2024 Qatar Grand Prix
| 2024 Qatar Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 23 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Lusail International Circuit | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 1 December 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
| Location |
Lusail International Circuit Lusail, Qatar | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 5.419 km (3.367 miles) | ||||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.611 km (191.762 miles) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:20.575 | ||||
The 2024 Qatar Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2024) is a Formula One motor race set to be held on 1 December 2024 at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. It will be the twenty-third and penultimate round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the sixth and final Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format.
Lando Norris of McLaren took pole position for the sprint event, and then ceded position to his teammate Oscar Piastri in the closing lap of the sprint. Piastri won his second sprint race ahead of Norris and George Russell of Mercedes; the latter took pole position for the main race.
Background
The event will be held at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail for the third time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 29 November – 1 December.[4] The Grand Prix will be the twenty-third and penultimate round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the third running of the Qatar Grand Prix.[5] It will also be the sixth and final Grand Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format and the second time overall that the Qatar Grand Prix will feature it.[6]
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen, who clinched the title at the previous Grand Prix, leads the Drivers' Championship with 403 points, 63 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 84 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. McLaren, holding 608 points, enters this round as the leader of the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and Red Bull Racing, who are second and third with 584 and 555 points, respectively.[7]
Championship permutations
McLaren has an opportunity to secure its ninth World Constructors' Championship title at this event, the first since 1998. At the conclusion of this Grand Prix, there is one race left in the 2024 Formula One World Championship, with 44 points still available. McLaren can win the title if they outscore Ferrari by at least 20 points, and are not outscored by Red Bull Racing by more than 9. The title cannot be decided at the end of the sprint.[8]
Entrants
The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with two exceptions:[9] Franco Colapinto, who replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from the Italian Grand Prix onwards, and Liam Lawson, who replaced Daniel Ricciardo at RB from the United States Grand Prix.[10][11][12]
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[13]
Track changes
The DRS zone leading in to turn 1 was shortened by 100 metres (330 ft).[14]
Practice
The only free practice session was held on 29 November 2024, at 16:30 local time (UTC+3),[1] and was topped by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of Lando Norris of McLaren and his teammate Oscar Piastri.[15]
Sprint qualifying
Sprint qualifying was held on 29 November 2024, at 20:30 local time (UTC+3), and determined the starting grid order for the sprint.[1]
Sprint qualifying classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Sprint grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SQ1 | SQ2 | SQ3 | |||||
| 1 | 4 |  Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.356 | 1:21.231 | 1:21.012 | 1 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes | 1:22.021 | 1:21.488 | 1:21.075 | 2 |
| 3 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:22.218 | 1:21.548 | 1:21.171 | 3 |
| 4 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Ferrari | 1:21.838 | 1:21.809 | 1:21.281 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:22.156 | 1:21.818 | 1:21.308 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:22.033 | 1:21.784 | 1:21.315 | 6 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:22.151 | 1:21.734 | 1:21.474 | 7 |
| 8 | 10 |  Pierre Gasly
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Alpine-Renault | 1:22.586 | 1:22.352 | 1:21.978 | 8 |
| 9 | 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.569 | 1:22.318 | 1:22.088 | 9 |
| 10 | 30 |  Liam Lawson
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:22.705 | 1:22.393 | 1:22.577 | 10 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:22.499 | 1:22.433 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:22.705 | 1:22.526 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.506 | 1:22.538 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:22.522 | 1:22.599 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.560 | 1:22.738 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:22.718 | N/A | N/A | PL1 |
| 17 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:22.722 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault | 1:22.906 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 19 | 24 |  Zhou Guanyu
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.948 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 20 | 43 |  Franco Colapinto
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:23.423 | N/A | N/A | PL1 |
| 107% time: 1:27.050 | |||||||
| Source:[16][17] | |||||||
Notes
- ^1 – Sergio Pérez and Franco Colapinto qualified 16th and 20th, respectively, but were required to start the sprint from the pit lane as their cars were modified under parc fermé conditions.[17]
Sprint
The sprint was held on 30 November 2024, at 17:00 local time (UTC+3), and was run for 19 laps.[1]
Sprint classification
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 30 November 2024, at 21:00 local time (UTC+3), and determined the starting grid order for the main race.[1]
Qualifying classification
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:21.579 | 1:20.687 | 1:20.520 | 21 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes | 1:21.241 | 1:21.069 | 1:20.575 | 1 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.578 | 1:20.983 | 1:20.772 | 3 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:21.821 | 1:21.121 | 1:20.829 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:21.000 | 1:20.852 | 5 |
| 6 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:21.637 | 1:21.095 | 1:21.011 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Ferrari | 1:21.447 | 1:21.199 | 1:21.041 | 7 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:21.608 | 1:21.208 | 1:21.251 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:21.675 | 1:21.425 | 1:21.425 | 9 |
| 10 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:21.891 | 1:21.387 | 1:21.500 | 10 |
| 11 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
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Alpine-Renault | 1:21.843 | 1:21.437 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:22.103 | 1:21.501 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:21.927 | 1:21.731 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:22.364 | 1:21.771 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:22.011 | 1:21.911 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 23 | Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:22.390 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:22.411 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:22.442 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:22.594 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 20 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault | 1:22.714 | N/A | N/A | 20 |
| 107% time: 1:26.927 | |||||||
| Source:[19][20] | |||||||
Notes
- ^1 – Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying, but received a one-place grid penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly in Q3.[17][21]
Race
The race will be held on 1 December 2024, at 19:00 local time (UTC+3), and is scheduled to be contested for 57 laps.[1]
Notes
- ^ Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying, but received a one-place grid penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly.[2] George Russell was promoted to pole position in his place.[3]
References
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- ^ "Williams Racing announces that Franco Colapinto will race with the team for the remainder of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season". Williams Racing. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ "Ricciardo to leave RB with immediate effect as team get set for mid-season driver". Formula 1.com. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "Lawson to replace Ricciardo at RB for remainder of the season". Formula 1.com. 26 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
- ^ "All compounds on track to end the season". Pirelli.com. 31 October 2024. Retrieved 31 October 2024.
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- ^ "FP1: Leclerc leads Norris and Piastri during Qatar GP practice". Formula 1.com. 29 November 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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- ^ "Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2024 – Sprint". Formula 1. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2024 – Qualifying". Formula 1. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2024 – Starting Grid". Formula 1. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
- ^ "Verstappen hit with one-place grid penalty for Russell incident during qualifying for Qatar GP". Formula 1.com. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.