2024 Dutch GP Race: 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. Race at Zandvoort, round 15.
Dutch Grand Prix 2024 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 Race with a 1:13.817 for McLaren at Zandvoort. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was 0.061s behind, and at racing speed that is 5.2 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
George Russell completed the top three for Mercedes, 0.110s off Lando Norris, a double top-three for Mercedes. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 172.1 m, from Lando Norris to Valtteri Bottas.
The closest call of the session was between Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez: 0.002s apart, about 0.17 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:13.817 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:13.878 | +0.061 | 5.2 m |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:13.927 | +0.110 | 9.4 m |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:14.117 | +0.300 | 25.7 m |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:14.237 | +0.420 | 36.0 m |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:14.434 | +0.617 | 53.0 m |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:14.585 | +0.768 | 65.9 m |
| 8 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.587 | +0.770 | 66.1 m |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.752 | +0.935 | 80.3 m |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:14.758 | +0.941 | 80.8 m |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:14.855 | +1.038 | 89.1 m |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:14.954 | +1.137 | 97.6 m |
| 13 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:15.222 | +1.405 | 120.6 m |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:15.255 | +1.438 | 123.4 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:15.390 | +1.573 | 135.0 m |
| 16 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:15.539 | +1.722 | 147.8 m |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:15.552 | +1.735 | 148.9 m |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:15.657 | +1.840 | 157.9 m |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | 1:15.724 | +1.907 | 163.7 m |
| 20 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:15.822 | +2.005 | 172.1 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:13.817. 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 172.1 m.
Dutch Grand Prix 2024 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 race with a 1:13.817 at Zandvoort.
- What was the fastest lap at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- The fastest lap of the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 race was a 1:13.817, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Zandvoort.
- How close was race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to fastest lap by 0.061s. At racing speed that margin is 5.2 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Valtteri Bottas in P20, the spread is 2.005s or 172.1 m.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:13.878, 0.061s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 5.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:13.927, 0.110s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 9.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.117, 0.300s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 25.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.237, 0.420s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 36.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Alexander Albon at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024?
- Alexander Albon (Williams) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 with a 1:14.434, 0.617s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 53.0 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Zandvoort?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.6 m of track. That is why Lewis Hamilton's 0.061s at the Dutch Grand Prix 2024 puts 5.2 m between the cars on the finish line.