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-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took victory ahead of polesitter Lando Norris of McLaren, who was closing in on Verstappen during the final stages of the race. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took third, his first podium of the season.
| 2024 Spanish Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 10 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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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 | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:11.383 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |
 Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:17.115 on lap 51 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Second | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Third | Mercedes | ||||
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Lap leaders | |||||
Background
editThe event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló 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
editGoing 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
editThe 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
editTyre 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
editSergio Pérez of Red 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
editThree 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 Norris of McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari.[10] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes 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 Stroll of Aston 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
editQualifying was held on 22 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]
Qualifying report
editLogan 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 Verstappen of Red Bull Racing to pole position by 0.020 seconds.[17]
Qualifying classification
edit| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.386 | 1:11.872 | 1:11.383 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:12.306 | 1:11.653 | 1:11.403 | 2 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:12.143 | 1:11.792 | 1:11.701 | 3 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes | 1:12.456 | 1:11.812 | 1:11.703 | 4 |
| 5 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:12.257 | 1:12.038 | 1:11.731 | 5 |
| 6 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Ferrari | 1:12.403 | 1:11.874 | 1:11.736 | 6 |
| 7 | 10 |  Pierre Gasly
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Alpine-Renault | 1:12.651 | 1:12.079 | 1:11.857 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:12.477 | 1:12.054 | 1:12.061 | 111 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault | 1:12.691 | 1:12.109 | 1:12.125 | 8 |
| 10 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:12.460 | 1:12.011 | No time | 9 |
| 11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:12.505 | 1:12.128 | N/A | 10 |
| 12 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.758 | 1:12.227 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:12.708 | 1:12.310 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:12.881 | 1:12.372 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 24 |  Zhou Guanyu
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.880 | 1:12.738 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:12.937 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 22 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:12.985 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:13.075 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:13.153 | N/A | N/A | PL2 |
| 20 | 2 |  Logan Sargeant
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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
editThe race was held on 23 June 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 66 laps.[1]
Race classification
editNotes
- ^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
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ a b c "2024 Spanish Grand Prix". Formula 1. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Spanish Grand Prix Attendance Nears 300,000". F1 Destinations. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Barcelona". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Grands Prix Spain". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ "Canada 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 9 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Spanish Grand Prix – Entry List (Corrected)" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Bearman set for FP1 sessions and Reserve Driver role with Haas". Formula 2. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "No surprises for the compounds for Spain, Austria and Great Britain". Pirelli. 4 June 2024. Retrieved 16 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Perez hit with three-place grid penalty for Spanish GP after infringement in Canada". Formula1.com. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 10 June 2024.
- ^ "2024 Spanish Grand Prix FP1 report and highlights: FP1: Norris heads Verstappen and Sainz in Barcelona first practice as Alonso brings out red flags". Formula 1. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Hamilton sets the pace during second practice in Barcelona". Formula 1. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "FP3: Sainz leads Norris during ultra-close final practice". Formula 1. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Cleeren, Filip (22 June 2024). "Leclerc, Stroll escape penalties for collisions in Spainsh GP practice". Motorsport.com. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Walsh, Fergal (22 June 2024). "Sargeant suffers further Spanish GP blow". RacingNews365. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Qualifying Deleted Lap Times" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Live coverage Follow all the action from qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix". Formula 1. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Norris beats Verstappen to pole in qualifying thriller". Formula 1. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ "Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024 – Qualifying". Formula 1. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ a b c d "Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024 – Starting Grid". Formula 1. 22 June 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2024.
- ^ Boxall-Legge, Jake (23 June 2024). "Albon to start from Spanish GP pitlane after power unit changes". motorsport.com. Retrieved 25 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024 – Race Result". Formula 1. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024 – Fastest Laps". Formula 1. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ "Spain 2024 – Result". Statsf1.com. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
- ^ a b "Spain 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.