2024 Miami GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Oscar Piastri’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Miami, round 6.
Miami Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap for the Miami Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:30.634 for McLaren at Miami. Alexander Albon (Williams) was 0.215s behind, and at racing speed that is 18.9 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Sergio Perez completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 0.221s off Oscar Piastri. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 247.4 m, from Oscar Piastri to Logan Sargeant.
The closest call of the session was between Alexander Albon and Sergio Perez: 0.006s apart, about 0.53 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.634 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.849 | +0.215 | 18.9 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.855 | +0.221 | 19.4 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.928 | +0.294 | 25.8 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.980 | +0.346 | 30.4 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.084 | +0.450 | 39.5 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.233 | +0.599 | 52.6 m |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:31.261 | +0.627 | 55.0 m |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.588 | +0.954 | 83.7 m |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:31.682 | +1.048 | 92.0 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.727 | +1.093 | 95.9 m |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.774 | +1.140 | 100.1 m |
| 13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.921 | +1.287 | 113.0 m |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.941 | +1.307 | 114.7 m |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:31.991 | +1.357 | 119.1 m |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:32.037 | +1.403 | 123.2 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.055 | +1.421 | 124.7 m |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:32.098 | +1.464 | 128.5 m |
| 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:32.122 | +1.488 | 130.6 m |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:33.452 | +2.818 | 247.4 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Oscar Piastri set the race fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.634. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Logan Sargeant the field covers 247.4 m.
Miami Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:30.634 at Miami.
- What was the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Miami Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:30.634, set by Oscar Piastri (McLaren) at Miami.
- How close was race at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri beat Alexander Albon to fastest lap by 0.215s. At racing speed that margin is 18.9 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Logan Sargeant in P20, the spread is 2.818s or 247.4 m.
- How far behind was Alexander Albon at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Alexander Albon (Williams) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.849, 0.215s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 18.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.855, 0.221s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 19.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.928, 0.294s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 25.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.980, 0.346s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 30.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:31.084, 0.450s behind Oscar Piastri's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 39.5 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 8.8 m of track. That is why Alexander Albon's 0.215s at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 puts 18.9 m between the cars on the finish line.