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2024 F1 Chinese GP sprint qualifying results: Lando Norris takes pole
McLaren’s Lando Norris took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai in a wet and wild qualifying session.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Apr 20, 2024, 2:05 AM
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Norris will start ahead of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Per the new sprint weekend format, these sessions set the grid for Saturday’s sprint and have no impact on Sunday’s main event.
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Cla Nº Driver Car / Engine Time Gap 1 4 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1'57.940 2 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1'59.201 1.261 3 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'59.915 1.975 4 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 2'00.028 2.088 5 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 2'00.214 2.274 6 11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull/Honda RBPT 2'00.375 2.435 7 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 2'00.566 2.626 8 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 2'00.990 3.050 9 77 Valtteri Bottas Sauber/Ferrari 2'01.044 3.104 10 24 Zhou Guanyu Sauber/Ferrari 2'03.537 5.597 11 63 George Russell Mercedes 1'36.345 -21.595 12 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas/Ferrari 1'36.473 -21.467 13 27 Nico Hülkenberg Haas/Ferrari 1'36.478 -21.462 14 3 Daniel Ricciardo RB/Honda RBPT 1'36.553 -21.387 15 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1'36.677 -21.263 16 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1'37.632 -20.308 17 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine/Renault 1'37.720 -20.220 18 23 Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1'37.812 -20.128 19 22 Yuki Tsunoda RB/Honda RBPT 1'37.892 -20.048 20 2 Logan Sargeant Williams/Mercedes 1'37.923 -20.017
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What happened in Chinese GP SQ1?
Red Bull’s Sergio Perez set the pace at 1m36.110s on the mandatory medium tyres, over a quarter of a second clear of Norris as light rain fell at the start of the session but the track remained dry enough for slicks throughout.
As in free practice, grass at the trackside caught fire due to sparks from the cars right at the end of the session.
Falling at the first hurdle were the Alpines of Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon, Alex Albon (Williams), Yuki Tsunoda (RB) and Logan Sargeant (Williams).
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Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 4
1'36.110
204.178 2 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 5
+0.274
1'36.384
0.274 203.598 3 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 4
+0.346
1'36.456
0.072 203.446 4 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.427
1'36.537
0.081 203.275 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 7
+0.432
1'36.542
0.005 203.264 6 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.609
1'36.719
0.177 202.892 7 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 6
+0.773
1'36.883
0.164 202.549 8 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.814
1'36.924
0.041 202.463 9 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 5
+0.851
1'36.961
0.037 202.386 10 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.923
1'37.033
0.072 202.236 11 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 7
+1.002
1'37.112
0.079 202.071 12 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+1.071
1'37.181
0.069 201.928 13 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+1.200
1'37.310
0.129 201.660 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+1.211
1'37.321
0.011 201.637 15 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 7
+1.434
1'37.544
0.223 201.176 16 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 6
+1.522
1'37.632
0.088 200.995 17 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 6
+1.610
1'37.720
0.088 200.814 18 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 6
+1.702
1'37.812
0.092 200.625 19 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+1.782
1'37.892
0.080 200.461 20 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 6
+1.813
1'37.923
0.031 200.398 View full results
What happened in Chinese GP SQ2?
The trackside conflagration meant a slightly delayed start to SQ2, with heavier rain predicted to hit the track in the middle of the session.
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time at 1m35.606s, a tenth clear of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, just before the rain arrived.
Knocked out at this point were George Russell (Mercedes, who missed out by 0.038s), the Haas duo of Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, Daniel Ricciardo (RB) and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).
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Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 3
1'35.606
205.254 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 4
+0.105
1'35.711
0.105 205.029 3 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 3
+0.175
1'35.781
0.070 204.879 4 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 3
+0.247
1'35.853
0.072 204.725 5 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 3
+0.441
1'36.047
0.194 204.312 6 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 4
+0.446
1'36.052
0.005 204.301 7 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 4
+0.450
1'36.056
0.004 204.293 8 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+0.513
1'36.119
0.063 204.159 9 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 4
+0.681
1'36.287
0.168 203.803 10 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 4
+0.701
1'36.307
0.020 203.760 11 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 4
+0.739
1'36.345
0.038 203.680 12 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 4
+0.867
1'36.473
0.128 203.410 13 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 4
+0.872
1'36.478
0.005 203.399 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 3
+0.947
1'36.553
0.075 203.241 15 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+1.071
1'36.677
0.124 202.981 View full results
What happened in Chinese GP SQ3?
With the track now wet enough for intermediate tyres, and continuous drizzle falling, SQ3 saw plenty of action from the start. Norris went off first, before Leclerc suffered a wild spin and dinging his car’s nose on the barrier.
Perez set the bar at 2m00.455s in treacherous conditions, briefly going a remarkable 2s clear of the chasing pack at the time. Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas then got within a second of him to hold P2 with two minutes remaining.
Verstappen went off at the final corner, as did Norris – who took P2 despite running wide – but both had their times deleted. Alonso grabbed P1 with 2m00.213s, 0.162s ahead of Perez.
Hamilton snatched the top spot with 1m59.321s, six tenths clear of Alonso. Norris set a time good enough for pole, a 1m57.540s, which was initially deleted for exceeding track limits, but then reinstated.
So he qualified on pole, 1.261s ahead of Hamilton, who shaved a further tenth off his time.
Alonso will start third, ahead of Verstappen, Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Perez, Leclerc, Oscar Piastri (McLaren), Bottas and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).
Chinese GP SQ3 results: Norris takes sprint pole
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 5
1'57.940
166.386 2 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 5
+1.261
1'59.201
1.261 164.626 3 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 5
+1.975
1'59.915
0.714 163.645 4 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 5
+2.088
2'00.028
0.113 163.491 5 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 5
+2.274
2'00.214
0.186 163.238 6 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 5
+2.435
2'00.375
0.161 163.020 7 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 5
+2.626
2'00.566
0.191 162.762 8 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 5
+3.050
2'00.990
0.424 162.191 9 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 5
+3.104
2'01.044
0.054 162.119 10 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 5
+5.597
2'03.537
2.493 158.847 View full results
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