2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 2 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Race details [1] | |||||
Date | 9 March 2024 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024 | ||||
Location | Jeddah Corniche Circuit Jeddah, Saudi Arabia | ||||
Course | Street Circuit | ||||
Course length | 6.174 km (3.836 miles) | ||||
Distance | 50 laps, 308.450 km (191.662 miles) | ||||
Weather | Clear | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Time | 1:27.472 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | ![]() | Ferrari | |||
Time | 1:31.632 on lap 50 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Second | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
Third | Ferrari | ||||
Lap leaders |
The 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 March 2024 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The race was the second round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
Max Verstappen won the race from pole position, taking his 100th podium, his ninth victory in a row, and his second victory of the season. This race saw the Grand Prix debut of Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman, who substituted for Carlos Sainz Jr. at Ferrari. Bearman finished in seventh place scoring his first points in Formula One.
The event was held across 7–9 March. It was the second round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the fourth running of the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. [2]
The Grand Prix was scheduled for a Saturday to accommodate Ramadan, which began on 10 March. [3]
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 26 points, 8 points from his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 11 from Carlos Sainz Jr. in third. Red Bull Racing led the Constructors' Championship over Ferrari by 17 points, and Mercedes by 28 points. [4]
The drivers and teams were initially the same as the season entry list. [5] However, Ferrari reserve and Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman replaced Carlos Sainz Jr. starting from the third free practice session, after Sainz was diagnosed with appendicitis and withdrew from the event to undergo surgery. [6] Bearman made his Formula One debut. [7]
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. [8]
Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 7 March 2024, at 16:30 local time (UTC+3), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Verstappen's teammate Sergio Pérez. [9] [5] The second free practice session was held on the same day and was scheduled at 20:00 local time, but was delayed by ten minutes as bolts were checked on drain covers in the pit lane. [10] The session was topped by Alonso ahead of George Russell of Mercedes and Verstappen. [11] The third free practice session was held on 8 March 2024, at 16:30 local time, and was topped by Verstappen ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Verstappen's teammate Pérez. The session was red-flagged after Sauber's Zhou Guanyu lost control of his car and crashed into the barriers, but was resumed after necessary repairs to the barriers were carried out. [12]
Qualifying was held on 8 March 2024, at 20:00 local time (UTC+3). [1]
Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
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Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
1 | 1 | ![]() | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:28.171 | 1:28.033 | 1:27.472 | 1 |
2 | 16 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:28.318 | 1:28.112 | 1:27.791 | 2 |
3 | 11 | ![]() | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:28.638 | 1:28.467 | 1:27.807 | 3 |
4 | 14 | ![]() | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:28.706 | 1:28.122 | 1:27.846 | 4 |
5 | 81 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.755 | 1:28.343 | 1:28.089 | 5 |
6 | 4 | ![]() | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:28.805 | 1:28.479 | 1:28.132 | 6 |
7 | 63 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:28.749 | 1:28.448 | 1:28.316 | 7 |
8 | 44 | ![]() | Mercedes | 1:28.994 | 1:28.606 | 1:28.460 | 8 |
9 | 22 | ![]() | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:28.988 | 1:28.564 | 1:28.547 | 9 |
10 | 18 | ![]() | Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:28.250 | 1:28.578 | 1:28.572 | 10 |
11 | 38 | ![]() | Ferrari | 1:28.984 | 1:28.642 | N/A | 11 |
12 | 23 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:29.107 | 1:28.980 | N/A | 12 |
13 | 20 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.069 | 1:29.020 | N/A | 13 |
14 | 3 | ![]() | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:29.065 | 1:29.025 | N/A | 14 |
15 | 27 | ![]() | Haas-Ferrari | 1:29.055 | No time | N/A | 15 |
16 | 77 | ![]() | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:29.179 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
17 | 31 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:29.475 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
18 | 10 | ![]() | Alpine-Renault | 1:29.479 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
19 | 2 | ![]() | Williams-Mercedes | 1:29.526 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
107% time: 1:34.342 | |||||||
— | 24 | ![]() | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | No time | N/A | N/A | 20 1 |
Source: [13] [14] |
Notes
The race was held on 9 March 2024, at 20:00 local time (UTC+3), and was run for 50 laps. [1]
At the starting grid, Norris appeared to jump the start but the stewards did not issue any penalty as the FIA's standardised grid box transponder did not detect an infringement. The sporting regulations require these transponders to detect an infringement for a penalty to be issued. [15] There were two retirements. On the opening lap, Pierre Gasly reported gearbox issues which forced him to retire. Lance Stroll retired on lap 7 due to a crash which brought out a safety car. [16] Kevin Magnussen of Haas was given a 20-second time penalty during the race. Knowing that he was unlikely to finish in the points, the team ordered him to focus on defence during the wide parts of the circuit, and drive as slowly as possible in the narrow parts of the circuit while overtaking is most difficult. With Magnussen backing up the drivers behind, Nico Hülkenberg successfully finished tenth and earned a point for the team. [17]
Polesitter Max Verstappen won the race ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, marking a second straight 1–2 for Red Bull Racing, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in third. This marked Verstappen's 100th career podium. [18] [16] McLaren's Oscar Piastri finished fourth with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in fifth. Mercedes' George Russell finished sixth with Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman in seventh. They were followed by Lando Norris, who briefly led the Grand Prix, in eighth, and Lewis Hamilton in ninth, after both drivers attempted an alternate tyre strategy. Nico Hülkenberg claimed the final point in tenth, clinching his and Haas's first point of the season. [16]
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