Gridpedia2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 3 Nov 2024 for Red Bull, from 17th on the grid; Esteban Ocon was second and Pierre Gasly third. Pole position: Lando Norris.
Verstappen took the lead for good on lap 43 of 69, from Esteban Ocon; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. There were 2 safety-car periods (laps 30 to 34, laps 39 to 43). Verstappen stopped once, on lap 32 (32 laps on intermediate, then 37 laps on intermediate); 10 of 15 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 28. The fastest lap was Max Verstappen's, 1:20.472 on lap 67. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 393 points, 62 ahead of Lando Norris, with 3 rounds left.
- Date
- 3 Nov 2024
- Circuit
- Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
- Round
- 21 of 24
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
- Pole position
- Lando Norris (1:23.405)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 17q12 | 69 | 2:06:54.430 | 1:20.472 | 26 |
| 2 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 4 | 69 | +19.477 | 18 | |
| 3 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 13q15 | 69 | +22.532 | 15 | |
| 4 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 69 | +23.265 | 12 | |
| 5 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 6 | 69 | +30.177 | 10 | |
| 6 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 1 | 69 | +31.372 | 8 | |
| 7 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 3 | 69 | +42.056 | 6 | |
| 8 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 8 | 69 | +44.943 | 4 | |
| 9 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 5 | 69 | +50.452 | 2 | |
| 10 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 14q16 | 69 | +50.753 | 1 | |
| 11 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 12q13 | 69 | +51.531 | 0 | |
| 12 | 50 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 15q17 | 69 | +57.085 | 0 | |
| 13 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Sauber | 11 | 69 | +63.588 | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 9 | 69 | +78.049 | 0 | |
| 15 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Sauber | 19q20 | 69 | +79.649 | 0 | |
| R | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | PLq14 | 38 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Williams | 16q18 | 30 | Accident | 0 | |
| W | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 7 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| W | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 10 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| D | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 17q19 | 0 | Disqualified | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 9 drivers: Max Verstappen qualified 12th, started 17th; Sergio Pérez qualified 13th, started 12th; Carlos Sainz qualified 14th, started from the pit lane; Pierre Gasly qualified 15th, started 13th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 16th, started 14th; Oliver Bearman qualified 17th, started 15th; Franco Colapinto qualified 18th, started 16th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 19th, started 17th; 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
- Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32 intermediate, 37 intermediate laps
- 2nd
- Esteban Ocon: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32 intermediate, 37 intermediate laps
- 3rd
- Pierre Gasly: 1 stop (lap 32), stints of 32 intermediate, 37 intermediate laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 4 · 2 stops: 10 · 3 or more: 1
- First stops
- median lap 28 of 69
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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 32 (1409.3 s) | 3237 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 1 | 32 (1408.7 s) | 3237 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 32 (1407.6 s) | 3237 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 2 | 28 (25.7 s), 32 (1415.8 s) | 28437 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 24 (24.6 s), 32 (1420.3 s) | 24837 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 28 (24.8 s), 32 (1415.4 s) | 28437 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 2 | 28 (25.4 s), 32 (1419.0 s) | 28437 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 2 | 27 (26.1 s), 32 (1420.3 s) | 27537 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 2 | 28 (28.2 s), 32 (1422.7 s) | 28437 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 27 (25.2 s), 32 (1425.7 s) | 27537 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 27 (26.7 s), 32 (1425.2 s) | 27537 |
| BEAOliver Bearman | 2 | 27 (35.8 s), 32 (1424.7 s) | 27537 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 1 | 32 (1422.1 s) | 3237 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 2 | 27 (25.1 s), 32 (1422.9 s) | 27537 |
| ZHOGuanyu Zhou | 4 | 27 (25.2 s), 28 (27.1 s), 31 (1283.2 s), 32 (68.5 s) | 27338 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 27 (25.9 s), 32 (1424.7 s) | 2756 |
| COLFranco Colapinto | 2 | 26 (25.3 s), 30 (25.2 s) | 264 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 3 | 25 (25.4 s), 27 (59.0 s), 29 (28.6 s) | 25 |
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.
Sprint results
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 24 | 29:46.045 | 8 |
| 2 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 1 | 24 | +0.593 | 7 |
| 3 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 24 | +5.656 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 4 | 24 | +6.497 | 5 |
| 5 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 5 | 24 | +7.224 | 4 |
| 6 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 6 | 24 | +12.475 | 3 |
| 7 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 7 | 24 | +18.161 | 2 |
| 8 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 13 | 24 | +18.717 | 1 |
| 9 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 8 | 24 | +20.773 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 9 | 24 | +24.606 | 0 |
| 11 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 11 | 24 | +29.764 | 0 |
| 12 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Williams | 14 | 24 | +33.233 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | 24 | +34.128 | 0 |
| 14 | 50 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 24 | +35.507 | 0 |
| 15 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 17 | 24 | +41.374 | 0 |
| 16 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Sauber | 15 | 24 | +43.231 | 0 |
| 17 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Sauber | PL | 24 | +54.139 | 0 |
| 18 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | PL | 24 | +56.537 | 0 |
| 19 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | PL | 24 | +57.983 | 0 |
| 20 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 12 | 19 | Exhaust | 0 |
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.944 | 1:24.844 | 1:23.405 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.121 | 1:26.307 | 1:23.578 | +0.173 Q3 |
| 3 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:29.172 | 1:26.464 | 1:24.111 | +0.706 Q3 |
| 4 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.171 | 1:26.206 | 1:24.475 | +1.070 Q3 |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:30.758 | 1:25.654 | 1:24.484 | +1.079 Q3 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.839 | 1:26.097 | 1:24.525 | +1.120 Q3 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.072 | 1:25.889 | 1:24.657 | +1.252 Q3 |
| 8 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.114 | 1:25.179 | 1:24.686 | +1.281 Q3 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.207 | 1:25.035 | 1:28.998 | +1.630 Q2 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.580 | 1:26.334 | +2.929 Q2 | |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:30.633 | 1:26.472 | +3.067 Q2 | |
| 12 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.522 | 1:27.771 | +4.366 Q2 | |
| 13 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:30.035 | 1:28.158 | +4.753 Q2 | |
| 14 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.303 | 1:29.406 | +6.001 Q2 | |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.420 | 1:29.614 | +6.015 Q1 | |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.150 | +7.745 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.229 | +7.824 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:31.270 | +7.865 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.623 | +8.218 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:32.263 | +8.858 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 | 8 | 393 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 331 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 307 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | 262 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2 | 244 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1 | 192 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 190 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 0 | 151 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 | 62 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 31 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 5 | 593 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 557 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 8 | 544 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 3 | 382 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | 86 |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 49 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 46 |
| 8 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 44 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 0 |