2024 United States GP Sprint: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Max Verstappen’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Austin, round 19.
United States Grand Prix 2024 Sprint: what happened
Max Verstappen set the fastest lap for the United States Grand Prix 2024 Sprint with a 1:37.463 for Red Bull Racing at Austin. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) was 0.089s behind, and at racing speed that is 7.6 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Oscar Piastri completed the top three for McLaren, 0.104s off Max Verstappen. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 191.8 m, from Max Verstappen to Zhou Guanyu.
The closest call of the session was between Liam Lawson and Fernando Alonso: 0.013s apart, about 1.1 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:37.463 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:37.552 | +0.089 | 7.6 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:37.567 | +0.104 | 8.9 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:37.748 | +0.285 | 24.4 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:38.045 | +0.582 | 49.8 m |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:38.192 | +0.729 | 62.4 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:38.323 | +0.860 | 73.6 m |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:38.452 | +0.989 | 84.6 m |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.602 | +1.139 | 97.4 m |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.746 | +1.283 | 109.8 m |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:38.835 | +1.372 | 117.4 m |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:39.136 | +1.673 | 143.1 m |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:39.198 | +1.735 | 148.4 m |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:39.237 | +1.774 | 151.8 m |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:39.250 | +1.787 | 152.9 m |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:39.335 | +1.872 | 160.2 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:39.438 | +1.975 | 169.0 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:39.532 | +2.069 | 177.0 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:39.642 | +2.179 | 186.4 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:39.705 | +2.242 | 191.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen set the sprint fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.463. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu the field covers 191.8 m.
United States Grand Prix 2024 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024 sprint with a 1:37.463 at Austin.
- What was the fastest lap at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the United States Grand Prix 2024 sprint was a 1:37.463, set by Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) at Austin.
- How close was sprint at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen beat Carlos Sainz to fastest lap by 0.089s. At racing speed that margin is 7.6 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 2.242s or 191.8 m.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.552, 0.089s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 7.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.567, 0.104s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 8.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.748, 0.285s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 24.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in sprint at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:38.045, 0.582s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 49.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the United States Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the United States Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:38.192, 0.729s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 62.4 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 Carlos Sainz's 0.089s at the United States Grand Prix 2024 puts 7.6 m between the cars on the finish line.