Pit Lane F1
Round 4 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2024-04-07
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2024 Japanese Grand Prix with a 1:28.197 lap.
Sergio PĂ©rez (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.066s shy of pole, with Lando Norris (McLaren) third on the grid. Yuki Tsunoda (RB F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Daniel Ricciardo (RB F1 Team) missed the cut by 0.059s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.216s — pole to P10 — with Yuki Tsunoda (RB F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.866 | 1:28.740 | 1:28.197 | 1:28.197 |
| 2 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Red Bull | 1:29.303 | 1:28.752 | 1:28.263 | +0.066 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.536 | 1:28.940 | 1:28.489 | +0.292 |
| 4 |
| 55Carlos Sainz |
| Ferrari |
| 1:29.513 |
| 1:29.099 |
| 1:28.682 |
| +0.485 |
| 5 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.254 | 1:29.082 | 1:28.686 | +0.489 |
| 6 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.425 | 1:29.148 | 1:28.760 | +0.563 |
| 7 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.661 | 1:28.887 | 1:28.766 | +0.569 |
| 8 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.338 | 1:29.196 | 1:28.786 | +0.589 |
| 9 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.799 | 1:29.140 | 1:29.008 | +0.811 |
| 10 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:29.775 | 1:29.417 | 1:29.413 | +1.216 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 1:29.727 | 1:29.472 | — | +1.275 |
| 12 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.821 | 1:29.494 | — | +1.297 |
| 13 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:29.602 | 1:29.593 | — | +1.396 |
| 14 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.963 | 1:29.714 | — | +1.517 |
| 15 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.811 | 1:29.816 | — | +1.619 |
| 16 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.024 | — | — | +1.827 |
| 17 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.119 | — | — | +1.922 |
| 18 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.131 | — | — | +1.934 |
| 19 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:30.139 | — | — | +1.942 |
| 20 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:30.143 | — | — | +1.946 |