2024 Italian GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Monza, round 16.
Italian Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Italian Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:21.432 for McLaren at Monza. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was 0.080s behind, and at racing speed that is 7.6 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Max Verstappen completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 0.313s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 450.1 m, from Lando Norris to Yuki Tsunoda.
The closest call of the session was between Carlos Sainz and Charles Leclerc: 0.007s apart, about 0.66 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:21.432 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.512 | +0.080 | 7.6 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:21.745 | +0.313 | 29.6 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:21.943 | +0.511 | 48.3 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:22.036 | +0.604 | 57.0 m |
| 6 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.232 | +0.800 | 75.6 m |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:22.944 | +1.512 | 142.8 m |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.971 | +1.539 | 145.3 m |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:23.219 | +1.787 | 168.8 m |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.226 | +1.794 | 169.4 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.275 | +1.843 | 174.1 m |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.437 | +2.005 | 189.4 m |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:23.609 | +2.177 | 205.6 m |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:23.728 | +2.296 | 216.8 m |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:23.755 | +2.323 | 219.4 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:23.918 | +2.486 | 234.8 m |
| 17 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:24.219 | +2.787 | 263.2 m |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:24.343 | +2.911 | 274.9 m |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:25.092 | +3.660 | 345.7 m |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:26.198 | +4.766 | 450.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.432. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Yuki Tsunoda the field covers 450.1 m.
Italian Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:21.432 at Monza.
- What was the fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Italian Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:21.432, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Monza.
- How close was race at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to fastest lap by 0.080s. At racing speed that margin is 7.6 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Yuki Tsunoda in P20, the spread is 4.766s or 450.1 m.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.512, 0.080s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 7.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.745, 0.313s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 29.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:21.943, 0.511s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 48.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:22.036, 0.604s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 57.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lance Stroll at the Italian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:22.232, 0.800s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 75.6 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 9.4 m of track. That is why Lewis Hamilton's 0.080s at the Italian Grand Prix 2024 puts 7.6 m between the cars on the finish line.