Japanese Grand Prix 2024 Race gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Max Verstappen’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Suzuka, round 4.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.706 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:33.841 | +0.135 | 11.2 m |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:33.945 | +0.239 | 19.8 m |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.952 | +0.246 | 20.4 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:34.404 | +0.698 | 57.8 m |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:34.726 | +1.020 | 84.4 m |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:34.802 | +1.096 | 90.7 m |
| 8 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:34.900 | +1.194 | 98.8 m |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:35.044 | +1.338 | 110.8 m |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35.186 | +1.480 | 122.5 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:35.325 | +1.619 | 134.0 m |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:35.798 | +2.092 | 173.2 m |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:36.232 | +2.526 | 209.1 m |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:36.342 | +2.636 | 218.2 m |
| 15 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:36.608 | +2.902 | 240.2 m |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:36.642 | +2.936 | 243.0 m |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:36.654 | +2.948 | 244.0 m |
| 18 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:37.160 | +3.454 | 285.9 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Max Verstappen set the race fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:33.706. 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 285.9 m.
Japanese Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) set the fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:33.706 at Suzuka.
- How close was race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen beat Carlos Sainz to fastest lap by 0.135s. At racing speed that margin is 11.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Zhou Guanyu in P18, the spread is 3.454s or 285.9 m.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) qualified P2 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:33.841, 0.135s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 11.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Sergio Perez at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- Sergio Perez (Red Bull Racing) qualified P3 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:33.945, 0.239s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 19.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) qualified P4 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:33.952, 0.246s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 20.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P5 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:34.404, 0.698s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 57.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Fernando Alonso at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) qualified P6 in race at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:34.726, 1.020s behind Max Verstappen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 84.4 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Suzuka?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.3 m of track. That is why Carlos Sainz's 0.135s at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 puts 11.2 m between the cars on the finish line.