Gridpedia2024 Qatar Grand Prix
Max Verstappen won the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix at Losail International Circuit on 1 Dec 2024 for Red Bull, from 2nd on the grid; Charles Leclerc was second and Oscar Piastri third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.
Verstappen led every one of the 57 laps. There were 3 safety-car periods (laps 1 to 5, laps 35 to 40, laps 41 to 43). Verstappen stopped 3 times, on laps 35 and 36 and 37 (35 laps on medium, then 22 laps on hard); 15 of 15 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 35. The fastest lap was Lando Norris's, 1:22.384 on lap 56. 15 of 20 starters were classified; 5 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 429 points, 80 ahead of Lando Norris, with 1 round left.
- Date
- 1 Dec 2024
- Circuit
- Losail International Circuit, Al Daayen, Qatar
- Round
- 23 of 24
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C1 hard C2 medium C3 soft source
- Pole position
- Max Verstappen (1:20.520)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 2q1 | 57 | 1:31:05.323 | 25 | |
| 2 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | 57 | +6.031 | 18 | |
| 3 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 4 | 57 | +6.819 | 15 | |
| 4 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 1q2 | 57 | +14.104 | 12 | |
| 5 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | 57 | +16.782 | 10 | |
| 6 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 7 | 57 | +17.476 | 8 | |
| 7 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 8 | 57 | +19.867 | 6 | |
| 8 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Sauber | 12 | 57 | +25.360 | 4 | |
| 9 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 10 | 57 | +32.177 | 2 | |
| 10 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 57 | +35.762 | 1:22.384 | 2 |
| 11 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | 57 | +50.243 | 0 | |
| 12 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | 57 | +56.122 | 0 | |
| 13 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 14 | 57 | +61.100 | 0 | |
| 14 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 17 | 57 | +62.656 | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 16 | 56 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| R | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 18 | 39 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | 9 | 38 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | 8 | Collision damage | 0 | |
| R | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Williams | 19 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 2 drivers: Max Verstappen qualified 1st, started 2nd; George Russell qualified 2nd, started 1st. 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: 3 stops (laps 35, 36, 37), stints of 35 medium, 22 hard laps
- 2nd
- Charles Leclerc: 3 stops (laps 35, 36, 37), stints of 35 medium, 22 hard laps
- 3rd
- Oscar Piastri: 3 stops (laps 34, 36, 37), stints of 34 medium, 23 hard laps
- Finishers
- 3 or more: 15
- First stops
- median lap 35 of 57
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 | 3 | 35 (28.3 s), 36 (23.9 s), 37 (22.7 s) | 3522 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 3 | 35 (28.5 s), 36 (25.7 s), 37 (29.0 s) | 3522 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 3 | 34 (27.8 s), 36 (22.9 s), 37 (29.3 s) | 3423 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 4 | 23 (32.3 s), 35 (27.9 s), 36 (22.8 s), 37 (34.0 s) | 231222 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 3 | 35 (28.8 s), 36 (22.7 s), 37 (30.5 s) | 3522 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 3 | 34 (36.1 s), 36 (22.8 s), 37 (34.4 s) | 3423 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 3 | 35 (28.6 s), 36 (28.6 s), 37 (32.8 s) | 3521 |
| ZHOGuanyu Zhou | 3 | 35 (29.1 s), 36 (23.2 s), 37 (34.8 s) | 3522 |
| MAGKevin Magnussen | 3 | 27 (28.5 s), 36 (22.7 s), 37 (33.4 s) | 2730 |
| NORLando Norris | 4 | 35 (28.0 s), 36 (25.6 s), 37 (28.7 s), 45 (36.1 s) | 3522 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 3 | 24 (29.0 s), 35 (29.0 s), 36 (28.1 s) | 241122 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 4 | 34 (37.9 s), 35 (23.4 s), 36 (26.8 s), 47 (22.7 s) | 3423 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 4 | 35 (29.0 s), 36 (22.7 s), 37 (35.8 s), 40 (29.3 s) | 35517 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 4 | 35 (45.0 s), 36 (22.7 s), 37 (26.8 s), 40 (34.7 s) | 35517 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 4 | 35 (29.2 s), 36 (22.7 s), 37 (36.5 s), 55 (39.7 s) | 3520 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 4 | 1 (33.0 s), 31 (28.3 s), 36 (23.8 s), 37 (37.7 s) | 308 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 3 | 35 (28.1 s), 36 (22.7 s), 37 (29.5 s) | 353 |
| STRLance Stroll | 2 | 1 (29.8 s), 7 (41.7 s) | 6 |
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 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 3 | 19 | 27:03.010 | 8 |
| 2 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 1 | 19 | +0.136 | 7 |
| 3 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 19 | +0.410 | 6 |
| 4 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Ferrari | 4 | 19 | +1.326 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | 19 | +5.073 | 4 |
| 6 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 7 | 19 | +5.650 | 3 |
| 7 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 9 | 19 | +8.508 | 2 |
| 8 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 6 | 19 | +10.368 | 1 |
| 9 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 8 | 19 | +14.513 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | MAGKevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 15 | 19 | +15.485 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 11 | 19 | +19.204 | 0 |
| 12 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | 19 | +23.351 | 0 |
| 13 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | 19 | +24.421 | 0 |
| 14 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | 19 | +30.379 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 12 | 19 | +33.062 | 0 |
| 16 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 10 | 19 | +34.356 | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 16 | 19 | +35.102 | 0 |
| 18 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Williams | PL | 19 | +35.639 | 0 |
| 19 | 24 | ZHOGuanyu Zhou | Sauber | 18 | 19 | +1:11.436 | 0 |
| 20 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Red Bull | PL | 19 | +1:14.371 | 0 |
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.579 | 1:20.687 | 1:20.520 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:21.241 | 1:21.069 | 1:20.575 | +0.055 Q3 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:21.578 | 1:20.983 | 1:20.772 | +0.252 Q3 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:21.821 | 1:21.121 | 1:20.829 | +0.309 Q3 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:21.000 | 1:20.852 | +0.332 Q3 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.637 | 1:21.095 | 1:21.011 | +0.491 Q3 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:21.447 | 1:21.199 | 1:21.041 | +0.521 Q3 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:21.608 | 1:21.208 | 1:21.251 | +0.688 Q2 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:21.675 | 1:21.425 | 1:21.425 | +0.905 Q3 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.891 | 1:21.387 | 1:21.500 | +0.867 Q2 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:21.843 | 1:21.437 | +0.917 Q2 | |
| 12 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:22.103 | 1:21.501 | +0.981 Q2 | |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:21.927 | 1:21.731 | +1.211 Q2 | |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:22.364 | 1:21.771 | +1.251 Q2 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.011 | 1:21.911 | +1.391 Q2 | |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:22.390 | +1.870 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:22.411 | +1.891 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.442 | +1.922 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:22.594 | +2.074 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.714 | +2.194 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 | 9 | 429 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | 349 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 341 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | 291 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2 | 272 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 235 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 2 | 211 |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 0 | 152 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 | 68 |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 37 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 5 | 640 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 5 | 619 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 9 | 581 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 4 | 446 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 0 | 92 |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 59 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 54 |
| 8 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 46 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 17 |
| 10 | Sauber | 0 | 4 |