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Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying for the Belgian Grand Prix, but the Dutchman will start from P11 due to a 10-place grid penalty for making a power unit change, meaning that Charles Leclerc will inherit pole position.
Verstappen looked impressively quick as the session progressed and set an unbeatable lap of 1m 53.159s in the Red Bull, half a second clear of Ferrari’s Leclerc. Sergio Perez also enjoyed a better qualifying by putting his Red Bull into P3, ahead of Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton in P4.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took fifth and sixth respectively for McLaren, with the Mercedes of George Russell following in seventh.
Carlos Sainz claimed P8 for Ferrari, while his countryman Fernando Alonso went P9 in the Aston Martin and Esteban Ocon rounded out the top-10 for Alpine.
FORMULA 1 ROLEX BELGIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 – Qualifying results
|
POS |
NO |
DRIVER |
CAR |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:54.938 |
1:53.837 |
1:53.159 |
21 |
|
2 |
16 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
1:55.349 |
1:54.193 |
1:53.754 |
22 |
|
3 |
11 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:55.139 |
1:54.470 |
1:53.765 |
21 |
|
4 |
44 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
1:55.692 |
1:54.037 |
1:53.835 |
22 |
|
5 |
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:55.582 |
1:54.358 |
1:53.981 |
24 |
|
6 |
81 |
Oscar Piastri |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:54.835 |
1:54.136 |
1:54.027 |
23 |
|
7 |
63 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
1:55.353 |
1:54.095 |
1:54.184 |
22 |
|
8 |
55 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
1:55.169 |
1:54.112 |
1:54.477 |
23 |
|
9 |
14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:55.489 |
1:54.258 |
1:54.765 |
23 |
|
10 |
31 |
Esteban Ocon |
Alpine Renault |
1:55.417 |
1:54.460 |
1:54.810 |
23 |
|
11 |
23 |
Alexander Albon |
Williams Mercedes |
1:55.722 |
1:54.473 |
|
16 |
|
12 |
10 |
Pierre Gasly |
Alpine Renault |
1:54.911 |
1:54.635 |
|
17 |
|
13 |
3 |
Daniel Ricciardo |
RB Honda RBPT |
1:55.451 |
1:54.682 |
|
14 |
|
14 |
77 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
1:55.531 |
1:54.764 |
|
17 |
|
15 |
18 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:56.072 |
1:55.716 |
|
17 |
|
16 |
27 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Haas Ferrari |
1:56.308 |
|
|
9 |
|
17 |
20 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Haas Ferrari |
1:56.500 |
|
|
9 |
|
18 |
22 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
RB Honda RBPT |
1:56.593 |
|
|
8 |
|
19 |
2 |
Logan Sargeant |
Williams Mercedes |
1:57.230 |
|
|
8 |
|
20 |
24 |
Zhou Guanyu |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
1:57.775 |
|
|
9 |
Alex Albon only narrowly missed out on Q3 by just three thousandths of a second in the Williams, putting him in P11, and Pierre Gasly followed for Alpine in P12.
Daniel Ricciardo took 13th place in the RB, putting him ahead of Kick Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas in 14th and Lance Stroll – whose Aston Martin was repaired in time to participate after his FP3 crash – in 15th.
The Haas pair of Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen had a disappointing day, having both exited in Q1 in 16th and 17th, while Yuki Tsunoda was also eliminated in 18th, though the RB driver had already been set to start from the back due to an engine penalty.
Logan Sargeant ended the day down in P19 for Williams, while the Kick Sauber of Zhou Guanyu followed in 20th place.
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