Miami Grand Prix 2024 Sprint 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. Sprint Qualifying at Miami, round 6.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.641 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:27.749 | +0.108 | 10.1 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.876 | +0.235 | 22.0 m |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:28.044 | +0.403 | 37.7 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:28.103 | +0.462 | 43.2 m |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:28.161 | +0.520 | 48.7 m |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.343 | +0.702 | 65.7 m |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.371 | +0.730 | 68.3 m |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.375 | +0.734 | 68.7 m |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:28.379 | +0.738 | 69.1 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.419 | +0.778 | 72.8 m |
| 12 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.472 | +0.831 | 77.8 m |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.476 | +0.835 | 78.2 m |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.614 | +0.973 | 91.1 m |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:28.736 | +1.095 | 102.5 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.112 | +1.471 | 137.7 m |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.185 | +1.544 | 144.5 m |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:29.267 | +1.626 | 152.2 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:29.360 | +1.719 | 160.9 m |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:29.551 | +1.910 | 178.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen took sprint qualifying pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.641. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Logan Sargeant the field covers 178.8 m.
Miami Grand Prix 2024 Sprint 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 sprint qualifying with a 1:27.641 at Miami.
- How close was sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.108s. At racing speed that margin is 10.1 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Logan Sargeant in P20, the spread is 1.910s or 178.8 m.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P2 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.749, 0.108s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 10.1 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 qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.876, 0.235s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 22.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Daniel Ricciardo at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Daniel Ricciardo (RB) qualified P4 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:28.044, 0.403s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 37.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P5 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:28.103, 0.462s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Miami Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P6 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:28.161, 0.520s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 48.7 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 0.108s at the Miami Grand Prix 2024 puts 10.1 m between the cars on the finish line.