2024 United States GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Esteban Ocon’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Austin, round 19.
United States Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Esteban Ocon set the fastest lap for the United States Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:37.330 for Alpine at Austin. Franco Colapinto (Williams) was 0.281s behind, and at racing speed that is 24.3 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
George Russell completed the top three for Mercedes, 0.326s off Esteban Ocon. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 968.9 m, from Esteban Ocon to Lewis Hamilton.
The closest call of the session was between Fernando Alonso and Zhou Guanyu: 0.011s apart, about 0.95 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:37.330 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:37.611 | +0.281 | 24.3 m |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:37.656 | +0.326 | 28.2 m |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:37.679 | +0.349 | 30.1 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:37.763 | +0.433 | 37.4 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:37.834 | +0.504 | 43.5 m |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:37.883 | +0.553 | 47.8 m |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:38.091 | +0.761 | 65.7 m |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:38.117 | +0.787 | 68.0 m |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.210 | +0.880 | 76.0 m |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:38.311 | +0.981 | 84.7 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.404 | +1.074 | 92.8 m |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:38.514 | +1.184 | 102.3 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:39.084 | +1.754 | 151.5 m |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:39.193 | +1.863 | 160.9 m |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:39.214 | +1.884 | 162.8 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:39.261 | +1.931 | 166.8 m |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:39.272 | +1.942 | 167.8 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:40.575 | +3.245 | 280.3 m |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:48.546 | +11.216 | 968.9 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Esteban Ocon set the race fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.330. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lewis Hamilton the field covers 968.9 m.
United States Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine) set the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:37.330 at Austin.
- What was the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the United States Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:37.330, set by Esteban Ocon (Alpine) at Austin.
- How close was race at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Esteban Ocon beat Franco Colapinto to fastest lap by 0.281s. At racing speed that margin is 24.3 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lewis Hamilton in P20, the spread is 11.216s or 968.9 m.
- How far behind was Franco Colapinto at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Franco Colapinto (Williams) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.611, 0.281s behind Esteban Ocon's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 24.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.656, 0.326s behind Esteban Ocon's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 28.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.679, 0.349s behind Esteban Ocon's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 30.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.763, 0.433s behind Esteban Ocon's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 37.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.834, 0.504s behind Esteban Ocon's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.5 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Austin?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.6 m of track. That is why Franco Colapinto's 0.281s at the United States Grand Prix 2024 puts 24.3 m between the cars on the finish line.