2024 Japanese GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
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.
Japanese Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Max Verstappen set the fastest lap for the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:33.706 for Red Bull Racing at Suzuka. Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) was 0.135s behind, and at racing speed that is 11.2 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Sergio Perez completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 0.239s off Max Verstappen. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 285.9 m, from Max Verstappen to Zhou Guanyu.
The closest call of the session was between Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton: 0.007s apart, about 0.58 m at speed.
| # | 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.
- What was the fastest lap at the Japanese Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Japanese Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:33.706, set by Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 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) had the 2nd-fastest lap 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) had the 3rd-fastest lap 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) had the 4th-fastest lap 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) had the 5th-fastest lap 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) had the 6th-fastest lap 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.