2024 F1 Miami GP sprint qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for Saturday’s Formula 1 sprint at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.

Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez (Red Bull) after the 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, which was first trialed in China, these sessions set the grid for Saturday’s sprint and have no impact on Sunday’s main event.

Miami GP sprint qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay [s]	Delay [%]
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'27.641	-	-
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'27.749	0.108	0.123
3	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'27.876	0.235	0.268
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1'28.044	0.403	0.460
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'28.103	0.462	0.527
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'28.161	0.520	0.593
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.375	0.734	0.838
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.419	0.778	0.888
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'28.472	0.831	0.948
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'28.476	0.835	0.953
11	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'28.343	0.702	0.801
12	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'28.371	0.730	0.833
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'28.379	0.738	0.842
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'28.614	0.973	1.110
15	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	-	-	-
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'29.185	1.544	1.762
17	24	Zhou Guanyu	Sauber/Ferrari	1'29.267	1.626	1.855
18	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1'29.551	1.910	2.179
19	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1'29.858	2.217	2.530
20	77	Valtteri Bottas*	Sauber/Ferrari	1'29.360	1.719	1.961
		* – 3-place penalty for driving unnecessarily slowly and impeding Oscar Piastri during qualifying

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What happened in Miami GP SQ1?

McLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace at 1m27.939s, 0.117s ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri, and a quarter of a second clear of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Verstappen.

Falling at the first hurdle were Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, the Sauber duo of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, and the Williamses of Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon, the latter having his best laptime for exceeding track limits at Turn 15.

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Miami GP Grand Prix SQ1 results: Norris fastest from Piastri

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'27.939		6
2	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'28.056	0.117	7
3	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.192	0.253	6
4	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'28.194	0.255	6
5	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'28.377	0.438	6
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'28.387	0.448	6
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'28.435	0.496	7
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'28.537	0.598	8
9	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'28.681	0.742	3
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	1'28.687	0.748	6
11	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1'28.700	0.761	6
12	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'28.736	0.797	6
13	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.807	0.868	6
14	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'28.873	0.934	6
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'29.040	1.101	6
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'29.185	1.246	6
17	24	Zhou Guanyu	Sauber/Ferrari	1'29.267	1.328	6
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber/Ferrari	1'29.360	1.421	7
19	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1'29.551	1.612	6
20	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1'29.858	1.919	6

What happened in Miami GP SQ2?

Norris again led the way with a lap of 1m27.597s, 0.268s faster than Perez.

Knocked out at this point were the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Hamilton, who clipped the wall during his last-ditch effort to no avail, Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).

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Miami GP Grand Prix SQ2 results: Norris fastest from Perez

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'27.597		3
2	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'27.865	0.268	5
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'27.977	0.380	6
4	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'28.001	0.404	3
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1'28.122	0.525	5
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'28.163	0.566	6
7	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.189	0.592	5
8	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'28.262	0.665	6
9	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.323	0.726	6
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'28.330	0.733	6
11	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'28.343	0.746	6
12	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'28.371	0.774	6
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'28.379	0.782	6
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'28.614	1.017	6
15	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	-	-	3

What happened in Miami GP SQ3?

Perez set the bar at 1m27.876s, as the field switched from medium to hard tyres, before Verstappen beat that with 1m27.641s despite a big slide at the chicane.

Leclerc jumped to second, just a tenth off pole, and ahead of Perez.

Daniel Ricciardo (RB) was a very impressive fourth from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Piastri, the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Alonso, Norris – who was over eight tenths off pole having topped all the previous sessions – and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).

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Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'27.641		3
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'27.749	0.108	3
3	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'27.876	0.235	3
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1'28.044	0.403	3
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'28.103	0.462	3
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'28.161	0.520	3
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.375	0.734	3
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'28.419	0.778	3
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'28.472	0.831	3
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'28.476	0.835	3