2024 Canadian 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 Montreal, round 9.
Canadian Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap for the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:14.856 for Mercedes at Montreal. George Russell (Mercedes) was 0.039s behind, and at racing speed that is 3.6 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Lando Norris completed the top three for McLaren, 0.702s off Lewis Hamilton. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 1078.8 m, from Lewis Hamilton to Logan Sargeant.
The closest call of the session was between Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly: 0.001s apart, about 0.09 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.856 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:14.895 | +0.039 | 3.6 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.558 | +0.702 | 65.1 m |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:15.569 | +0.713 | 66.2 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:16.247 | +1.391 | 129.1 m |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:16.303 | +1.447 | 134.2 m |
| 7 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.499 | +1.643 | 152.4 m |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.683 | +1.827 | 169.5 m |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:16.762 | +1.906 | 176.8 m |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:17.012 | +2.156 | 200.0 m |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:17.013 | +2.157 | 200.1 m |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:17.076 | +2.220 | 206.0 m |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:17.250 | +2.394 | 222.1 m |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:17.309 | +2.453 | 227.6 m |
| 15 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:17.325 | +2.469 | 229.1 m |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:18.819 | +3.963 | 367.7 m |
| 17 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:18.957 | +4.101 | 380.5 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:19.359 | +4.503 | 417.8 m |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.012 | +11.156 | 1035.0 m |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:26.484 | +11.628 | 1078.8 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lewis Hamilton set the race fastest lap at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.856. 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 1078.8 m.
Canadian Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) set the fastest lap at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:14.856 at Montreal.
- What was the fastest lap at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:14.856, set by Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) at Montreal.
- How close was race at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton beat George Russell to fastest lap by 0.039s. At racing speed that margin is 3.6 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Logan Sargeant in P20, the spread is 11.628s or 1078.8 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.895, 0.039s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 3.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:15.558, 0.702s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 65.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:15.569, 0.713s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 66.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:16.247, 1.391s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 129.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Fernando Alonso at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024?
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:16.303, 1.447s behind Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 134.2 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Montreal?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.3 m of track. That is why George Russell's 0.039s at the Canadian Grand Prix 2024 puts 3.6 m between the cars on the finish line.