2024 Australian Grand Prix

Carlos Sainz won the 2024 Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit on 24 Mar 2024 for Ferrari, from 2nd on the grid; Charles Leclerc was second and Lando Norris third. Pole position: Max Verstappen.

Sainz took the lead for good on lap 2 of 58, from Max Verstappen; the lead changed hands 1 time in all. Sainz stopped 2 times, on laps 16 and 41; 16 of 17 finishers made 2 stops, and the median first stop was lap 9. The fastest lap was Charles Leclerc's, 1:19.813 on lap 56. 17 of 19 starters were classified; 2 retired or were not classified. After the race Max Verstappen led the championship with 51 points, 4 ahead of Charles Leclerc, with 21 rounds left.

Date

24 Mar 2024

Circuit

Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne, Australia

Round

3 of 24

Winner

Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)

Tyre compounds

C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source

Pole position

Max Verstappen (1:15.915)

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Race classification

Grid differs from qualifying for 4 drivers: Sergio Pérez qualified 3rd, started 6th; Lando Norris qualified 4th, started 3rd; Charles Leclerc qualified 5th, started 4th; Oscar Piastri qualified 6th, started 5th. 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

Carlos Sainz: 2 stops (laps 16, 41), stints of 16, 25, 17 laps

2nd

Charles Leclerc: 2 stops (laps 9, 34), stints of 9, 25, 24 laps

3rd

Lando Norris: 2 stops (laps 14, 40), stints of 14, 26, 18 laps

Finishers

2 stops: 16 · 3 or more: 1

First stops

median lap 9 of 58

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

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.

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.

Full 2024 standings