Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Sergio Perez and Fernando Alonso.
| Row 1 | 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’33.660 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 | |
| 2. (11) Sergio Perez 1’33.982 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 | ||
| Row 2 | 3. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’34.148 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 | |
| 4. (4) Lando Norris 1’34.165 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 | ||
| Row 3 | 5. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’34.273 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 | |
| 6. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’34.289 Ferrari SF-24 | ||
| Row 4 | 7. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’34.297 Ferrari SF-24 | |
| 8. (63) George Russell 1’34.433 Mercedes W15 | ||
| Row 5 | 9. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’34.604 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 | |
| 10. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’34.665 Sauber-Ferrari C44 | ||
| Row 6 | 11. (18) Lance Stroll 1’34.838 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 | |
| 12. (3) Daniel Ricciardo 1’34.934 RB-Honda RBPT 01 | ||
| Row 7 | 13. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’35.223 Alpine-Renault A524 | |
| 14. (23) Alexander Albon 1’35.241 Williams-Mercedes FW46 | ||
| Row 8 | 15. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’35.463 Alpine-Renault A524 | |
| 16. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’35.505 Sauber-Ferrari C44 | ||
| Row 9 | 17. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’35.516 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 | |
| 18. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’35.573 Mercedes W15 | ||
| Row 10 | 19. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’35.746 RB-Honda RBPT 01 | |
| 20. (2) Logan Sargeant 1’36.358 Williams-Mercedes FW46 |
Qualifying result
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’34.742 | 1’33.794 (-0.948s) | 1’33.660 (-0.134s) |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1’35.457 | 1’34.026 (-1.431s) | 1’33.982 (-0.044s) |
| 3 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’35.116 | 1’34.652 (-0.464s) | 1’34.148 (-0.504s) |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’34.842 | 1’34.460 (-0.382s) | 1’34.165 (-0.295s) |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’35.014 | 1’34.659 (-0.355s) | 1’34.273 (-0.386s) |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’34.797 | 1’34.399 (-0.398s) | 1’34.289 (-0.110s) |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 1’34.970 | 1’34.368 (-0.602s) | 1’34.297 (-0.071s) |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’35.084 | 1’34.609 (-0.475s) | 1’34.433 (-0.176s) |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1’35.068 | 1’34.667 (-0.401s) | 1’34.604 (-0.063s) |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1’35.169 | 1’34.769 (-0.400s) | 1’34.665 (-0.104s) |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’35.334 | 1’34.838 (-0.496s) | Missed by 0.069s |
| 12 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1’35.443 | 1’34.934 (-0.509s) | Missed by 0.165s |
| 13 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1’35.356 | 1’35.223 (-0.133s) | Missed by 0.454s |
| 14 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’35.384 | 1’35.241 (-0.143s) | Missed by 0.472s |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’35.287 | 1’35.463 (+0.176s) | Missed by 0.694s |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 1’35.505 | Missed by 0.048s | |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1’35.516 | Missed by 0.059s | |
| 18 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’35.573 | Missed by 0.116s | |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1’35.746 | Missed by 0.289s | |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1’36.358 | Missed by 0.901s |
Penalties
Hulkenberg: Reprimanded for overtaking cars in the pit lane in Q1
Sargeant: Pit lane start due to change of set-up (front wing and nose assembly, and rear wing gurney flap)
Investigations
Aston Martin’s protest over the results of qualifying was dismissed
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kuvemar
20th April 2024, 9:19
Unreal performance from Alonso. That car should line up behind the McLarens, Ferraris and Mercs.
Nick T.
20th April 2024, 14:14
Indeed, but we’ll hear little about that and more about him daring to repass Sainz who had about 100 feet of space to the right of him but still decided to give absolutely zero room and then tried to wipe out FA and Leclerc in the next corner.
Yellow Baron
20th April 2024, 16:22
But he also should be starting 6th with a grid penalty
Nick T.
20th April 2024, 22:19
90% of people disagree with you on that. Some agree he should have received an in-penalty race (about 30%) had he continued, but not a single person thinks a penalty should have been applied forward. It’s a good thing you and Johnny Hebert are in the stewards office this week.
Nick T.
21st April 2024, 5:33
Bottas, but especially Hulkenberg deserve huge props too. Nico was less than a tenth from behind ahead of Sainz and .063 from being ahead of Russell. The Hulk is driving better than many of F1’s most raved about drivers, including Piastri, Hamilton, Russell and Perez.
pcxmac (@pcxmac)
20th April 2024, 12:51
mclaren looking good, and hamiltons race engineer cant disapear fast enough. so many bad engineering calls on that side of the garage, desperation being its halmark. if you cant stand on principle you will get destroyed, which is what merc’s execution on hamilton’s side of the garage looks like. fomo is not a way to run a car/driver, but bono cant say no apparently.
Nick T.
20th April 2024, 14:11
Mercedes’ biggest issue is that their simulations still are not correlating. So, they must do all their setup work on track. It’s why sprint weekends can be such a disaster for them.
pcxmac (@pcxmac)
20th April 2024, 20:39
their simulations don’t work because there are not enough honest engineers willing to point the fingers at themselves back at base. IMO. This is an issue stemming from so much ‘success’ that it has bred in too much corruption and probably nepotism. But, that can be fixed through leadership and accountability.
Russell has two advantages, he has the impetus from management to succeed Hamilton so that the brands/sponsorship will keep coming in, and apparently Lewis is making these last minute changes that are blowing up in his face. Not that he really cares, but it’s bad habit irrespective, even if the results are uninteresting or inviting of spite.
FOMO is a gateway in to the abyss, just ask Lando, its not working for him either. The emotion works best when it rides an honest racing line, but not when its suckering or inviting deception.
Yellow Baron
20th April 2024, 16:25
Carlos seems like he’s out for a fight this weekend, great to see it.
Nick T.
20th April 2024, 22:21
Ah, now I see why you’re so furious over Alonso.