After victory at MP in Bahrain, champion Max Verstappen looks ready for the race in Jeddah, where he was fastest in the first two practices.

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Fernando Alonso, 2nd in second practice

On the circuit in Jeddah, the reigning champion stopped the clock at the mark of 1:29.603, followed by Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin, 1:29.811) and his colleague Sergio Perez (Red Bull, 1:29.902).

Lewis Hamilton didn’t even make the top 10 in practice. The Mercedes driver stopped the clock in 1:30.599.

Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia, training results – 2nd round

1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1:29.603

2 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 1:29.811

3 Sergio Perez (Red Bull) 1:29.902

4 Esteban Ocon (Alpisky) 1:30.039

5 George Russell (Mercedes) 1:30.070

6 Pierre Gasly (Alpiskyi) 1:30.100

7 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 1:30.110

8 Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) 1:30.181

9 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 1:30.341

10 Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) 1:30.592

Formula 1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia, schedule

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March 19, 2023

Race / from 19:00

March 18, 2023

Qualification / 19:00 – 20:00

Training 3 / 15:30 – 16:30

Formula 1, rating of pilots

1 Max Verstappen – RedBull 25 points

2 Sergio Perez – RedBull 18

3 Fernando Alonso – Aston Martin 15

4 Carlos Sainz – Ferrari 12

5 Lewis Hamilton – Mercedes 10

6 Lance Stroll – Aston Martin 8

7 George Russell – Mercedes 6

8 Valtteri Bottas – Alfa Romeo 4

9 Pierre Gasly – Alpine 2

10 Alexander Albon – Williams 1

Formula 1, rating of constructors

1 RedBull 43 points

2 Aston Martin 23

3 Mercedes 16

4 Ferrari 12s

5 Alfa Romeo 4

6 Alpine 2

7 Williams 1

8 Alpha Tauri 0

9 HAAS 0

10 McLaren 0

Formula 1 season calendar for 2023

March 5: Bahrain – The winner is Max Verstappen

March 19: Saudi Arabia / Jeddah

April 2: Australia / Melbourne

April 16: China / Shanghai

April 30: Azerbaijan / Baku

May 7: Miami

May 21: Emilia-Romagna / Imola

May 28: Monaco

June 4: Spain / Barcelona

June 18: Canada / Montreal

July 2: Austria / Spielberg

July 9: Great Britain / Silverstone

July 23: Hungary / Budapest

July 30: Belgium / Spa-Francorchamps

August 27: Netherlands / Zandvoort

September 3: Italy / Monza

September 17: Singapore / Marina Bay

September 24: Japan / Suzuka

October 8: Qatar / Losail

October 22: USA / Austin

October 29: Mexico / Mexico City

November 5: Brazil / Sao Paulo

November 18: Las Vegas

November 26: Abu Dhabi / Yas Marina.