The race, which was affected by rain during the middle stages, was won by polesitter Max Verstappen, ahead of Fernando Alonso and Esteban Ocon, the latter receiving his third podium in his Formula One career after the 2021 Hungarian Grand Prix.

[1] It was the sixth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship, after the previously scheduled Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was cancelled due to floods in the region.

[5][6][7] In addition, the Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin and Alpine teams sported upgrade packages for the weekend.

During the first session, Carlos Sainz Jr.'s time on his first lap was deleted due to exceeding track limits.

Due to the narrow nature of the track, his car had to be craned out;[17] the second time such had happened during the weekend following Lewis Hamilton during the third free practice session, which was red-flagged.

By the end of the first session, Logan Sargeant, the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg, Zhou Guanyu, and Pérez found themselves knocked out.

[16] During the second session, Lando Norris found himself hitting the wall at the Tabac chicane, inflicting minor damage to his car.

Joining him were Nyck de Vries, Alexander Albon, Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas.

[16] During the third and final session, Norris would go out later after quick repairs to his car, though he could not beat Yuki Tsunoda (who would qualify ninth) to the line.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly and George Russell made up sixth, seventh and eighth position respectively.

As the race began, Nico Hülkenberg made contact with Logan Sargeant, which granted the Haas driver a five-second penalty.

By lap 14, Carlos Sainz Jr. ran off the Nouvelle chicane, his front wing making contact with Esteban Ocon's right-rear.

Valtteri Bottas jumped Alexander Albon, with the latter granting himself a new set of hard tyres.

Meanwhile, Hülkenberg was given a 10 second penalty for serving the first one incorrectly, Gasly was shown a black and white flag for exceeding track limits, Pérez swapped to inters, and Yuki Tsunoda reported problems with his brakes.