F1 Gap Visualizer: Formula 1 session gaps to scale, by Formula Dream
The Gap Visualizer
A tenth of a second, in metres.
Formula 1 timesheets bury the story in decimals. The Gap Visualizer takes a real session (qualifying, sprint or race), freezes the field on the finish line, and lays every gap out to scale in actual metres. A 0.3-second deficit stops being a number and becomes a car-length and a half of open track.
What does the F1 Gap Visualizer show?
It renders a Formula 1 session’s finishing order with the distance between each car drawn to scale: the real metres a gap represents at racing speed, not just the seconds on the timesheet.
How is a time gap turned into metres?
Each driver’s gap is combined with the speed the car is carrying across the line, so a 0.1-second gap at roughly 300 km/h works out to about 8 metres of track between cars.
Which sessions can I visualise?
Every qualifying, sprint and race from the 2024, 2025 and 2026 Formula 1 seasons. Pick any weekend and session and the grid loads at its real gaps.
Is the data real?
Yes. It’s built from official Formula 1 timing, the same lap times and gaps shown on the world feed.
Can I compare specific drivers?
Yes. Choose any set of drivers and the view re-scales to the gaps between exactly the ones you picked.
See it for a real session