2024 Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas, round 22.
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:34.876 for McLaren at Las Vegas. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was 0.604s behind, and at racing speed that is 56.4 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Charles Leclerc completed the top three for Ferrari, 0.798s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 320.9 m, from Lando Norris to Pierre Gasly.
The closest call of the session was between Zhou Guanyu and Sergio Perez: 0.002s apart, about 0.19 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.876 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.480 | +0.604 | 56.4 m |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:35.674 | +0.798 | 74.5 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:35.717 | +0.841 | 78.5 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:35.875 | +0.999 | 93.2 m |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.248 | +1.372 | 128.1 m |
| 7 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:36.324 | +1.448 | 135.1 m |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:36.326 | +1.450 | 135.3 m |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:36.511 | +1.635 | 152.6 m |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:36.553 | +1.677 | 156.5 m |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.557 | +1.681 | 156.9 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.585 | +1.709 | 159.5 m |
| 13 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:36.598 | +1.722 | 160.7 m |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:36.601 | +1.725 | 161.0 m |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:36.867 | +1.991 | 185.8 m |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:36.957 | +2.081 | 194.2 m |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:36.980 | +2.104 | 196.4 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:37.179 | +2.303 | 214.9 m |
| 19 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:38.008 | +3.132 | 292.3 m |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:38.314 | +3.438 | 320.9 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:34.876. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Pierre Gasly the field covers 320.9 m.
Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:34.876 at Las Vegas.
- What was the fastest lap at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:34.876, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Las Vegas.
- How close was race at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to fastest lap by 0.604s. At racing speed that margin is 56.4 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Pierre Gasly in P20, the spread is 3.438s or 320.9 m.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:35.480, 0.604s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 56.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:35.674, 0.798s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 74.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:35.717, 0.841s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 78.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:35.875, 0.999s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 93.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:36.248, 1.372s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 128.1 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Las Vegas?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.3 m of track. That is why Lewis Hamilton's 0.604s at the Las Vegas Grand Prix 2024 puts 56.4 m between the cars on the finish line.