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2024 F1 Spanish GP qualifying results: Lando Norris takes pole

Mercedes Red Bull Lewis Hamilton Ferrari Max Verstappen L Hamilton M Verstappen L Norris McLaren Alpine Renault

Norris will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Spanish Grand Prix grid: Norris on pole from Verstappen

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Time	km/h
1	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	1'11.383	234.862
2	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	+0.020 1'11.403	234.796
3	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.318 1'11.701	233.821
4	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.320 1'11.703	233.814
5	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.348 1'11.731	233.723
6	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.353 1'11.736	233.706
7	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	+0.474 1'11.857	233.313
8	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	+0.742 1'12.125	232.446
9	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes
10	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	+0.745 1'12.128	232.436
11	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	+0.678 1'12.061	232.652
12	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	+0.844 1'12.227	232.118
13	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	+0.927 1'12.310	231.851
14	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	+0.989 1'12.372	231.653
15	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	+1.355 1'12.738	230.487
16	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	+1.554 1'12.937	229.858
17	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	+1.602 1'12.985	229.707
18	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	+1.692 1'13.075	229.424
19	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	+1.770 1'13.153	229.179
20	L. Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	+2.126 1'13.509	228.070
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What happened in Spanish Grand Prix Q1?

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the early pace at 1m12.257s, 0.049s quicker than Verstappen. But they were both beaten by the late-running Hamilton, who zipped around in 1m12.143s after a poor first run.

Falling at the first hurdle were Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the RBs of Yuki Tsunoda and Daniel Ricciardo, and the Williams duo of Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant.

Spanish GP Q1 results: Hamilton fastest from Leclerc

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'12.143		232.388
2	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	3	+0.114 1'12.257	0.114	232.021
3	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	3	+0.163 1'12.306	0.049	231.864
4	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	3	+0.243 1'12.386	0.080	231.608
5	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	3	+0.260 1'12.403	0.017	231.553
6	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	4	+0.313 1'12.456	0.053	231.384
7	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.317 1'12.460	0.004	231.371
8	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.334 1'12.477	0.017	231.317
9	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	6	+0.362 1'12.505	0.028	231.228
10	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	6	+0.508 1'12.651	0.146	230.763
11	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	6	+0.548 1'12.691	0.040	230.636
12	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.565 1'12.708	0.017	230.582
13	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	6	+0.615 1'12.758	0.050	230.424
14	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	9	+0.737 1'12.880	0.122	230.038
15	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	9	+0.738 1'12.881	0.001	230.035
16	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.794 1'12.937	0.056	229.858
17	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	9	+0.842 1'12.985	0.048	229.707
18	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	9	+0.932 1'13.075	0.090	229.424
19	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	6	+1.010 1'13.153	0.078	229.179
20	L. Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	9	+1.366 1'13.509	0.356	228.070
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What happened in Spanish Grand Prix Q2?

Verstappen set the benchmark in this session with 1m11.653s, 0.139s ahead of Hamilton.

Knocked out at this point were Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).

Spanish GP Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Hamilton

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	1'11.653		233.977
2	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	12	+0.139 1'11.792	0.139	233.524
3	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	10	+0.159 1'11.812	0.020	233.459
4	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.219 1'11.872	0.060	233.264
5	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.221 1'11.874	0.002	233.258
6	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	11	+0.358 1'12.011	0.137	232.814
7	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.385 1'12.038	0.027	232.727
8	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	12	+0.401 1'12.054	0.016	232.675
9	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	12	+0.426 1'12.079	0.025	232.594
10	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	12	+0.456 1'12.109	0.030	232.498
11	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	12	+0.475 1'12.128	0.019	232.436
12	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	12	+0.574 1'12.227	0.099	232.118
13	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	12	+0.657 1'12.310	0.083	231.851
14	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	15	+0.719 1'12.372	0.062	231.653
15	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	15	+1.085 1'12.738	0.366	230.487
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What happened in Spanish Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen grabbed P1 with 1m11.673s, 0.123s clear of Norris with the Mercedes duo of Hamilton and George Russell right behind.

On the final runs, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz got to within 0.063s of provisional pole, while Leclerc got to within 0.058s. Verstappen increased his advantage to 1m11.403s, aided by a tow from team-mate Sergio Perez, but that wasn’t enough to deny Norris, who unleashed 1m11.383s to snatch the top spot by 0.02s.

Hamilton will start third, three tenths off the front row but ahead of Russell, Leclerc, Sainz, Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Perez and Esteban Ocon (Alpine).

Oscar Piastri went off on his only fresh-tyre run for McLaren, so he will start ninth as Perez has a three-place grid penalty from the Canadian GP, when he drove his damaged car back to the pits to avoid a safety car.

Perez will start 11th.

Spanish GP Q3 results: Norris takes pole

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	6	1'11.383		234.862
2	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.020 1'11.403	0.020	234.796
3	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.318 1'11.701	0.298	233.821
4	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.320 1'11.703	0.002	233.814
5	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.348 1'11.731	0.028	233.723
6	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.353 1'11.736	0.005	233.706
7	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	6	+0.474 1'11.857	0.121	233.313
8	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.678 1'12.061	0.204	232.652
9	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	6	+0.742 1'12.125	0.064	232.446
10	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	5
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