2024 Belgian Grand Prix

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2024 Belgian Grand Prix
Race 14 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Spa-Francorchamps of Belgium.svg
Layout of the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Race details
Date 28 July 2024 (2024-07-28)
Official name Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024
Location Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Stavelot, Belgium
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 7.004 km (4.352 miles)
Distance 44 laps, 308.052 km (191.415 miles)
Weather Sunny
Attendance 380,000 [1]
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:53.754
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Time 1:44.701 on lap 44 (lap record)
Podium
First
 Mercedes
Second
 McLaren-Mercedes
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 2024 Belgian Grand Prix

The 2024 Belgian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Rolex Belgian Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 28 July 2024 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot, Belgium. It was the fourteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying, but was relegated to eleventh following a grid penalty, with Charles Leclerc inheriting pole position in his place. George Russell of Mercedes initially won, but was disqualified after the race because his car failed to meet the minimum weight requirement. Following his teammate's disqualification, Lewis Hamilton inherited the victory, his second of the season and his last for Mercedes before his move to Ferrari, ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari.

Russell became the first race driver to be disqualified from first for 30 years after Michael Schumacher was disqualified at the 1994 edition of the event.

Background

The event was held at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps in Stavelot for the 57th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 26–28 July. [6] The Grand Prix was the fourteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 69th running of the Belgian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. [7]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 265 points, 76 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 103 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 389 points, led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who were second and third with 338 and 322 points, respectively. [8]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. [9]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds (the middle three in their range), designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event. [10]

Track changes

The DRS zone leading in to turn 5 was shortened by 75 metres (246 ft). [11]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 26 July 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Alexander Albon of Williams. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of his teammate Piastri and Verstappen. The third free practice session was held on 27 July 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Verstappen ahead of Piastri and Pierre Gasly of Alpine. Further running was curtailed due to bad weather conditions. The session was suspended earlier as Lance Stroll crashed his Aston Martin at Raidillon, damaging his front-left suspension and front wing. [12]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 27 July 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2). [12]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
11 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:54.9381:53.8371:53.15911 1
216 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:55.3491:54.1931:53.7541
311 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:55.1391:54.4701:53.7652
444 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:55.6921:54.0371:53.8353
54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:55.5821:54.3581:53.9814
681 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:54.8351:54.1361:54.0275
763 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 1:55.3531:54.0951:54.1846
855 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:55.1691:54.1121:54.4777
914 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:55.4891:54.2581:54.7658
1031 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:55.4171:54.4601:54.8109
1123 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:55.7221:54.473N/A10
1210 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:54.9111:54.635N/A12
133 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 1:55.4511:54.682N/A13
1477 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:55.5311:54.764N/A14
1518 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:56.0721:55.716N/A15
1627 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:56.308N/AN/A16
1720 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:56.500N/AN/A17
1822 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 1:56.593N/AN/A20 2
192 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 1:57.230N/AN/A18
2024 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:57.775N/AN/A19 3
107% time: 2:02.873 4
Source: [13] [14]

Notes

Race

The race was held on 28 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 44 laps. [12] [16]

Race report

George Russell, who started fifth, initiated a one-stop strategy in which he held off his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Oscar Piastri to cross the line in first. However, he was disqualified following the race, as his car was 1.5 kg (3.3 lb) under the 798 kg (1,759 lb) minimum weight. [17] [18] [19] Hamilton inherited the win, which was the 105th of his career, with Piastri being promoted to second and Charles Leclerc, who had finished fourth before Russell's disqualification, being promoted to third, which marked his first podium finish since his win at the Monaco Grand Prix. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished 4th, extending his lead over Lando Norris, who finished fifth, to 78 points. Carlos Sainz Jr. and Sergio Pérez, the latter starting second following a spell of mediocre qualifying results, finished 6th and 7th respectively, with Fernando Alonso claiming 8th. Esteban Ocon finished 9th, scoring his first points since the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix, with Daniel Ricciardo taking his final career point with tenth. Zhou Guanyu was the only driver who retired from the race following a hydraulics failure.

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 441:19:57.566325
281 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 44+0.647518
316 Flag of Monaco.svg Charles Leclerc Ferrari 44+8.023115
41 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 44+8.7001112
54 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 44+9.324410
655 Flag of Spain.svg Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 44+19.26978
711 Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 44+42.66927 1
814 Flag of Spain.svg Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 44+49.43784
931 Flag of France.svg Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 44+52.02692
103 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 44+54.400131
1118 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 44+1:02.48515
1223 Flag of Thailand.svg Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 44+1:03.12510
1310 Flag of France.svg Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 44+1:03.83912
1420 Flag of Denmark.svg Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 44+1:06.10517
1577 Flag of Finland.svg Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 44+1:10.11214
1622 Flag of Japan.svg Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 44+1:16.21120
172 Flag of the United States.svg Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 44+1:25.53118
1827 Flag of Germany.svg Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 44+1:28.30716
Ret24 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 5Hydraulics19
DSQ63 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg George Russell Mercedes 44Underweight car 2 6
Fastest lap: Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez (Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT) – 1:44.701 (lap 44)
Source: [14] [20] [21] [22]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Max Verstappen set the fastest time in qualifying, but he received a ten-place grid penalty for exceeding his quota of internal combustion engine components. [2] Charles Leclerc was promoted to pole position in his place. [3]
  2. ↑ George Russell finished the race first, but he was disqualified as his car was found to be underweight. [4] Lewis Hamilton, who was classified second, inherited the win. [5]

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