Miami Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Max Verstappen’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Miami, round 6.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.241 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.382 | +0.141 | 13.2 m |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:27.455 | +0.214 | 20.0 m |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.460 | +0.219 | 20.5 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:27.594 | +0.353 | 33.0 m |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:27.675 | +0.434 | 40.6 m |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.067 | +0.826 | 77.3 m |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.107 | +0.866 | 81.1 m |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.146 | +0.905 | 84.7 m |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:28.192 | +0.951 | 89.0 m |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.222 | +0.981 | 91.8 m |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:28.324 | +1.083 | 101.4 m |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:28.371 | +1.130 | 105.8 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:28.413 | +1.172 | 109.7 m |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.427 | +1.186 | 111.0 m |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:28.463 | +1.222 | 114.4 m |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:28.487 | +1.246 | 116.6 m |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:28.617 | +1.376 | 128.8 m |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.619 | +1.378 | 129.0 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:28.824 | +1.583 | 148.2 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen took qualifying pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.241. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Zhou Guanyu the field covers 148.2 m.
Miami Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) took pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 qualifying with a 1:27.241 at Miami.
- How close was qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.141s. At racing speed that margin is 13.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 1.583s or 148.2 m.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P2 in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.382, 0.141s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 13.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P3 in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.455, 0.214s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 20.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) qualified P4 in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.460, 0.219s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 20.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) qualified P5 in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.594, 0.353s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 33.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P6 in qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.675, 0.434s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 40.6 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Miami?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.4 m of track. That is why Charles Leclerc's 0.141s at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 puts 13.2 m between the cars on the finish line.