Spanish Grand Prix 2024 Race gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Catalunya, round 10.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:17.115 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:17.776 | +0.661 | 59.9 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:17.785 | +0.670 | 60.7 m |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.809 | +0.694 | 62.8 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:17.874 | +0.759 | 68.7 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:17.897 | +0.782 | 70.8 m |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:18.290 | +1.175 | 106.4 m |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:18.334 | +1.219 | 110.4 m |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:18.539 | +1.424 | 129.0 m |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:18.609 | +1.494 | 135.3 m |
| 11 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:18.771 | +1.656 | 150.0 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:18.982 | +1.867 | 169.1 m |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:19.045 | +1.930 | 174.8 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:19.132 | +2.017 | 182.7 m |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:19.318 | +2.203 | 199.5 m |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:19.447 | +2.332 | 211.2 m |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:19.450 | +2.335 | 211.4 m |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:19.608 | +2.493 | 225.8 m |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:19.805 | +2.690 | 243.6 m |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:20.172 | +3.057 | 276.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:17.115. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Logan Sargeant the field covers 276.8 m.
Spanish Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:17.115 at Catalunya.
- How close was race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.661s. At racing speed that margin is 59.9 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Logan Sargeant in P20, the spread is 3.057s or 276.8 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P2 in race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:17.776, 0.661s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 59.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) qualified P3 in race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:17.785, 0.670s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 60.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) qualified P4 in race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:17.809, 0.694s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 62.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P5 in race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:17.874, 0.759s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 68.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P6 in race at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:17.897, 0.782s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 70.8 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Catalunya?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.1 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.661s at the Spanish Grand Prix 2024 puts 59.9 m between the cars on the finish line.