2024 Australian GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Charles Leclerc’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Melbourne, round 3.
Australian Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap for the Australian Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:19.813 for Ferrari at Melbourne. Lando Norris (McLaren) was 0.102s behind, and at racing speed that is 8.4 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Carlos Sainz completed the top three for Ferrari, 0.218s off Charles Leclerc. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 273.3 m, from Charles Leclerc to Max Verstappen.
The closest call of the session was between Kevin Magnussen and Pierre Gasly: 0.008s apart, about 0.66 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.813 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:19.915 | +0.102 | 8.4 m |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20.031 | +0.218 | 18.0 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:20.199 | +0.386 | 32.0 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:20.284 | +0.471 | 39.0 m |
| 6 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.388 | +0.575 | 47.6 m |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:20.493 | +0.680 | 56.3 m |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:20.930 | +1.117 | 92.5 m |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.082 | +1.269 | 105.0 m |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:21.090 | +1.277 | 105.7 m |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:21.134 | +1.321 | 109.3 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.145 | +1.332 | 110.3 m |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:21.239 | +1.426 | 118.0 m |
| 14 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:21.327 | +1.514 | 125.3 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:21.354 | +1.541 | 127.6 m |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:21.422 | +1.609 | 133.2 m |
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.618 | +1.805 | 149.4 m |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.444 | +2.631 | 217.8 m |
| 19 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:23.115 | +3.302 | 273.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Charles Leclerc set the race fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.813. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Max Verstappen the field covers 273.3 m.
Australian Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) set the fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:19.813 at Melbourne.
- What was the fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Australian Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:19.813, set by Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) at Melbourne.
- How close was race at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc beat Lando Norris to fastest lap by 0.102s. At racing speed that margin is 8.4 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Max Verstappen in P19, the spread is 3.302s or 273.3 m.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.915, 0.102s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 8.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:20.031, 0.218s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 18.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:20.199, 0.386s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 32.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:20.284, 0.471s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 39.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Australian Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:20.388, 0.575s behind Charles Leclerc's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 47.6 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Melbourne?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.3 m of track. That is why Lando Norris's 0.102s at the Australian Grand Prix 2024 puts 8.4 m between the cars on the finish line.