2024 Emilia Romagna GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to George Russell’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Imola, round 7.
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
George Russell set the fastest lap for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:18.589 for Mercedes at Imola. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) was 0.415s behind, and at racing speed that is 33.5 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Sergio Perez completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 1.097s off George Russell. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 251.5 m, from George Russell to Nico Hulkenberg.
The closest call of the session was between Kevin Magnussen and Zhou Guanyu: 0.007s apart, about 0.57 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:18.589 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:19.004 | +0.415 | 33.5 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:19.686 | +1.097 | 88.7 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:19.907 | +1.318 | 106.5 m |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.935 | +1.346 | 108.8 m |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:19.994 | +1.405 | 113.6 m |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20.220 | +1.631 | 131.8 m |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.331 | +1.742 | 140.8 m |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.366 | +1.777 | 143.6 m |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:20.570 | +1.981 | 160.1 m |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:20.936 | +2.347 | 189.7 m |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.009 | +2.420 | 195.6 m |
| 13 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:21.016 | +2.427 | 196.2 m |
| 14 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:21.229 | +2.640 | 213.4 m |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.274 | +2.685 | 217.0 m |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:21.304 | +2.715 | 219.5 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:21.371 | +2.782 | 224.9 m |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:21.455 | +2.866 | 231.7 m |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:21.569 | +2.980 | 240.9 m |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.700 | +3.111 | 251.5 m |
How big is the gap, really?
George Russell set the race fastest lap at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:18.589. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Nico Hulkenberg the field covers 251.5 m.
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) set the fastest lap at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:18.589 at Imola.
- What was the fastest lap at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:18.589, set by George Russell (Mercedes) at Imola.
- How close was race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell beat Fernando Alonso to fastest lap by 0.415s. At racing speed that margin is 33.5 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Nico Hulkenberg in P20, the spread is 3.111s or 251.5 m.
- How far behind was Fernando Alonso at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.004, 0.415s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 33.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.686, 1.097s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 88.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.907, 1.318s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 106.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.935, 1.346s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 108.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.994, 1.405s behind George Russell's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 113.6 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Imola?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.1 m of track. That is why Fernando Alonso's 0.415s at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 puts 33.5 m between the cars on the finish line.