Valterri Bottas is the most overtaken driver in 2023 with 104 overtakes. This is also the second highest ever total in a season beaton only by Magnussen in 2019 with 125.

The 2023 Abu Dhabi GP had 70 overtakes of which 50 were shown in the live broadcast. Last year’s event had 79 and 2021 had 36. The old version of the circuit averaged 36 in the hybrid era. Perez did the most overtakes this race with 9. Bottas was the most overtaken driver with 12.

2023 Overtaking Stats

• There were 1,101 overtakes in the 22 races of the 2023 season (not including sprints). Averaging 50 per race which is slightly higher than last years 45.2 and the most since 52 in 2016. The median number of overtakes in the 2023 season was 39.5 which is an increase on last years 34.5, 2019 was the last season with a higher median with 45.
• The 2023 Dutch GP broke the record for the highest number of overtakes in an F1 race. The crazy dry/wet/dry/wet race saw an astonishing 188 overtakes beating out the previous record of 170 in the 2016 Chinese GP.
• The 99 overtakes seen at the Las Vegas GP was also notable as being the highest amount of overtakes seen at a debut, night and street race and also the 6th highest of all time.
• The six sprint races in 2023 saw 163 overtakes averaging 27 per race. The 46 seen in Austria is the record in Sprint Races. 2023 Brazil was the first time the Sprint race had more overtakes than the GP.
• 654 overtakes were broadcast on the world feed in 2023. This is a record total for a Season beating 2012’s 581. A percentage 59.4 of overtakes were shown in 2023 which is the sixth highest in F1 history.

2023 Overtakes Championship

Perez is 2023’s ‘Overtakes Champion’ with 95 overtakes. Alonso was 2022 Champion. Perez was also 2021 champion (Not Vettel, F1 used inaccurate data). Albon 2020 Champion. Below is the top 5 of 2023:

• Perez – 95
• Russell – 76
• Hamilton – 66
• Norris – 65
• Verstappen – 65

These totals do not include Sprints to keep consistency with previous years. Perez would still be champion if Sprints were included.

Bottas did the least amount of overtakes of full time drivers this season with 23.

2023 Most Overtaken Championship

Bottas is 2023’s most overtaken driver being overtaken 104 times. Mick Schumacher was most overtaken in 2022. Russell in 2021 and Magnussen in 2020. Below is the top 5 of 2023:

• Bottas – 104
• Hulkenberg – 100
• Magnussen – 95
• Zhou – 82
• Tsunoda – 72

Likewise these totals do not include Sprints nonetheless Bottas would still be first if Sprints were included.

Verstappen was the least overtaken driver this season being overtaken only 5 times. 4 times in Singapore and once by Leclerc in Las Vegas. This is not a record though as Schumacher in 1994, Coulthard in 1998 and Montoya in 2005 all went the full season without being overtaken.

Quick Analysis

2023 saw a steady increase in the amount of overtakes despite maybe not feeling that way with Max Verstappens dominance. Midfield action really carried this season. This years overtaking totals are slightly flattered by an enormous outlier event which was the crazy record breaking Dutch GP. Without this race the season average 43 overtakes which is significantly less but still a respectable figure. Overtaking numbers have improved with the 2022 regulation changes but that doesn’t necessarily mean more entertaining racing. With 1 team and 1 driver being so dominant this season any set of regulations would struggle.

2023 Abu Dhabi GP Overtakes

• Lap 2 Sainz overtook Hulkenberg for P 13
• Lap 2 Zhou overtook Albon for P 17
• Lap 3 Perez overtook Hamilton for P 9
• Lap 4 Norris overtook Piastri for P 3
• Lap 11 Russell overtook Piastri for P 4
• Lap 12 Perez overtook Gasly for P 8
• Lap 15 Russell overtook Sargeant for P 12
• Lap 16 Russell overtook Albon for P 9
• Lap 17 Hulkenberg overtook Magnussen for P 16
• Lap 18 Russell overtook Piastri for P 6
• Lap 18 Gasly overtook Hulkenberg for P 15
• Lap 19 Verstappen overtook Sainz for P 3
• Lap 19 Norris overtook Bottas for P 7
• Lap 20 Piastri overtook Bottas for P 8
• Lap 20 Alonso overtook Bottas for P 9
• Lap 20 Perez overtook Ricciardo for P 11
• Lap 21 Verstappen overtook Stroll for P 2
• Lap 21 Leclerc overtook Sainz for P 4
• Lap 21 Perez overtook Bottas for P 10
• Lap 22 Russell overtook Sainz for P 5
• Lap 22 Ricciardo overtook Bottas for P 11
• Lap 22 Zhou overtook Magnussen for P 17
• Lap 23 Norris overtook Sainz for P 4
• Lap 23 Hamilton overtook Bottas for P 10
• Lap 23 Tsunoda overtook Bottas for P 11
• Lap 23 Stroll overtook Gasly for P 14
• Lap 24 Ocon overtook Bottas for P 11
• Lap 25 Perez overtook Alonso for P 6
• Lap 25 Hamilton overtook Ricciardo for P 8
• Lap 25 Stroll overtook Bottas for P 12
• Lap 26 Stroll overtook Ocon for P 11
• Lap 26 Gasly overtook Bottas for P 13
• Lap 26 Albon overtook Zhou for P 17
• Lap 27 Sainz overtook Hulkenberg for P 15
• Lap 28 Perez overtook Piastri for P 5
• Lap 28 Sainz overtook Bottas for P 14
• Lap 29 Stroll overtook Ricciardo for P 10
• Lap 36 Russell overtook Stroll for P 7
• Lap 37 Norris overtook Stroll for P 6
• Lap 37 Hamilton overtook Alonso for P 11
• Lap 37 Ricciardo overtook Sargeant for P 15
• Lap 37 Sargeant overtook Ricciardo for P 15
• Lap 38 Leclerc overtook Tsunoda for P 3
• Lap 38 Alonso overtook Hamilton for P 11
• Lap 39 Russell overtook Tsunoda for P 4
• Lap 39 Piastri overtook Sainz for P 8
• Lap 39 Piastri overtook Ocon for P 9
• Lap 39 Sainz overtook Ocon for P 9
• Lap 39 Ricciardo overtook Sargeant for P 14
• Lap 40 Gasly overtook Sargeant for P 15
• Lap 40 Zhou overtook Magnussen for P 19
• Lap 42 Norris overtook Tsunoda for P 5
• Lap 42 Alonso overtook Ocon for P 10
• Lap 43 Hamilton overtook Ocon for P 10
• Lap 44 Perez overtook Tsunoda for P 5
• Lap 45 Albon overtook Zhou for P 16
• Lap 46 Alonso overtook Sainz for P 8
• Lap 47 Hamilton overtook Sainz for P 9
• Lap 47 Sargeant overtook Magnussen for P 19
• Lap 48 Perez overtook Norris for P 4
• Lap 48 Piastri overtook Tsunoda for P 6
• Lap 49 Albon overtook Hulkenberg for P 15
• Lap 50 Stroll overtook Ocon for P 11
• Lap 50 Sargeant overtook Bottas for P 18
• Lap 52 Ricciardo overtook Ocon for P 12
• Lap 54 Perez overtook Russell for P 3
• Lap 56 Alonso overtook Tsunoda for P 7
• Lap 57 Sargeant overtook Zhou for P 17
• Lap 58 Hamilton overtook Tsunoda for P 8
• Lap 58 Tsunoda overtook Hamilton for P 8

Turn Data

• Turn 1 – 1 overtake
• Turn 5 – 1 overtake
• Turn 6 – 43 overtakes
• Turn 7 – 2 overtakes
• Turn 9 – 22 overtakes
• Turn 12 – 1 overtake

Turn data for every race this season has now been finished with every overtake not shown in the TV broadcast checked on the F1TV onboards. 2023 data is here.

Numbers for the Season

• 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)
• USA – 47 (Sprint – 18)
• Mexico – 48
• Brazil – 25 (Sprint – 35)
• Las Vegas – 99
• Abu Dhabi – 70

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Thank you to everyone who has followed this project throughout this season. I put a lot of effort into making this data as accurate as possible and I appreciate all the positive feedback I get. This season saw a big change from simply posting the data to reddit to having a dedicated website. I’ve been a bit too busy in real life recently but hopefully over the winter I’ll be able to do some updates and improvements to the website as well as get a few additional posts written over the winter break. I fully intend to be back in March next year to do 2024’s overtaking data.