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2024 F1 Japanese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix, the fourth round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Apr 7, 2024, 1:07 AM
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Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and McLaren’s Lando Norris 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.
Japanese Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Perez
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
1'28.197
237.028 2 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull
+0.066
1'28.263
236.851 3 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes
+0.292
1'28.489
236.246 4 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.485
1'28.682
235.732 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes
+0.489
1'28.686
235.721 6 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes
+0.563
1'28.760
235.525 7 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.569
1'28.766
235.509 8 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.589
1'28.786
235.456 9 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.811
1'29.008
234.868 10 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull
+1.216
1'29.413
233.804 11 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull
+1.275
1'29.472
233.650 12 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari
+1.297
1'29.494
233.593 13 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari
+1.396
1'29.593
233.335 14 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes
+1.517
1'29.714
233.020 15 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault
+1.619
1'29.816
232.755 16 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes
+1.827
1'30.024
232.218 17 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault
+1.922
1'30.119
231.973 18 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari
+1.934
1'30.131
231.942 19 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes
+1.942
1'30.139
231.921 20 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari
+1.946
1'30.143
231.911 View full results
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What happened in Japanese Grand Prix Q1?
Verstappen zipped around in 1m28.866s, four tenths quicker than Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Perez and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), and over half a second faster than everyone else.
Falling at the first hurdle were Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Logan Sargeant (Williams) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).
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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 3
1'28.866
235.244 2 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+0.388
1'29.254
0.388 234.221 3 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 3
+0.437
1'29.303
0.049 234.092 4 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.472
1'29.338
0.035 234.001 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 3
+0.559
1'29.425
0.087 233.773 6 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 3
+0.647
1'29.513
0.088 233.543 7 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 4
+0.670
1'29.536
0.023 233.483 8 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 6
+0.736
1'29.602
0.066 233.311 9 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 3
+0.795
1'29.661
0.059 233.158 10 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+0.861
1'29.727
0.066 232.986 11 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+0.909
1'29.775
0.048 232.862 12 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 3
+0.933
1'29.799
0.024 232.799 13 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 6
+0.945
1'29.811
0.012 232.768 14 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.955
1'29.821
0.010 232.742 15 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 6
+1.097
1'29.963
0.142 232.375 16 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 6
+1.158
1'30.024
0.061 232.218 17 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 6
+1.253
1'30.119
0.095 231.973 18 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 9
+1.265
1'30.131
0.012 231.942 19 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 6
+1.273
1'30.139
0.008 231.921 20 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 6
+1.277
1'30.143
0.004 231.911 View full results
What happened in Japanese Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen unleashed 1m28.740s, 0.012s faster than Perez’s 1m28.752s. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) was best of the rest this time, 0.147s off the pace.
Knocked out at this point were Daniel Ricciardo (RB), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Alex Albon (Williams) and Esteban Ocon (Alpine).
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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 3
1'28.740
235.578 2 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 3
+0.012
1'28.752
0.012 235.546 3 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.147
1'28.887
0.135 235.188 4 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 3
+0.200
1'28.940
0.053 235.048 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+0.342
1'29.082
0.142 234.673 6 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 3
+0.359
1'29.099
0.017 234.628 7 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.400
1'29.140
0.041 234.520 8 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 3
+0.408
1'29.148
0.008 234.499 9 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 3
+0.456
1'29.196
0.048 234.373 10 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+0.677
1'29.417
0.221 233.794 11 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+0.732
1'29.472
0.055 233.650 12 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.754
1'29.494
0.022 233.593 13 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 6
+0.853
1'29.593
0.099 233.335 14 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 3
+0.974
1'29.714
0.121 233.020 15 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 6
+1.076
1'29.816
0.102 232.755 View full results
What happened in Japanese Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen produced 1m28.240s, 0.249s ahead of Norris and 0.365s clear of Perez.
On the final runs, Perez improved to 1m28.263s, briefly getting within 0.023s of pole, until Verstappen went even faster with 1m28.197s, putting him 0.066s ahead.
Norris qualified third, ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Alonso, Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Hamilton, Leclerc, George Russell (Mercedes) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).
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Japanese GP Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
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
1'28.197
237.028 2 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 6
+0.066
1'28.263
0.066 236.851 3 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.292
1'28.489
0.226 236.246 4 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.485
1'28.682
0.193 235.732 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 6
+0.489
1'28.686
0.004 235.721 6 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.563
1'28.760
0.074 235.525 7 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.569
1'28.766
0.006 235.509 8 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 3
+0.589
1'28.786
0.020 235.456 9 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.811
1'29.008
0.222 234.868 10 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+1.216
1'29.413
0.405 233.804 View full results
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