The 2023 System 1 World Championship got here to a detailed on Sunday with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, held on the Yas Marina Circuit.

Though Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen was already named this season’s champion in October on the Qatar Grand Prix, he did not let off one bit throughout Sunday’s race, ending comfortably some 18 seconds forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc. Third place went to Mercedes-Benz AMG’s George Russell, who completed greater than 20 seconds behind the winner.

Crimson Bull’s Sergio Perez was the second to cross the end line, however a five-second penalty for a conflict with McLaren’s Lando Norris dropped him to fourth within the outcomes.

Verstappen’s win was his nineteenth this season, which is a brand new report for F1. The earlier report of 15 wins was set final season, additionally by Verstappen. The Crimson Bull driver additionally set a report for consecutive wins in a season this yr by amassing 10 straight wins, plus the report for essentially the most factors gained in a season, along with his tally coming in at 575. Crimson Bull additionally set a report for factors gained by a staff in a season, with its tally coming in at 860.

2023 System 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Verstappen began Sunday’s race on the pole place and was joined on the entrance of the grid by Leclerc. The Ferrari driver received the higher begin, however Verstappen managed to maneuver forward by the primary flip, whereas McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Norris fought for place instantly behind.

Within the closing levels, Verstappen was in a race of his personal, adopted by Leclerc and Russell. Perez pushed exhausting and managed to cross Russell. In an effort to assist his staff safe second within the Constructors’ Championship, Leclerc then allowed Perez to maneuver into second place with the hope that Perez would have greater than a five-second hole with Russell and thus deny Mercedes of additional factors. It did not repay and Russell nonetheless completed third and scored the required factors to place Mercedes forward of Ferrari.

Following the weekend’s motion, Verstappen’s 575 factors within the Drivers’ Championship is adopted by Perez in second with 285 factors and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in third with 234 factors. Within the Constructors’ Championship, Crimson Bull ends the season with 860 factors. Mercedes is second with 409 factors and Ferrari is third with 406 factors.

Whereas the season is formally over, groups will keep in Abu Dhabi for some remaining testing earlier than the lengthy winter break.

Yas Marina Circuit, residence of the System 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Beneath are the total outcomes from the 2023 System 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix:

1) Max Verstappen, Crimson Bull Racing
2) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari +17.993 seconds
3) George Russell, Mercedes-Benz AMG +20.328 seconds
4) Sergio Perez, Crimson Bull Racing +21.453 seconds
5) Lando Norris, McLaren +24.284 seconds
6) Oscar Piastri, McLaren +31.487 seconds
7) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin +39.512 seconds
8) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri +43.088 seconds
9) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes-Benz AMG +44.424 seconds
10) Lance Stroll, Aston Martin +55.632 seconds
11) Daniel Ricciardo, AlphaTauri +56.229 seconds
12) Esteban Ocon, Alpine +66.373 seconds
13) Pierre Gasly, Alpine +70.360 seconds
14) Alexander Albon, Williams +73.184 seconds
15) Nico Hulkenberg, Haas +83.696 seconds
16) Logan Sargeant, Williams +87.791 seconds
17) Zhou Guanyu, Alfa Romeo +89.422 seconds
18) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari – DNF
19) Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo +1 lap
20) Kevin Magnussen, Haas +1 lap