2024 Austrian GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Fernando Alonso’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Spielberg, round 11.
Austrian Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap for the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:07.694 for Aston Martin at Spielberg. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.025s behind, and at racing speed that is 2.1 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Lando Norris completed the top three for McLaren, 0.322s off Fernando Alonso. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 234.4 m, from Fernando Alonso to Zhou Guanyu.
The closest call of the session was between Kevin Magnussen and Lance Stroll: 0.018s apart, about 1.5 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:07.694 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:07.719 | +0.025 | 2.1 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.016 | +0.322 | 27.2 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:08.697 | +1.003 | 84.7 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.164 | +1.470 | 124.1 m |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:09.282 | +1.588 | 134.1 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:09.562 | +1.868 | 157.7 m |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.584 | +1.890 | 159.6 m |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09.609 | +1.915 | 161.7 m |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:09.649 | +1.955 | 165.1 m |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.694 | +2.000 | 168.9 m |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.125 | +2.431 | 205.3 m |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.143 | +2.449 | 206.8 m |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.215 | +2.521 | 212.9 m |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:10.318 | +2.624 | 221.6 m |
| 16 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:10.364 | +2.670 | 225.5 m |
| 17 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:10.406 | +2.712 | 229.0 m |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:10.426 | +2.732 | 230.7 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:10.449 | +2.755 | 232.6 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:10.470 | +2.776 | 234.4 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Fernando Alonso set the race fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:07.694. 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 234.4 m.
Austrian Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) set the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:07.694 at Spielberg.
- What was the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:07.694, set by Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) at Spielberg.
- How close was race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Fernando Alonso beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.025s. At racing speed that margin is 2.1 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 2.776s or 234.4 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:07.719, 0.025s behind Fernando Alonso's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 2.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:08.016, 0.322s behind Fernando Alonso's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 27.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:08.697, 1.003s behind Fernando Alonso's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 84.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:09.164, 1.470s behind Fernando Alonso's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 124.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:09.282, 1.588s behind Fernando Alonso's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 134.1 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Spielberg?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.4 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.025s at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 puts 2.1 m between the cars on the finish line.