When Argentina became football world champions in Qatar, the players were able to lift the World Cup trophy after the final. If Max Verstappen becomes Formula 1 world champion, he will have to wait two months. How come?
December 18, 2022 in the Losail football stadium in Qatar: Lionel Messi leads the Argentine national team to the title in a World Cup final against France that is hard to beat in terms of drama. Afterwards, the Argentinians celebrate extensively with the World Cup trophy.
October 7, 2023 at the Losail International Circuit: In the sprint of the Qatar GP weekend, Max Verstappen secured the Formula 1 World Championship title for the third time in a row. But there is no sign of the world champion’s trophy anywhere. Many fans have asked themselves: Why is this?
The reason lies in the awards ceremony of the world motorsport association FIA, which usually takes place at the beginning of December and at which the champions of numerous series are honored.
The fans can therefore wait a long time for a Formula 1 champion to hold the World Cup trophy in his hands on the day of the decision. Because FIA boss Mohammed Ben Sulayem says: “We celebrate the Night of the Champions. And that’s an exciting thing for everyone.”
«I still remember when I won my first Middle East rally championship and was invited to Paris to receive the award. I could hardly sleep because I was so nervous! Look, even today, 25 years later, I get goosebumps when I think about it.”
“On the Night of the Champions, many young people also have the chance to see all the champions. They are inspired to dream. For this reason, we don’t want to change anything when it comes to honoring the Formula 1 champion.”
This night of champions has been celebrated since 2011 in very different locations.
The last FIA meeting of 2023 (with meetings of the General Assembly and World Council) will take place this year from December 4th to 8th in Baku (Azerbaijan).
FIA Night of Champions
2011: New Delhi (India)
2012: Istanbul (Türkiye)
2013: Paris (France)
2014: Doha (Qatar)
2015: Paris (France)
2016: Vienna (Austria)
2017: Paris (France)
2018: St. Petersburg (Russland)
2019: Paris (France)
2020: Geneva (Switzerland)
2021: Paris (France)
2022: Bologna (Italy)
2023: Baku (Azerbaijan)
Katar-GP, Losail International Circuit
01. Max Verstappen (NL), Red Bull Racing, 1:27:39,168 h
02. Oscar Piastri (AUS), McLaren, +4.833 sec
03. Lando Norris (GB), McLaren, +5.969
04. George Russell (GB), Mercedes, +34,119
05. Charles Leclerc (MC), Ferrari, +38,976
06. Fernando Alonso (E), Aston Martin, +49,032
07. Esteban Ocon (F), Alpine, +62,390
08. Valtteri Bottas (FIN), Alfa Romeo, +66,563
09. Guanyu Zhou (RCH), Alfa Romeo, +76,127
10. Sergio Pérez (MEX), Red Bull Racing, +80,181
11. Lance Stroll (CDN), Aston Martin, +81,652
12. Pierre Gasly (F), Alpine, +82,300
13. Alex Albon (T), Williams, +91,014
14. Kevin Magnussen (DK), Haas, +1 Round
15. Yuki Tsunoda (J), AlphaTauri, +1 Runde
16. Nico Hülkenberg (D), Haas, +1 lap
17. Liam Lawson (NZ), AlphaTauri, +1 Round
Out
Carlos Sainz (E), Ferrari, did not start
Lewis Hamilton (GB), Mercedes, Crash
Logan Sargeant (USA), Williams, abandonment
World Championship standings (after 17 of 22 Grand Prix, including 4 of 6 sprints)
driver
01. Verstappen 433 points
02. Pérez 224
03. Hamilton 194
04. Alonso 183
05. Sainz 153
06. Leclerc 145
07. Norris 136
08. Russell 132
09. Plates 83
10. Stroll 47
11. Gasly 46
12. Ocon 44
13. Albon 23
14. Bottas 10
15. Hulkenberg 9
16. Zhou 6
17. Tsunoda 3
18. Magnussen 3
19. Lawson 2
20. Sargeant 0
21. De Vries 0
22. Ricciardo 0
Constructors’ Cup
01. Red Bull Racing 657 Punkte
02. Mercedes 326
03. Ferrari 298
04. Aston Martin 230
05. McLaren 219
06. Alpine 90
07. Williams 23
08. Alfa Romeo 16
09. Haas 12
10. AlphaTauri 5
2023-10-10 18:09:40
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