Round 23 · 2024 · Sprint weekend
Qatar Grand Prix
Official event name: Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix
WinnerVERRed Bull Racing · from P2
PoleVER1:20.520
Fastest lap1:22.384Norris · L56
Most laps led1Verstappen
Biggest gain+6Gasly P11→P5
Retirements5of 20 starters
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 2 | +1 | 57 | 1:31:05.323 | 3 | 26 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 5 | +3 | 57 | +6.031 | 3 | 22 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 4 | +1 | 57 | +6.819 | 3 | 23 |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1 | -3 | 57 | +14.104 | 4 | 18 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 11 | +6 | 57 | +16.782 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 7 | +1 | 57 | +17.476 | 3 | 13 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 8 | +1 | 57 | +19.867 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 12 | +4 | 57 | +25.360 | 3 | 4 |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 10 | +1 | 57 | +32.177 | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 3 | -7 | 57 | +35.762 FL | 4 | 9 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 13 | +2 | 57 | +50.243 | 3 | |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 6 | -6 | 57 | +56.122 | 4 | 3 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 14 | +1 | 57 | +1:01.100 | 4 | |
| 14 | Liam Lawson LAW | Racing Bulls | 17 | +3 | 57 | +1:02.656 | 4 | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 16 | +1 | 56 | +1 lap | 4 | |
| — | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 18 | 39 | DNF · L39 | 4 | 2 | |
| — | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 9 | 38 | DNF · L38 | 3 | ||
| — | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 15 | 8 | DNF · L8 | 3 | ||
| — | Franco Colapinto COL | Williams | 19 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — | ||
| — | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 20 | 0 | DNF · L0 | — |
Points shown are weekend totals (sprint points included).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / Status | Pits | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 3 | +2 | 19 | 27:03.010 | — | 8 |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1 | -1 | 19 | +0.136 | — | 7 |
| 3 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 2 | -1 | 19 | +0.410 | — | 6 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 4 | 0 | 19 | +1.326 | — | 5 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 5 | 0 | 19 | +5.073 FL | — | 4 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 7 | +1 | 19 | +5.650 | — | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 9 | +2 | 19 | +8.508 | — | 2 |
| 8 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 6 | -2 | 19 | +10.368 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 8 | -1 | 19 | +14.513 | — | |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 15 | +5 | 19 | +15.485 | — | |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 11 | 0 | 19 | +19.204 | — | |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 13 | +1 | 19 | +23.351 | — | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 14 | +1 | 19 | +24.421 | — | |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 18 | +4 | 19 | +30.379 | — | |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 12 | -3 | 19 | +33.062 | — | |
| 16 | Liam Lawson LAW | Racing Bulls | 10 | -6 | 19 | +34.356 | — | |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 17 | 0 | 19 | +35.102 | — | |
| 18 | Franco Colapinto COL | Williams | 20 | +2 | 19 | +35.639 | — | |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 19 | 0 | 19 | +1:11.436 | 1 | |
| 20 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 16 | -4 | 19 | +1:14.371 | 1 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:21.579 | 1:20.687 | 1:20.520 | 22 |
| 2 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:21.241 | 1:21.069 | 1:20.575 | 28 |
| 3 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:21.578 | 1:20.983 | 1:20.772 | 22 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:21.821 | 1:21.121 | 1:20.829 | 22 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:21.000 | 1:20.852 | 26 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:21.637 | 1:21.095 | 1:21.011 | 27 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:21.447 | 1:21.199 | 1:21.041 | 26 |
| 8 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:21.608 | 1:21.208 | 1:21.251 | 19 |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:21.675 | 1:21.425 | 1:21.425 | 22 |
| 10 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:21.891 | 1:21.387 | 1:21.500 | 26 |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:21.843 | 1:21.437 | — | 18 |
| 12 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 1:22.103 | 1:21.501 | — | 19 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 1:21.927 | 1:21.731 | — | 19 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:22.364 | 1:21.771 | — | 16 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:22.011 | 1:21.911 | — | 14 |
| 16 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:22.390 | — | — | 9 |
| 17 | Liam Lawson LAW | Racing Bulls | 1:22.411 | — | — | 10 |
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:22.442 | — | — | 10 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto COL | Williams | 1:22.594 | — | — | 9 |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:22.714 | — | — | 10 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:21.356 | 1:21.231 | 1:21.012 | 16 |
| 2 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:22.021 | 1:21.488 | 1:21.075 | 16 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:22.218 | 1:21.548 | 1:21.171 | 16 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:21.838 | 1:21.809 | 1:21.281 | 19 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:22.156 | 1:21.818 | 1:21.308 | 18 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.033 | 1:21.784 | 1:21.315 | 21 |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:22.151 | 1:21.734 | 1:21.474 | 19 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:22.586 | 1:22.352 | 1:21.978 | 19 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:22.569 | 1:22.318 | 1:22.088 | 15 |
| 10 | Liam Lawson LAW | Racing Bulls | 1:22.705 | 1:22.393 | 1:22.577 | 20 |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:22.499 | 1:22.433 | — | 12 |
| 12 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:22.705 | 1:22.526 | — | 14 |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 1:22.506 | 1:22.538 | — | 13 |
| 14 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:22.522 | 1:22.599 | — | 14 |
| 15 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:22.560 | 1:22.738 | — | 14 |
| 16 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.718 | — | — | 7 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:22.722 | — | — | 7 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:22.906 | — | — | 7 |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 1:22.948 | — | — | 8 |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto COL | Williams | 1:23.423 | — | — | 8 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc LEC | Ferrari | 1:21.953 | 30 | |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | McLaren | 1:22.378 | +0.425 | 24 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | McLaren | 1:22.425 | +0.472 | 26 |
| 4 | Carlos Sainz SAI | Ferrari | 1:22.535 | +0.582 | 30 |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | Racing Bulls | 1:23.045 | +1.092 | 27 |
| 6 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | Kick Sauber | 1:23.064 | +1.111 | 29 |
| 7 | Lance Stroll STR | Aston Martin | 1:23.099 | +1.146 | 24 |
| 8 | George Russell RUS | Mercedes | 1:23.160 | +1.207 | 27 |
| 9 | Alexander Albon ALB | Williams | 1:23.161 | +1.208 | 29 |
| 10 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1:23.188 | +1.235 | 26 |
| 11 | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1:23.213 | +1.260 | 26 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso ALO | Aston Martin | 1:23.227 | +1.274 | 24 |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg HUL | Haas | 1:23.245 | +1.292 | 27 |
| 14 | Liam Lawson LAW | Racing Bulls | 1:23.562 | +1.609 | 29 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly GAS | Alpine | 1:23.620 | +1.667 | 28 |
| 16 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | Haas | 1:23.715 | +1.762 | 27 |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | Kick Sauber | 1:23.880 | +1.927 | 27 |
| 18 | Sergio Pérez PER | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.039 | +2.086 | 26 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto COL | Williams | 1:24.200 | +2.247 | 29 |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon OCO | Alpine | 1:24.280 | +2.327 | 21 |
Session schedule
Practice 1Final
Sprint QualifyingFinal
SprintFinal
QualifyingFinal
Grand PrixFinal
Championship after round 23
| Pos | Driver | Pts | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | 429 | |
| 2 | Lando Norris NOR | 349 | |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc LEC | 341 | |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri PIA | 291 | |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz SAI | 272 | |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | 235 | |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | 211 | |
| 8 | Sergio Pérez PER | 152 |
Running totals from published race points.
Teammate qualifying gaps
| Team | Ahead | Gap | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Bull Racing | Max Verstappen VER | +1.124% | Sergio Pérez PER |
| Mercedes | George Russell RUS | +0.541% | Lewis Hamilton HAM |
| McLaren | Lando Norris NOR | +0.071% | Oscar Piastri PIA |
| Ferrari | Charles Leclerc LEC | +0.234% | Carlos Sainz SAI |
| Aston Martin | Fernando Alonso ALO | +0.866% | Lance Stroll STR |
| Haas | Kevin Magnussen MAG | +0.673% | Nico Hülkenberg HUL |
| Alpine | Pierre Gasly GAS | +1.064% | Esteban Ocon OCO |
| Kick Sauber | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | +0.282% | Valtteri Bottas BOT |
| Racing Bulls | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | +0.057% | Liam Lawson LAW |
| Williams | Alexander Albon ALB | +0.248% | Franco Colapinto COL |
Deepest knockout session both drivers set a time in.
Recent winners at Losail International Circuit
Circuit DNA| Season | Event | Winner | Team | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Qatar Grand Prix | Max Verstappen VER | Red Bull Racing | 1 |
| 2021 | Qatar Grand Prix | Lewis Hamilton HAM | Mercedes | 1 |