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2024 Spanish Grand Prix

2024 Spanish Grand Prix
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Layout of the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Spain
Race details[1]
Date	23 June 2024
Official name	Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024
Location	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló, Spain
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.657 km (2.894 miles)
Distance	66 laps, 307.236 km (190.908 miles)
Weather	Clear
Attendance	297,368[2]
Pole position
Driver	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:11.383
Fastest lap
Driver	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:17.115 on lap 51
Podium
First	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Third	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Lap leaders

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 June 2024, at the Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyainMontmeló, Spain. It was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Max VerstappenofRed Bull Racing took victory ahead of polesitter Lando NorrisofMcLaren, who was closing in on Verstappen during the final stages of the race. Lewis HamiltonofMercedes took third, his first podium of the season.

Background[edit]

The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-CatalunyainMontmeló for the 34th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 21–23 June.^[3] The Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 54th running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.^[4]

Championship standings before the race[edit]

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 194 points, 56 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 63 ahead of Lando Norris in third. Red Bull Racing, with 301 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 252 and 212 points, respectively.^[5]

Entrants[edit]

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.^[6] Oliver Bearman drove in the first free practice session for Haas, in place of Nico Hülkenberg.^[7]

Tyre choices[edit]

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.^[8]

Penalties[edit]

Sergio PérezofRed Bull Racing carried a three-place grid penalty for failing to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing at the preceding Canadian Grand Prix.^[9]

Practice[edit]

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 21 June 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Lando NorrisofMcLaren ahead of Max VerstappenofRed Bull Racing and Carlos Sainz Jr.ofFerrari.^[10] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis HamiltonofMercedes ahead of Sainz and Norris.^[11] The third free practice session was held on 22 June 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Sainz ahead of Norris and Sainz's teammate Charles Leclerc.^[12] During the session, Leclerc and Lance StrollofAston Martin impeded in separate incidents Norris and Hamilton. Both Leclerc and Stroll cut across Norris and Hamilton, respectively, with contact occurring in both cases. Leclerc and Stroll were both reprimanded for "erratic driving".^[13]

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying was held on 22 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).^[1]

Qualifying report[edit]

Logan Sargeant impeded Lance Stroll during the first segment of qualifying (Q1), with the former receiving a three-place grid penalty as a result.^[14] Oscar Piastri's lap of 1:12.542 during the third segment of qualifying (Q3) was deleted for exceeding track limits at turn 10.^[15][16] In Q3 McLaren's Lando Norris beat championship leader Max VerstappenofRed Bull Racing to pole position by 0.020 seconds.^[17]

Qualifying classification[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.386	1:11.872	1:11.383	1
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:12.306	1:11.653	1:11.403	2
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:12.143	1:11.792	1:11.701	3
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.456	1:11.812	1:11.703	4
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:12.257	1:12.038	1:11.731	5
6	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1:12.403	1:11.874	1:11.736	6
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:12.651	1:12.079	1:11.857	7
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:12.477	1:12.054	1:12.061	111
9	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	1:12.691	1:12.109	1:12.125	8
10	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:12.460	1:12.011	No time	9
11	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:12.505	1:12.128	N/A	10
12	77	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:12.758	1:12.227	N/A	12
13	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas-Ferrari	1:12.708	1:12.310	N/A	13
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:12.881	1:12.372	N/A	14
15	24	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:12.880	1:12.738	N/A	15
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:12.937	N/A	N/A	16
17	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB-Honda RBPT	1:12.985	N/A	N/A	17
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB-Honda RBPT	1:13.075	N/A	N/A	18
19	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:13.153	N/A	N/A	PL2
20	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams-Mercedes	1:13.509	N/A	N/A	193
107% time: 1:17.193
Source:[18][19]

Notes

• ^1 – Sergio Pérez received a three-place grid penalty for failing to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing at the previous round.^[9]
• ^2 – Alexander Albon qualified 19th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane due to power unit changes made during parc fermé.^[19]
• ^3 – Logan Sargeant received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll in Q1. He gained a position as Alexander Albon started the race from the pit lane.^[19][20]

Race[edit]

The race was held on 23 June 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 66 laps.^[1]

Race classification[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	66	1:28:20.227	2	25
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	66	+2.219	1	191
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	+17.790	3	15
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	66	+22.320	4	12
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	66	+22.709	5	10
6	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	66	+31.028	6	8
7	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	66	+33.760	9	6
8	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	66	+59.524	11	4
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	66	+1:02.025	7	2
10	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	66	+1:11.889	8	1
11	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas-Ferrari	66	+1:19.2152	13
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	65	+1 lap	10
13	24	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	65	+1 lap	15
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	65	+1 lap	14
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB-Honda RBPT	65	+1 lap	18
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	65	+1 lap	12
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	65	+1 lap	16
18	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	65	+1 lap	PL
19	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB-Honda RBPT	65	+1 lap2	17
20	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams-Mercedes	64	+2 laps	19
Fastest lap: Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:17.115 (lap 51)
Source:[19][21][22][23]

Notes

• ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.^[22]
• ^2 – Nico Hülkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda both received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Their final positions were not affected by the penalties.^[21]

Championship standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Max Verstappen 219 1 2 Lando Norris 150 1 3 Charles Leclerc 148 4 Carlos Sainz Jr. 116 5 Sergio Pérez 111 Source:[24]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 330 2 Ferrari 270 3 McLaren-Mercedes 237 4 Mercedes 151 5 Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 58 Source:[24]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also[edit]

• 2024 Barcelona Formula 2 round
• 2024 Barcelona Formula 3 round

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