2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

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  2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix
Race details[1]
Race 2 of {{{Season_No}}} in the 2024 Formula One season
The circuit layout
The circuit layout
Date 9 March 2024
Official name Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024
Location Jeddah Corniche Circuit
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Course Street Circuit
Course length 6.174 km (3.836 mi)
Distance 50 laps, 308.450 km (191.662 mi)
Weather Clear
Pole position
Driver
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Time 1:27.472
Fastest lap
Driver Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari
Time 1:31.632 on lap 50
Podium
First
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Second
Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Third
Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 March 2024 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The race was the second round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

Max Verstappen won the race from pole position, taking his 100th podium, his ninth victory in a row, and his second victory of the season. This race saw the Grand Prix debut of Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman, who substituted for Carlos Sainz Jr. at Ferrari. Bearman finished in seventh place scoring his first points in Formula One.

Background

The event was held across 7–9 March. It was the second round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the fourth running of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.[2]

The Grand Prix was scheduled for a Saturday to accommodate Ramadan, which began on 10 March.[3]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 26 points, 8 points from his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 11 from Carlos Sainz Jr. in third. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship over Ferrari by 17 points, and Mercedes by 28 points.[4]

Entrants

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Debutant Oliver Bearman (left) stood in for Carlos Sainz Jr. (right) at Ferrari.

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See also: 2024 Formula One World Championship § Entries

The drivers and teams were initially the same as the season entry list.[5] However, Ferrari reserve and Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman replaced Carlos Sainz Jr. starting from the third free practice session, after Sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis and withdrew from the event to undergo surgery.[6] Bearman made his Formula One debut.[7]

Tyre choices

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Further information: Formula One tyres

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[8]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 7 March 2024, at 16:30 local time (UTC+3), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez.[9][5] The second free practice session was held on the same day and was scheduled at 20:00 local time, but was delayed by ten minutes as bolts were checked on drain covers in the pit lane.[10] The session was topped by Alonso ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and Verstappen.[11] The third free practice session was held on 8 March 2024, at 16:30 local time, and was topped by Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Verstappen's teammate Pérez. The session was red-flagged after Sauber's Zhou Guanyu lost control of his car and crashed into the barriers, but was resumed after necessary repairs to the barriers were carried out.[12]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 8 March 2024, at 20:00 local time (UTC+3).[1]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:28.171 1:28.033 1:27.472 1
2 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:28.318 1:28.112 1:27.791 2
3 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:28.638 1:28.467 1:27.807 3
4 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:28.706 1:28.122 1:27.846 4
5 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.755 1:28.343 1:28.089 5
6 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:28.805 1:28.479 1:28.132 6
7 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1:28.749 1:28.448 1:28.316 7
8 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.994 1:28.606 1:28.460 8
9 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 1:28.988 1:28.564 1:28.547 9
10 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:28.250 1:28.578 1:28.572 10
11 38 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Ferrari 1:28.984 1:28.642 N/A 11
12 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:29.107 1:28.980 N/A 12
13 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:29.069 1:29.020 N/A 13
14 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 1:29.065 1:29.025 N/A 14
15 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:29.055 No time N/A 15
16 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:29.179 N/A N/A 16
17 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:29.475 N/A N/A 17
18 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:29.479 N/A N/A 18
19 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 1:29.526 N/A N/A 19
107% time: 1:34.342
— 24 China Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari No time N/A N/A 201
Source:[13][14]

Notes

  • ^1 – Zhou Guanyu failed to set a time during qualifying. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[14]

Race

The race was held on 9 March 2024, at 20:00 local time (UTC+3), and was run for 50 laps.[1]

Race report

At the starting grid, Norris appeared to jump the start but the stewards did not issue any penalty as the FIA's standardised grid box transponder did not detect an infringement. The sporting regulations require these transponders to detect an infringement for a penalty to be issued.[15] There were two retirements. On the opening lap, Pierre Gasly reported gearbox issues which forced him to retire. Lance Stroll retired on lap 7 due to a crash which brought out a safety car.[16] Kevin Magnussen of Haas was given a 20-second time penalty during the race. Knowing that he was unlikely to finish in the points, the team ordered him to focus on defence during the wide parts of the circuit, and drive as slowly as possible in the narrow parts of the circuit while overtaking is most difficult. With Magnussen backing up the drivers behind, Nico Hülkenberg successfully finished tenth and earned a point for the team.[17]

Polesitter Max Verstappen won the race ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, marking a second straight 1–2 for Red Bull Racing, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in third. This marked Verstappen's 100th career podium.[18][16] McLaren's Oscar Piastri finished fourth with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in fifth. Mercedes' George Russell finished sixth with Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman in seventh. They were followed by Lando Norris, who briefly led the Grand Prix, in eighth, and Lewis Hamilton in ninth, after both drivers attempted an alternate tyre strategy. Nico Hülkenberg claimed the final point in tenth, clinching his and Haas's first point of the season.[16]

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 50 1:20:43.273 1 25
2 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 50 +13.6431 3 18
3 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 50 +18.639 2 162
4 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 50 +32.007 5 12
5 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 50 +35.759 4 10
6 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 50 +39.936 7 8
7 38 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman Ferrari 50 +42.679 11 6
8 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 50 +45.708 6 4
9 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 50 +47.391 8 2
10 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 50 +1:16.996 15 1
11 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 50 +1:28.354 12
12 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 50 +1:45.7373 13
13 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 49 +1 lap 17
14 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 49 +1 lap 19
15 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 49 +1 lap4 9
16 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 49 +1 lap 14
17 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 49 +1 lap 16
18 24 China Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 49 +1 lap 20
Ret 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 5 Accident 10
Ret 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1 Gearbox 18
Fastest lap: Monaco Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 1:31.632 (lap 50)
Source:[14][19][20][21]

Notes

  • ^1 – Sergio Pérez received a five-second time penalty for an unsafe release. His final position was not affected by the penalty.[19]
  • ^2 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[20]
  • ^3 – Kevin Magnussen finished 11th, but received two ten-second time penalties. The first was for causing a collision with Alexander Albon, and the second was for leaving the track and gaining an advantage while overtaking Yuki Tsunoda.[19][16]
  • ^4 – Yuki Tsunoda finished 14th on track, but received a post-race five-second time penalty for an unsafe release.[19]

Championship standings after the race

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For full season standings, see 2024 Formula One World Championship § Results and standings.
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

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