2024 Azerbaijan GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Baku, round 17.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:45.255 for McLaren at Baku. George Russell (Mercedes) was 1.373s behind, and at racing speed that is 121.7 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Max Verstappen completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 1.543s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 499.1 m, from Lando Norris to Yuki Tsunoda.
The closest call of the session was between Fernando Alonso and Oscar Piastri: 0.003s apart, about 0.27 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:45.255 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:46.628 | +1.373 | 121.7 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:46.798 | +1.543 | 136.7 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:46.866 | +1.611 | 142.8 m |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:46.947 | +1.692 | 149.9 m |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:47.013 | +1.758 | 155.8 m |
| 7 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:47.048 | +1.793 | 158.9 m |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:47.057 | +1.802 | 159.7 m |
| 9 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:47.060 | +1.805 | 159.9 m |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:47.067 | +1.812 | 160.6 m |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:47.236 | +1.981 | 175.5 m |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:47.274 | +2.019 | 178.9 m |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:47.644 | +2.389 | 211.7 m |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:47.691 | +2.436 | 215.9 m |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:48.018 | +2.763 | 244.8 m |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:48.148 | +2.893 | 256.4 m |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:48.380 | +3.125 | 276.9 m |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:48.418 | +3.163 | 280.3 m |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:48.831 | +3.576 | 316.9 m |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:50.887 | +5.632 | 499.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:45.255. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Yuki Tsunoda the field covers 499.1 m.
Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:45.255 at Baku.
- What was the fastest lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:45.255, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Baku.
- How close was race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat George Russell to fastest lap by 1.373s. At racing speed that margin is 121.7 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Yuki Tsunoda in P20, the spread is 5.632s or 499.1 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.628, 1.373s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 121.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.798, 1.543s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 136.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.866, 1.611s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 142.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Alexander Albon at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- Alexander Albon (Williams) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.947, 1.692s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 149.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:47.013, 1.758s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 155.8 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Baku?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.9 m of track. That is why George Russell's 1.373s at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2024 puts 121.7 m between the cars on the finish line.