Miami Grand Prix 2024 Sprint gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Max Verstappen’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Miami, round 6.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.415 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.807 | +0.392 | 33.8 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.921 | +0.506 | 43.6 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.393 | +0.978 | 84.2 m |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:31.505 | +1.090 | 93.9 m |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:31.568 | +1.153 | 99.3 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:31.830 | +1.415 | 121.8 m |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:31.844 | +1.429 | 123.1 m |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.939 | +1.524 | 131.2 m |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.113 | +1.698 | 146.2 m |
| 11 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:32.131 | +1.716 | 147.8 m |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:32.148 | +1.733 | 149.2 m |
| 13 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:32.173 | +1.758 | 151.4 m |
| 14 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:32.192 | +1.777 | 153.0 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:32.218 | +1.803 | 155.3 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:32.223 | +1.808 | 155.7 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:32.355 | +1.940 | 167.1 m |
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:32.462 | +2.047 | 176.3 m |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2:57.765 | +87.350 | 7521.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen set the sprint fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.415. 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 7521.8 m.
Miami Grand Prix 2024 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest lap at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 sprint with a 1:30.415 at Miami.
- How close was sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to fastest lap by 0.392s. At racing speed that margin is 33.8 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lance Stroll in P19, the spread is 87.350s or 7521.8 m.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P2 in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.807, 0.392s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 33.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) qualified P3 in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.921, 0.506s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P4 in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:31.393, 0.978s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 84.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Daniel Ricciardo at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Daniel Ricciardo (RB) qualified P5 in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:31.505, 1.090s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 93.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P6 in sprint at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:31.568, 1.153s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 99.3 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 8.6 m of track. That is why Charles Leclerc's 0.392s at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 puts 33.8 m between the cars on the finish line.