Round 23 · 1 December 2024
2024 Qatar Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix, round 23 of the championship, held on 1 December 2024 at Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), starting from position 2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and Oscar Piastri (McLaren) completed the podium. Pole position went to George Russell. The fastest lap was set by Lando Norris (1:22.384).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | 1:31:05.323 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | +6.031 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 4 | +6.819 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1 | +14.104 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 11 | +16.782 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 7 | +17.476 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 8 | +19.867 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 12 | +25.360 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 10 | +32.177 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 3 | +35.762 s | 2 | Finished |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 13 | +50.243 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 6 | +56.122 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 14 | +61.100 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 17 | +62.656 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 16 | — | — | Lapped |
| 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 18 | — | — | Retired |
| 17 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 9 | — | — | Retired |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 19 | — | — | Retired |
| 20 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Qatar Grand Prix 2024
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-57). The top ten used 2 different strategies.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-57)
- 2. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-57)
- 3. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-34), hard (laps 35-57)
- 4. George Russell: medium (laps 1-23), hard (laps 24-57)
- 5. Pierre Gasly: medium (laps 1-35), hard (laps 36-57)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.