Formula 1 Saudi Arabian GP
F1 Saudi Arabian GP qualifying results: Verstappen on pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, the second round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship, on Friday.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Mar 8, 2024, 8:48 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and his Red Bull team-mate Sergio Perez after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull
1'27.472
254.097 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.319
1'27.791
253.174 3 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull
+0.335
1'27.807
253.127 4 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes
+0.374
1'27.846
253.015 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes
+0.617
1'28.089
252.317 6 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes
+0.660
1'28.132
252.194 7 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.844
1'28.316
251.669 8 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.988
1'28.460
251.259 9 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull
+1.075
1'28.547
251.012 10 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes
+1.100
1'28.572
250.941 11 O. Bearman Ferrari 38
Ferrari Ferrari
+1.170
1'28.642
250.743 12 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes
+1.508
1'28.980
249.790 13 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari
+1.548
1'29.020
249.678 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull
+1.553
1'29.025
249.664 15 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari
16 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari
+1.707
1'29.179
249.233 17 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault
+2.003
1'29.475
248.409 18 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault
+2.007
1'29.479
248.397 19 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes
+2.054
1'29.526
248.267 20 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari
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What happened in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Q1?
Verstappen set the early pace with a lap of 1m28.491s before Leclerc topped it with 1m28.318s.
But Verstappen wouldn’t be denied, and recorded 1m28.171s to take P1 back, as Leclerc aborted his final run. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll jumped up to second, just 0.079s off the pace.
Falling at the first hurdle were Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly, Logan Sargeant (Williams) and Zhou Guanyu, whose Sauber was badly damaged in a crash in FP3 and he didn’t manage to set a flying lap.
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Stroll
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 6
1'28.171
252.082 2 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 8
+0.079
1'28.250
0.079 251.857 3 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 8
+0.147
1'28.318
0.068 251.663 4 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 6
+0.467
1'28.638
0.320 250.754 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 8
+0.535
1'28.706
0.068 250.562 6 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 8
+0.578
1'28.749
0.043 250.441 7 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 8
+0.584
1'28.755
0.006 250.424 8 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 8
+0.634
1'28.805
0.050 250.283 9 O. Bearman Ferrari 38
Ferrari Ferrari 9
+0.813
1'28.984
0.179 249.779 10 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+0.817
1'28.988
0.004 249.768 11 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 9
+0.823
1'28.994
0.006 249.751 12 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 8
+0.884
1'29.055
0.061 249.580 13 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+0.894
1'29.065
0.010 249.552 14 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 8
+0.898
1'29.069
0.004 249.541 15 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 8
+0.936
1'29.107
0.038 249.434 16 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 9
+1.008
1'29.179
0.072 249.233 17 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 10
+1.304
1'29.475
0.296 248.409 18 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 9
+1.308
1'29.479
0.004 248.397 19 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 9
+1.355
1'29.526
0.047 248.267 20 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 2
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What happened in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen again set the bar with 1m28.078s, 0.044s quicker than Fernando Alonso (Aston).
Verstappen chipped the P1 time down to 1m28.033s on his final run, 0.079s faster than Leclerc.
Knocked out at this point were Ferrari’s in-at-the-deep-end rookie Oliver Bearman, Alex Albon (Williams), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (RB) and Nico Hulkenberg (whose Haas broke down just a couple of corners into his first flying lap and briefly red-flagged the session).
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Leclerc
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 6
1'28.033
252.478 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 8
+0.079
1'28.112
0.079 252.251 3 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+0.089
1'28.122
0.010 252.223 4 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 8
+0.310
1'28.343
0.221 251.592 5 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 9
+0.415
1'28.448
0.105 251.293 6 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 7
+0.434
1'28.467
0.019 251.239 7 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 8
+0.446
1'28.479
0.012 251.205 8 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+0.531
1'28.564
0.085 250.964 9 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 5
+0.545
1'28.578
0.014 250.924 10 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 9
+0.573
1'28.606
0.028 250.845 11 O. Bearman Ferrari 38
Ferrari Ferrari 9
+0.609
1'28.642
0.036 250.743 12 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 8
+0.947
1'28.980
0.338 249.790 13 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 9
+0.987
1'29.020
0.040 249.678 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+0.992
1'29.025
0.005 249.664 15 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 2
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What happened in Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen lapped in 1m27.472s, three tenths up on team-mate Perez.
On the final runs, Perez didn’t improve so Leclerc grabbed P2, 0.319s off Verstappen. Alonso grabbed fourth after getting a great tow from Lewis Hamilton’s Mercedes.
Oscar Piastri will start fifth, ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris, from the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Hamilton. Yuki Tsunoda (RB) qualified ninth, ahead of Stroll.
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 6
1'27.472
254.097 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 7
+0.319
1'27.791
0.319 253.174 3 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 6
+0.335
1'27.807
0.016 253.127 4 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 6
+0.374
1'27.846
0.039 253.015 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.617
1'28.089
0.243 252.317 6 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.660
1'28.132
0.043 252.194 7 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 5
+0.844
1'28.316
0.184 251.669 8 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.988
1'28.460
0.144 251.259 9 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+1.075
1'28.547
0.087 251.012 10 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 6
+1.100
1'28.572
0.025 250.941 View full results
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