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2024 Dutch Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Zandvoort)
By Thomas Maher,
1 day ago
McLaren's Oscar Piastri heads out on track during qualifying for the 2024 Dutch Grand Prix.
Here are the complete results from the qualifying session at the Dutch Grand Prix from the Zandvoort circuit.
Lando Norris denied the home crowd at Zandvoort its dream result as the McLaren driver snatched away pole position from Max Verstappen right at the chequered flag in qualifying.
2024 Dutch Grand Prix – Qualifying Results
Q3:
The first runs in Q3 saw a close battle between the two McLarens and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri went quickest as he crossed the line first with a 1:10.193, with Verstappen just missing out by 0.029 seconds as he ran wide over the kerbing at Turn 13.
But both were left over a tenth off the front as Lando Norris crossed the line. The British driver, enjoying his upgraded McLaren, set a 1:10.074 to go clear of both his rivals with a time some four-tenths of a second clear of Verstappen’s pole time from 2023.
Mercedes’ George Russell slotted into fourth as he used older soft tyres for his first run, as did Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in fifth and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly in sixth as the other four drivers making it through into Q3 opted for just one run on fresh tyres.
The second runs began with the leading drivers on a fresh set of tyres as Verstappen aimed to thrill his home crowd and snatch pole position away from the McLarens.
The Dutch driver duly delivered as he set a 1:10.029 to go quickest of all despite a big slide at Turn 12. But the jubilation of the crowd hadn’t even subsided before Norris broke their hearts as he smashed Verstappen’s time with a 1:09.673 to demote the Red Bull to second place.
The championship challenger duly took pole position ahead of the championship leader, with Piastri claiming third place ahead of Russell.
Perez had a solid qualifying to place fifth in the second Red Bull, with Leclerc in sixth ahead of the one-run Fernando Alonso in his Aston Martin.
Alex Albon was eighth for Williams, Lance Stroll ninth for Aston Martin, and Gasly in 10th.
McLaren claimed a 1-2 in a straightforward second part of qualifying, with Norris popping in a 1:10.496 to go 0.009 seconds clear of Piastri.
The top 10 looked like it would contain no surprises in the final minutes as the drivers from the leading five teams all made it through into Q3 based on their first runs – both McLarens, Mercedes, Ferraris, Red Bulls and Aston Martins.
But this changed rapidly in the final minute as several midfield drivers pumped in some very quick times. Improvements from the likes of Lance Stroll, Alex Albon, and Pierre Gasly moved them right up into the top 10 and dropped surprise names like Carlos Sainz and Lewis Hamilton down into the drop zone and failing to improve sufficiently on their final runs.
With Sainz knocked out in 11th for Ferrari, and Hamilton in 12th for Mercedes, joining them on the sidelines were VCARB’s Yuki Tsunoda, and the two Haas drivers Nico Hulkenberg and Kevin Magnussen.
1. Lando Norris McLaren 1:10.496
2. Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.009
3. George Russell Mercedes +0.056
4. Lance Stroll Aston Martin +0.165
5. Sergio Perez Red Bull +0.182
6. Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.193
7. Alex Albon Williams +0.272
8. Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.315
9. Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.319
10. Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.349
11. Carlos Sainz Ferrari +0.418
12. Lewis Hamilton Mercedes +0.452
13. Yuki Tsunoda VCARB +0.459
14. Nico Hulkenberg Haas +0.719
15. Kevin Magnussen Haas +0.799
Q1:
With Stroll setting the pace in the first few minutes of the Q1 session, it was Perez who came out on top at the end of Q1 as Red Bull used up two sets of soft tyres on the Mexican’s side of the garage.
With the track improving continuously through Q1 as the conditions improved from a wet and bleak morning, Perez popped in a 1:11.006 at the end of the session to finish fastest ahead of Russell.
Perez was furious with Hamilton at the end of the flag, calling for a penalty for the Mercedes driver after feeling he’d been blocked by Hamilton while on a flying lap – Perez branding Hamilton a “f**king idiot” and gesticulating at the seven-time F1 World Champion in the pitlane.
Russell, in second, had been complaining about the grip of his car through the first run, but recovered on his second to finish less than half a tenth off Perez, while Sainz finished third ahead of Leclerc and Hamilton.
Eliminated were VCARB’s Daniel Ricciardo in 16th, ahead of Esteban Ocon’s Alpine. The French driver was bewildered by his car’s handling, calling it a “disaster” as he returned to the pits.
Valtteri Bottas was 18th, leading his Sauber teammate Zhou Guanyu in 19th, while Logan Sargeant never set a time as Williams didn’t quite manage to get his car ready for the session following his hefty FP3 crash.
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