Singapore 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 Singapore, round 18.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.525 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:29.728 | +0.203 | 17.1 m |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.841 | +0.316 | 26.7 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.867 | +0.342 | 28.9 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.953 | +0.428 | 36.1 m |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.108 | +0.583 | 49.2 m |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.115 | +0.590 | 49.8 m |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.119 | +0.594 | 50.2 m |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.214 | +0.689 | 58.2 m |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:30.354 | +0.829 | 70.0 m |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.474 | +0.949 | 80.1 m |
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:30.481 | +0.956 | 80.7 m |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:30.579 | +1.054 | 89.0 m |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.653 | +1.128 | 95.3 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:30.769 | +1.244 | 105.0 m |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:31.085 | +1.560 | 131.7 m |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.094 | +1.569 | 132.5 m |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:31.312 | +1.787 | 150.9 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:31.572 | +2.047 | 172.9 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:32.054 | +2.529 | 213.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris took qualifying pole at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:29.525. 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 213.6 m.
Singapore Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 qualifying with a 1:29.525 at Singapore.
- How close was qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to pole by 0.203s. At racing speed that margin is 17.1 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 2.529s or 213.6 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P2 in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:29.728, 0.203s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 17.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) qualified P3 in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:29.841, 0.316s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 26.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P4 in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:29.867, 0.342s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 28.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P5 in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:29.953, 0.428s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 36.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P6 in qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:30.108, 0.583s behind Lando Norris's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 49.2 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Singapore?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.4 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.203s at the Singapore Grand Prix 2024 puts 17.1 m between the cars on the finish line.