2024 Qatar 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 Lusail, round 23.
Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:22.384 for McLaren at Lusail. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.521s behind, and at racing speed that is 44.0 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Oscar Piastri completed the top three for McLaren, 0.834s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 722.1 m, from Lando Norris to Lance Stroll.
The closest call of the session was between Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc: 0.024s apart, about 2.0 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:22.384 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.905 | +0.521 | 44.0 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:23.218 | +0.834 | 70.4 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.242 | +0.858 | 72.5 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:23.355 | +0.971 | 82.0 m |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:23.465 | +1.081 | 91.3 m |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:23.667 | +1.283 | 108.3 m |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:23.705 | +1.321 | 111.6 m |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:23.865 | +1.481 | 125.1 m |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:23.889 | +1.505 | 127.1 m |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:24.259 | +1.875 | 158.3 m |
| 12 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:25.288 | +2.904 | 245.2 m |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:25.533 | +3.149 | 265.9 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:25.559 | +3.175 | 268.1 m |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.767 | +3.383 | 285.7 m |
| 16 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:26.076 | +3.692 | 311.8 m |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:26.144 | +3.760 | 317.5 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.935 | +8.551 | 722.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:22.384. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lance Stroll the field covers 722.1 m.
Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:22.384 at Lusail.
- What was the fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:22.384, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Lusail.
- How close was race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.521s. At racing speed that margin is 44.0 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lance Stroll in P18, the spread is 8.551s or 722.1 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:22.905, 0.521s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 44.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:23.218, 0.834s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 70.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:23.242, 0.858s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 72.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:23.355, 0.971s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 82.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:23.465, 1.081s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 91.3 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Lusail?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.4 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.521s at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 puts 44.0 m between the cars on the finish line.