Belgian Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Max Verstappen’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Qualifying at Spa-Francorchamps, round 14.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:53.159 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:53.754 | +0.595 | 50.7 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:53.765 | +0.606 | 51.7 m |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:53.835 | +0.676 | 57.6 m |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:53.981 | +0.822 | 70.1 m |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:54.027 | +0.868 | 74.0 m |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:54.184 | +1.025 | 87.4 m |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:54.473 | +1.314 | 112.1 m |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:54.477 | +1.318 | 112.4 m |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:54.635 | +1.476 | 125.9 m |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:54.682 | +1.523 | 129.9 m |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:54.764 | +1.605 | 136.9 m |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:54.765 | +1.606 | 137.0 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:54.810 | +1.651 | 140.8 m |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:55.716 | +2.557 | 218.1 m |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:56.308 | +3.149 | 268.5 m |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:56.500 | +3.341 | 284.9 m |
| 18 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:56.593 | +3.434 | 292.8 m |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:57.230 | +4.071 | 347.2 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:57.775 | +4.616 | 393.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen took qualifying pole at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:53.159. 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 393.6 m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2024 Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) took pole at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 qualifying with a 1:53.159 at Spa-Francorchamps.
- How close was qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen beat Charles Leclerc to pole by 0.595s. At racing speed that margin is 50.7 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 4.616s or 393.6 m.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P2 in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:53.754, 0.595s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 50.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) qualified P3 in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:53.765, 0.606s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 51.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) qualified P4 in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:53.835, 0.676s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 57.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) qualified P5 in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:53.981, 0.822s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 70.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P6 in qualifying at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:54.027, 0.868s behind Max Verstappen's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 74.0 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Spa-Francorchamps?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.5 m of track. That is why Charles Leclerc's 0.595s at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 puts 50.7 m between the cars on the finish line.