Qatar Grand Prix 2024
Lusail Lusail, Qatar
Qatar Grand Prix took place at Lusail, Qatar as round 23 of the 2024 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen won the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix.
- Round
- 23
- Season
- 2024
- Circuit
- Lusail
- Dates
- 29 Nov – 1 Dec 2024
- Race winner
- Max Verstappen
2024 Qatar Grand Prix race summary
Max Verstappen won the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail, round 23 of the season. Verstappen crossed the line 6.031 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc, with Oscar Piastri third. The race ran to 57 laps.
Max Verstappen was fastest in qualifying with a 1:20.520 but started from P2, so George Russell lined up at the front of the grid. Verstappen won from P2 on the grid. Russell, who started first, finished P4. Pierre Gasly gained the most places, going from P11 to P5.
Verstappen made three pit stops and used four sets of tyres: medium, hard, hard and hard. Lando Norris set the fastest lap, a 1:22.384 on lap 56.
The race had three safety car periods and one virtual safety car period. Five drivers retired. It stayed dry, with an air temperature around 19°C and the track around 23°C.
Key facts
- Winner
- Max Verstappen from P2
- Winning margin
- 6.031s
- Pole
- Max Verstappen 1:20.520; Russell started P1
- Fastest lap
- Lando Norris 1:22.384, lap 56
- Laps
- 57
- Safety cars
- 3
- Virtual safety cars
- 1
- Retirements
- 5
- Weather
- Dry air 19°C, track 23°C
Weekend schedule
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Winner |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc LEC | +6.031s |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri PIA | +6.819s |
| 4 | George Russell RUS | +14.104s |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly GAS | +16.782s |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz SAI | +17.476s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | +19.867s |
| 8 | Zhou Guanyu ZHO | +25.360s |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen MAG | +32.177s |
| 10 | Lando Norris NOR | +35.762s |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas BOT | +50.243s |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | +56.122s |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | +61.100s |
| 14 | Liam Lawson LAW | +62.656s |
| 15 | Alexander Albon ALB | +1.000s |
| — | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | DNF |
| — | Sergio Perez PER | DNF |
| — | Lance Stroll STR | DNF |
| — | Franco Colapinto COL | DNF |
| — | Esteban Ocon OCO | DNF |
Gap to leader
Classified finishers P2–P10 at the chequered flag, seconds behind the race winner