Italian Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Monza, round 16.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:19.327 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:19.436 | +0.109 | 10.5 m |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:19.440 | +0.113 | 10.9 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:19.461 | +0.134 | 12.9 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:19.467 | +0.140 | 13.5 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.513 | +0.186 | 17.9 m |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.022 | +0.695 | 66.8 m |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:20.062 | +0.735 | 70.6 m |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:20.299 | +0.972 | 93.4 m |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.339 | +1.012 | 97.3 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:20.421 | +1.094 | 105.1 m |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:20.479 | +1.152 | 110.7 m |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.698 | +1.371 | 131.8 m |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:20.738 | +1.411 | 135.6 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:20.766 | +1.439 | 138.3 m |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:20.945 | +1.618 | 155.5 m |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:21.013 | +1.686 | 162.0 m |
| 18 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:21.061 | +1.734 | 166.7 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:21.101 | +1.774 | 170.5 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:21.445 | +2.118 | 203.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris took qualifying pole at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.327. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Zhou Guanyu the field covers 203.6 m.
Italian Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 qualifying with a 1:19.327 at Monza.
- How close was qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Oscar Piastri to pole by 0.109s. At racing speed that margin is 10.5 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 2.118s or 203.6 m.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P2 in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.436, 0.109s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 10.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P3 in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.440, 0.113s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 10.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P4 in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.461, 0.134s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 12.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P5 in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.467, 0.140s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 13.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) qualified P6 in qualifying at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:19.513, 0.186s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 17.9 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Monza?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.6 m of track. That is why Oscar Piastri's 0.109s at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 puts 10.5 m between the cars on the finish line.