2024 Belgian GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Sergio Perez’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Spa-Francorchamps, round 14.
Belgian Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Sergio Perez set the fastest lap for the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:44.701 for Red Bull Racing at Spa-Francorchamps. Lando Norris (McLaren) was 0.862s behind, and at racing speed that is 74.7 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Oscar Piastri completed the top three for McLaren, 1.139s off Sergio Perez, a double top-three for McLaren. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 641.2 m, from Sergio Perez to Zhou Guanyu.
The closest call of the session was between Charles Leclerc and Valtteri Bottas: 0.006s apart, about 0.52 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:44.701 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:45.563 | +0.862 | 74.7 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:45.840 | +1.139 | 98.7 m |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:46.128 | +1.427 | 123.7 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:46.364 | +1.663 | 144.1 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:46.653 | +1.952 | 169.2 m |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:46.957 | +2.256 | 195.5 m |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:47.013 | +2.312 | 200.4 m |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:47.019 | +2.318 | 200.9 m |
| 10 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:47.113 | +2.412 | 209.0 m |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:47.418 | +2.717 | 235.5 m |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:47.435 | +2.734 | 236.9 m |
| 13 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:47.490 | +2.789 | 241.7 m |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:47.848 | +3.147 | 272.7 m |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:47.969 | +3.268 | 283.2 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:47.996 | +3.295 | 285.6 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:48.051 | +3.350 | 290.3 m |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:48.105 | +3.404 | 295.0 m |
| 19 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:48.954 | +4.253 | 368.6 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:52.099 | +7.398 | 641.2 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Sergio Perez set the race fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:44.701. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu the field covers 641.2 m.
Belgian Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:44.701 at Spa-Francorchamps.
- What was the fastest lap at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:44.701, set by Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) at Spa-Francorchamps.
- How close was race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez beat Lando Norris to fastest lap by 0.862s. At racing speed that margin is 74.7 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 7.398s or 641.2 m.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:45.563, 0.862s behind Sergio Perez's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 74.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:45.840, 1.139s behind Sergio Perez's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 98.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.128, 1.427s behind Sergio Perez's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 123.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.364, 1.663s behind Sergio Perez's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 144.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:46.653, 1.952s behind Sergio Perez's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 169.2 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 8.7 m of track. That is why Lando Norris's 0.862s at the Belgian Grand Prix 2024 puts 74.7 m between the cars on the finish line.