Gridpedia2024 Belgian Grand Prix
Lewis Hamilton won the 2024 Belgian Grand Prix at Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps on 28 Jul 2024 for Mercedes, from 3rd on the grid; Oscar Piastri was second and Charles Leclerc third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.
Hamilton took the lead for good on lap 45 of 44, from George Russell; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. Hamilton stopped 2 times, on laps 11 and 26 (11 laps on medium, then 15 laps on hard, then 18 laps on hard); 13 of 18 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 11. The fastest lap was Sergio Pérez's, 1:44.701 on lap 44. 18 of 20 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 277 points, 78 ahead of Lando Norris, with 10 rounds left.
- Date
- 28 Jul 2024
- Circuit
- Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium
- Round
- 14 of 24
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C2 hard C3 medium C4 soft source
- Pole position
- Max Verstappen (1:53.159)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 3q4 | 44 | +0.526 | 25 | |
| 2 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 5q6 | 44 | +1.173 | 18 | |
| 3 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1q2 | 44 | +8.549 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 11q1 | 44 | +9.226 | 12 | |
| 5 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 4q5 | 44 | +9.850 | 10 | |
| 6 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 7q8 | 44 | +19.795 | 8 | |
| 7 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 2q3 | 44 | +43.195 | 1:44.701 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 8q9 | 44 | +49.963 | 4 | |
| 9 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 9q10 | 44 | +52.552 | 2 | |
| 10 | 3 | RICDaniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 13 | 44 | +54.926 | 1 | |
| 11 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | 44 | +63.011 | 0 | |
| 12 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 10q11 | 44 | +63.651 | 0 | |
| 13 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 12 | 44 | +64.365 | 0 | |
| 14 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 17 | 44 | +66.631 | 0 | |
| 15 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Sauber | 14 | 44 | +70.638 | 0 | |
| 16 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 20q18 | 44 | +76.737 | 0 | |
| 17 | 2 | SARLogan Sargeant | Williams | 18q19 | 44 | +86.057 | 0 | |
| 18 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 16 | 44 | +88.833 | 0 | |
| R | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Sauber | 19q20 | 5 | Retired | 0 | |
| D | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 6q7 | 44 | Disqualified | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 14 drivers: Max Verstappen qualified 1st, started 11th; Charles Leclerc qualified 2nd, started 1st; Sergio Pérez qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Lewis Hamilton qualified 4th, started 3rd; Lando Norris qualified 5th, started 4th; Oscar Piastri qualified 6th, started 5th; George Russell qualified 7th, started 6th; Carlos Sainz qualified 8th, started 7th; Fernando Alonso qualified 9th, started 8th; Esteban Ocon qualified 10th, started 9th; Alexander Albon qualified 11th, started 10th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 18th, started 20th; Logan Sargeant qualified 19th, started 18th; Guanyu Zhou qualified 20th, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Lewis Hamilton: 2 stops (laps 11, 26), stints of 11 medium, 15 hard, 18 hard laps
- 2nd
- Oscar Piastri: 2 stops (laps 11, 30), stints of 11 medium, 19 hard, 14 hard laps
- 3rd
- Charles Leclerc: 2 stops (laps 12, 25), stints of 12 medium, 13 hard, 19 hard laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 13 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 11 of 44
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 11 (23.2 s), 26 (22.7 s) | 111518 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 2 | 11 (22.6 s), 30 (24.1 s) | 111914 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 12 (22.9 s), 25 (23.3 s) | 121319 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 10 (23.2 s), 28 (22.9 s) | 101816 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 15 (22.7 s), 29 (22.6 s) | 151415 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 20 (23.1 s), 28 (23.1 s) | 20816 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 3 | 11 (22.7 s), 21 (22.6 s), 42 (22.6 s) | 111021 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 13 (23.1 s) | 1331 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 2 | 12 (23.4 s), 30 (23.5 s) | 121814 |
| RICDaniel Ricciardo | 2 | 8 (22.6 s), 21 (22.3 s) | 81323 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 12 (23.0 s) | 1232 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 8 (23.6 s), 23 (23.1 s) | 81521 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 2 | 9 (22.9 s), 28 (22.8 s) | 91916 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 1 | 17 (23.6 s) | 1727 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 11 (23.1 s), 35 (22.9 s) | 11249 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 1 | 15 (23.5 s) | 1529 |
| SARLogan Sargeant | 2 | 8 (23.3 s), 24 (23.7 s) | 81620 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 7 (23.6 s), 20 (23.3 s) | 71324 |
| ZHOGuanyu Zhou | 0 | 5 | |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 10 (22.7 s) | 1034 |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:54.938 | 1:53.837 | 1:53.159 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:55.349 | 1:54.193 | 1:53.754 | +0.595 Q3 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:55.139 | 1:54.470 | 1:53.765 | +0.606 Q3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:55.692 | 1:54.037 | 1:53.835 | +0.676 Q3 |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:55.582 | 1:54.358 | 1:53.981 | +0.822 Q3 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:54.835 | 1:54.136 | 1:54.027 | +0.868 Q3 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:55.353 | 1:54.095 | 1:54.184 | +0.936 Q2 |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:55.169 | 1:54.112 | 1:54.477 | +0.953 Q2 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:55.489 | 1:54.258 | 1:54.765 | +1.099 Q2 |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:55.417 | 1:54.460 | 1:54.810 | +1.301 Q2 |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:55.722 | 1:54.473 | +1.314 Q2 | |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:54.911 | 1:54.635 | +1.476 Q2 | |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 1:55.451 | 1:54.682 | +1.523 Q2 | |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:55.531 | 1:54.764 | +1.605 Q2 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:56.072 | 1:55.716 | +2.557 Q2 | |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:56.308 | +3.149 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:56.500 | +3.341 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:56.593 | +3.434 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:57.230 | +4.071 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:57.775 | +4.616 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 7 | 277 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1 | 199 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 177 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1 | 167 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1 | 162 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 150 |
| 7 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 0 | 131 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 116 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 | 49 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 | 24 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 7 | 408 |
| 2 | McLaren | 2 | 366 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 2 | 345 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 3 | 266 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | 73 |
| 6 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 27 |
| 8 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |