With the ultimate qualifying session achieved, it’s time to evaluate who did the most effective job of manufacturing a flying lap to get the absolute best place on the grand prix grid in 2024.
Qualifying head-to-heads
No driver managed to go the complete season with out being out-qualified a minimum of as soon as by a workforce mate. Max Verstappen got here closest, however Sergio Perez beat him by two-tenths of a second in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. That was the primary time in 33 grands prix that Perez had out-qualified the world champion.
Alexander Albon continued his unbeaten run towards Logan Sargeant from final yr. Nevertheless Sargeant’s alternative however Franco Colapinto got here out forward twice.
Lando Norris, George Russell, Fernando Alonso and Valtteri Bottas can all draw satisfaction from being conclusively the most effective qualifiers of their groups. Nico Hulkenberg could have soundly overwhelmed Kevin Magnussen, however Oliver Bearman confirmed him up on his two appearances in its place at Haas.
The closest battle between two workforce mates occured at Alpine. Had they not dropped Esteban Ocon previous to this weekend’s race, Pierre Gasly would have had the possibility to degree the rating towards him this yr.
Methodology: Whichever workforce’s driver reached the later stage or set the quicker lap time is judged the winner, except both didn’t set a time
Q1
Sauber was by far the weakest workforce over a single flying lap in 2024. They had been the one workforce whose vehicles had been eradicated in additional than half of all alternatives to drop out in Q1. Zhou Guanyu solely progressed past the primary spherical on 4 events.
McLaren had been the most effective workforce at getting by means of Q1, their drivers solely falling on the first hurdle as soon as every. Crimson Bull fell in Q1 six instances – however all of these had been by Perez’s hand.
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NB. There was one fewer Q1 elimination than Q2 elimination as a result of just one Williams participated in qualifying on the Australian Grand Prix
Q2
With the midfield so intently matched in 2024, and the 4 quickest groups usually reserving eight of the accessible locations within the high 10 shoot-out, Q2 was the place the midfield aces might make a distinction.
Step ahead Fernando Alonso, who took his Aston Martin into Q3 16 instances to Lance Stroll’s seven. Equally Nico Hulkenberg claimed 11 Q3 appearances for Haas, Kevin Magnussen managing simply three.
McLaren was the one workforce which by no means noticed any of its drivers drop out in Q2. Their 46 Q3 appearances was essentially the most of any workforce forward of Mercedes and Ferrari (41 every) and Crimson Bull (38).
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Q3
No driver reached Q3 in each race weekend, however 4 made it on 23 out of 24 makes an attempt. They had been Norris (caught a yellow flag in Q1 in Baku), Russell (needed to pit because of inadequate gas in Q1 in Hungary), Piastri (missed the lower in Q1 in Mexico) and Verstappen (missed his final likelihood to set a time in Q2 in Brazil when Stroll crashed).
Zhou Guanyu was the one driver who participated in each spherical however by no means reached Q3 as soon as.
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