Pit Lane F1
Round 23 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2024-12-01
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix with a 1:20.520 lap.
George Russell (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.055s shy of pole, with Lando Norris (McLaren) third on the grid. Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.980s — pole to P10 — with Kevin Magnussen (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.579 | 1:20.687 | 1:20.520 | 1:20.520 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:21.241 | 1:21.069 | 1:20.575 | +0.055 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:21.578 | 1:20.983 | 1:20.772 | +0.252 |
| 4 |
| 81Oscar Piastri |
| McLaren |
| 1:21.821 |
| 1:21.121 |
| 1:20.829 |
| +0.309 |
| 5 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.278 | 1:21.000 | 1:20.852 | +0.332 |
| 6 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.637 | 1:21.095 | 1:21.011 | +0.491 |
| 7 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:21.447 | 1:21.199 | 1:21.041 | +0.521 |
| 8 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:21.608 | 1:21.208 | 1:21.251 | +0.731 |
| 9 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Red Bull | 1:21.675 | 1:21.425 | 1:21.425 | +0.905 |
| 10 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.891 | 1:21.387 | 1:21.500 | +0.980 |
| 11 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:21.843 | 1:21.437 | — | +0.917 |
| 12 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:22.103 | 1:21.501 | — | +0.981 |
| 13 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:21.927 | 1:21.731 | — | +1.211 |
| 14 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:22.364 | 1:21.771 | — | +1.251 |
| 15 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.011 | 1:21.911 | — | +1.391 |
| 16 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:22.390 | — | — | +1.870 |
| 17 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:22.411 | — | — | +1.891 |
| 18 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.442 | — | — | +1.922 |
| 19 | 43Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:22.594 | — | — | +2.074 |
| 20 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.714 | — | — | +2.194 |