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2024 F1 Chinese GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Max Verstappen took Red Bull’s 100th F1 pole position in the Chinese Grand Prix, the fifth round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Apr 20, 2024, 1:45 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Chinese Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Perez
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull
1'33.660
209.519 2 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull
+0.322
1'33.982
208.801 3 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes
+0.488
1'34.148
208.433 4 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes
+0.505
1'34.165
208.395 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes
+0.613
1'34.273
208.157 6 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.629
1'34.289
208.121 7 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.637
1'34.297
208.104 8 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.773
1'34.433
207.804 9 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari
+0.944
1'34.604
207.428 10 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari
+1.005
1'34.665
207.295 11 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes
+1.178
1'34.838
206.917 12 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull
+1.274
1'34.934
206.707 13 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault
+1.563
1'35.223
206.080 14 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes
+1.581
1'35.241
206.041 15 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault
+1.803
1'35.463
205.562 16 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari
+1.845
1'35.505
205.471 17 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari
+1.856
1'35.516
205.448 18 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes
+1.913
1'35.573
205.325 19 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull
+2.086
1'35.746
204.954 20 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes
+2.698
1'36.358
203.653 View full results
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What happened in Chinese Grand Prix Q1?
Verstappen set the pace with a lap time of 1m34.742s, 0.055s faster than Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari and a tenth clear of Lando Norris (McLaren).
Falling at the first hurdle were local hero Zhou Guanyu (Sauber), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), sprint race runner-up Lewis Hamilton (who locked up at the hairpin in his Mercedes), Yuki Tsunoda (RB) and Logan Sargeant (who spun his Williams).
Chinese GP Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Leclerc
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 6
1'34.742
207.126 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 8
+0.055
1'34.797
0.055 207.006 3 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.100
1'34.842
0.045 206.908 4 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.228
1'34.970
0.128 206.629 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 5
+0.272
1'35.014
0.044 206.533 6 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 9
+0.326
1'35.068
0.054 206.416 7 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 9
+0.342
1'35.084
0.016 206.381 8 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+0.374
1'35.116
0.032 206.312 9 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 6
+0.427
1'35.169
0.053 206.197 10 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 9
+0.545
1'35.287
0.118 205.942 11 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 5
+1.104
1'35.846
0.559 204.740 12 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 9
+0.614
1'35.356
205.793 13 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 8
+0.642
1'35.384
0.028 205.732 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+0.701
1'35.443
0.059 205.605 15 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 7
+0.715
1'35.457
0.014 205.575 16 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 8
+0.763
1'35.505
0.048 205.471 17 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.774
1'35.516
0.011 205.448 18 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.831
1'35.573
0.057 205.325 19 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 9
+1.004
1'35.746
0.173 204.954 20 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 7
+1.616
1'36.358
0.612 203.653 View full results
What happened in Chinese Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen topped this session with a time of 1m33.794s, 0.232s quicker than Perez.
Carlos Sainz spun his Ferrari into the wall on the exit of the final turn, causing a red flag. He managed to tour back to the pits, minus his front wing, and rejoined the session to finish an impressive third.
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Knocked out at this point were Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Daniel Ricciardo (RB), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Alex Albon (Williams) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
Chinese GP Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 12
1'33.794
209.220 2 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 13
+0.232
1'34.026
0.232 208.703 3 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 10
+0.574
1'34.368
0.342 207.947 4 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 14
+0.605
1'34.399
0.031 207.879 5 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 9
+0.666
1'34.460
0.061 207.745 6 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 14
+0.815
1'34.609
0.149 207.417 7 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 9
+0.858
1'34.652
0.043 207.323 8 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 10
+0.865
1'34.659
0.007 207.308 9 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 15
+0.873
1'34.667
0.008 207.290 10 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 12
+0.975
1'34.769
0.102 207.067 11 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 12
+1.044
1'34.838
0.069 206.917 12 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 12
+1.140
1'34.934
0.096 206.707 13 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 15
+1.429
1'35.223
0.289 206.080 14 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 14
+1.447
1'35.241
0.018 206.041 15 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 15
+1.669
1'35.463
0.222 205.562 View full results
What happened in Chinese Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen set the pole position benchmark at 1m33.977s, four tenths ahead of Alonso.
On the final runs, Verstappen improved to 1m33.660s to seal pole by 0.322s over Perez, also half a second clear of Alonso, Norris, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and the Ferraris of Leclerc and Sainz.
George Russell (Mercedes) will start eighth from Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Valtteri Bottas (Sauber).
Chinese GP Q3 results: Verstappen takes 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 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 18
1'33.660
209.519 2 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 19
+0.322
1'33.982
0.322 208.801 3 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 15
+0.488
1'34.148
0.166 208.433 4 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 15
+0.505
1'34.165
0.017 208.395 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 16
+0.613
1'34.273
0.108 208.157 6 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 20
+0.629
1'34.289
0.016 208.121 7 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 17
+0.637
1'34.297
0.008 208.104 8 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 20
+0.773
1'34.433
0.136 207.804 9 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 21
+0.944
1'34.604
0.171 207.428 10 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 15
+1.005
1'34.665
0.061 207.295 View full results
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