2024 Abu Dhabi GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kevin Magnussen’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Yas Marina Circuit, round 24.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Kevin Magnussen set the fastest lap for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:25.637 for Haas F1 Team at Yas Marina Circuit. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was 1.641s behind, and at racing speed that is 142.2 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Lando Norris completed the top three for McLaren, 1.801s off Kevin Magnussen. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 333.2 m, from Kevin Magnussen to Valtteri Bottas.
The closest call of the session was between Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly: 0.012s apart, about 1.0 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.637 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:27.278 | +1.641 | 142.2 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:27.438 | +1.801 | 156.1 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:27.690 | +2.053 | 177.9 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:27.765 | +2.128 | 184.4 m |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:27.765 | +2.128 | 184.4 m |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:27.948 | +2.311 | 200.3 m |
| 8 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:27.982 | +2.345 | 203.2 m |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.018 | +2.381 | 206.4 m |
| 10 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.195 | +2.558 | 221.7 m |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.604 | +2.967 | 257.1 m |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:28.751 | +3.114 | 269.9 m |
| 13 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:29.121 | +3.484 | 301.9 m |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.152 | +3.515 | 304.6 m |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:29.200 | +3.563 | 308.8 m |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.212 | +3.575 | 309.8 m |
| 17 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:29.411 | +3.774 | 327.1 m |
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.438 | +3.801 | 329.4 m |
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:29.482 | +3.845 | 333.2 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kevin Magnussen set the race fastest lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:25.637. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas the field covers 333.2 m.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) set the fastest lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:25.637 at Yas Marina Circuit.
- What was the fastest lap at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:25.637, set by Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) at Yas Marina Circuit.
- How close was race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Kevin Magnussen beat Lewis Hamilton to fastest lap by 1.641s. At racing speed that margin is 142.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas in P19, the spread is 3.845s or 333.2 m.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.278, 1.641s behind Kevin Magnussen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 142.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.438, 1.801s behind Kevin Magnussen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 156.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.690, 2.053s behind Kevin Magnussen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 177.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.765, 2.128s behind Kevin Magnussen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 184.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:27.765, 2.128s behind Kevin Magnussen's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 184.4 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Yas Marina Circuit?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.7 m of track. That is why Lewis Hamilton's 1.641s at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2024 puts 142.2 m between the cars on the finish line.