Chinese Grand Prix 2024 Sprint Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to George Russell’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Sprint Qualifying at Shanghai, round 5.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:36.345 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.473 | +0.128 | 11.2 m |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.478 | +0.133 | 11.6 m |
| 4 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:36.553 | +0.208 | 18.2 m |
| 5 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:36.677 | +0.332 | 29.1 m |
| 6 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:37.632 | +1.287 | 112.6 m |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:37.720 | +1.375 | 120.3 m |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:37.812 | +1.467 | 128.4 m |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:37.892 | +1.547 | 135.4 m |
| 10 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:37.923 | +1.578 | 138.1 m |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:57.940 | +21.595 | 1889.6 m |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:59.201 | +22.856 | 1999.9 m |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:59.915 | +23.570 | 2062.4 m |
| 14 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 2:00.028 | +23.683 | 2072.3 m |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2:00.214 | +23.869 | 2088.5 m |
| 16 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 2:00.375 | +24.030 | 2102.6 m |
| 17 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2:00.566 | +24.221 | 2119.3 m |
| 18 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2:00.990 | +24.645 | 2156.4 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 2:01.044 | +24.699 | 2161.2 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 2:03.537 | +27.192 | 2379.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
George Russell took sprint qualifying pole at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:36.345. 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 2379.3 m.
Chinese Grand Prix 2024 Sprint Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) took pole at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 sprint qualifying with a 1:36.345 at Shanghai.
- How close was sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell beat Kevin Magnussen to pole by 0.128s. At racing speed that margin is 11.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 27.192s or 2379.3 m.
- How far behind was Kevin Magnussen at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) qualified P2 in sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:36.473, 0.128s behind George Russell's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 11.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Nico Hulkenberg at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- Nico Hulkenberg (Haas F1 Team) qualified P3 in sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:36.478, 0.133s behind George Russell's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 11.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Daniel Ricciardo at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- Daniel Ricciardo (RB) qualified P4 in sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:36.553, 0.208s behind George Russell's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 18.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lance Stroll at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) qualified P5 in sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:36.677, 0.332s behind George Russell's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 29.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Pierre Gasly at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024?
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) qualified P6 in sprint qualifying at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:37.632, 1.287s behind George Russell's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 112.6 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Shanghai?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.8 m of track. That is why Kevin Magnussen's 0.128s at the Chinese Grand Prix 2024 puts 11.2 m between the cars on the finish line.