Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Sprint Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Sprint Qualifying at Lusail, round 23.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:21.012 | Pole | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:21.075 | +0.063 | 5.5 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:21.171 | +0.159 | 14.0 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:21.281 | +0.269 | 23.6 m |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.308 | +0.296 | 26.0 m |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:21.315 | +0.303 | 26.6 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.474 | +0.462 | 40.6 m |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:21.978 | +0.966 | 84.8 m |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:22.082 | +1.070 | 93.9 m |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.088 | +1.076 | 94.4 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:22.433 | +1.421 | 124.7 m |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:22.526 | +1.514 | 132.9 m |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:22.538 | +1.526 | 133.9 m |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.599 | +1.587 | 139.3 m |
| 15 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.718 | +1.706 | 149.7 m |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:22.722 | +1.710 | 150.1 m |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.738 | +1.726 | 151.5 m |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:22.906 | +1.894 | 166.3 m |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:22.948 | +1.936 | 169.9 m |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:23.423 | +2.411 | 211.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris took sprint qualifying pole at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.012. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Franco Colapinto the field covers 211.6 m.
Qatar Grand Prix 2024 Sprint Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 sprint qualifying with a 1:21.012 at Lusail.
- How close was sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat George Russell to pole by 0.063s. At racing speed that margin is 5.5 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Franco Colapinto in P20, the spread is 2.411s or 211.6 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P2 in sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.075, 0.063s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 5.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P3 in sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.171, 0.159s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 14.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P4 in sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.281, 0.269s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 23.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P5 in sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.308, 0.296s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 26.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P6 in sprint qualifying at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.315, 0.303s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 26.6 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 8.8 m of track. That is why George Russell's 0.063s at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024 puts 5.5 m between the cars on the finish line.