2024 Monaco GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lewis Hamilton’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Monte Carlo, round 8.
Monaco Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap for the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:14.165 for Mercedes at Monte Carlo. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.404s behind, and at racing speed that is 31.6 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Zhou Guanyu completed the top three for Kick Sauber, 0.553s off Lewis Hamilton. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 295.6 m, from Lewis Hamilton to Fernando Alonso.
The closest call of the session was between Zhou Guanyu and Yuki Tsunoda: 0.002s apart, about 0.16 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.165 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.569 | +0.404 | 31.6 m |
| 3 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:14.718 | +0.553 | 43.3 m |
| 4 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:14.720 | +0.555 | 43.5 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:14.726 | +0.561 | 43.9 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:15.162 | +0.997 | 78.1 m |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:15.228 | +1.063 | 83.3 m |
| 8 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:15.525 | +1.360 | 106.5 m |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:15.625 | +1.460 | 114.4 m |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.742 | +1.577 | 123.5 m |
| 11 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:16.281 | +2.116 | 165.8 m |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:16.561 | +2.396 | 187.7 m |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:16.710 | +2.545 | 199.4 m |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:17.060 | +2.895 | 226.8 m |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:17.172 | +3.007 | 235.5 m |
| 16 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:17.939 | +3.774 | 295.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lewis Hamilton set the race fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.165. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso the field covers 295.6 m.
Monaco Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:14.165 at Monte Carlo.
- What was the fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:14.165, set by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) at Monte Carlo.
- How close was race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.404s. At racing speed that margin is 31.6 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso in P16, the spread is 3.774s or 295.6 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.569, 0.404s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 31.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Zhou Guanyu at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Zhou Guanyu (Kick Sauber) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.718, 0.553s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Yuki Tsunoda at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Yuki Tsunoda (RB) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.720, 0.555s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.726, 0.561s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:15.162, 0.997s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 78.1 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Monte Carlo?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 7.8 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.404s at the Monaco Grand Prix 2024 puts 31.6 m between the cars on the finish line.