2024 Austrian GP Sprint: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Spielberg, round 11.
Austrian Grand Prix 2024 Sprint: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 Sprint with a 1:08.935 for McLaren at Spielberg. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) was 0.045s behind, and at racing speed that is 3.9 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Max Verstappen completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 0.078s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 144.0 m, from Lando Norris to Zhou Guanyu.
The closest call of the session was between Esteban Ocon and Lance Stroll: 0.006s apart, about 0.52 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:08.935 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:08.980 | +0.045 | 3.9 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.013 | +0.078 | 6.7 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:09.121 | +0.186 | 16.0 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.194 | +0.259 | 22.2 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:09.265 | +0.330 | 28.3 m |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.352 | +0.417 | 35.8 m |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:09.420 | +0.485 | 41.6 m |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:09.942 | +1.007 | 86.4 m |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:10.168 | +1.233 | 105.8 m |
| 11 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:10.254 | +1.319 | 113.2 m |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.260 | +1.325 | 113.7 m |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:10.363 | +1.428 | 122.6 m |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:10.393 | +1.458 | 125.1 m |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:10.480 | +1.545 | 132.6 m |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:10.488 | +1.553 | 133.3 m |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.512 | +1.577 | 135.4 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:10.562 | +1.627 | 139.7 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:10.590 | +1.655 | 142.1 m |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:10.613 | +1.678 | 144.0 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the sprint fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:08.935. 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 144.0 m.
Austrian Grand Prix 2024 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 sprint with a 1:08.935 at Spielberg.
- What was the fastest lap at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 sprint was a 1:08.935, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Spielberg.
- How close was sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Oscar Piastri to fastest lap by 0.045s. At racing speed that margin is 3.9 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu in P20, the spread is 1.678s or 144.0 m.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:08.980, 0.045s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 3.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:09.013, 0.078s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 6.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:09.121, 0.186s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 16.0 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 sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:09.194, 0.259s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 22.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:09.265, 0.330s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 28.3 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 8.6 m of track. That is why Oscar Piastri's 0.045s at the Austrian Grand Prix 2024 puts 3.9 m between the cars on the finish line.