Piastri Secures Pole Position at 2024 Qatar Grand Prix in McLaren 1-2
Lusail, qatar – Oscar Piastri of McLaren claimedโข pole โposition for the 2024 FIA โFormula 1 Qatar Grand Prix, narrowlyโ edging out teammate โคLando Norris inโค a thrilling qualifying โคsession. Red Bull’s Maxโข Verstappen will start third, completing the top three.
Piastri set a blistering lap time of 1:19.387, with Norris just 0.108 seconds behind. The result marks a significant achievement for McLaren,securing aโค front-row lockout and demonstratingโ the team’s growingโข competitiveness. verstappen,โ the championship leader, qualified third with a time of 1:19.651, followed closely by the Mercedes pairing of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli. This qualifying result is especially noteworthy as โขit’s the first race โฃweekendโ with Antonelli in theโ Mercedes lineup.
The session was briefly interrupted by red flags in Q3 after Carlos Sainz Jr.โฃ left the garage โwith plastic โwrapped around his rear left tire,which subsequently came loose and ended up on the track.โข Sainz will โฃbe investigated โคfor anโ unsafe release. Fernando Alonso qualified eighth for Aston Martin, ahead of Alpine’s Pierre Gaslyโค and Ferrari’s โคCharles Leclerc.
Q2 saw Norris initially have his fastest time deleted due to a track limits infringement, but he ultimately recovered โto secure โsecond place. Drivers eliminated at theโค end of โQ2 included Nico Hรผlkenberg (Sauber), Liam Lawsonโฃ (Racing Bulls), Ollie Bearman (Haas), Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber), and Alex Albon (Williams).
In Q1, Yuki โtsunoda initially appeared to have made itโ through to Q2, but wasโข ultimately edged โฃout by Gabriel Bortoleto, though Tsunoda will start 15thโข due to Bortoleto receiving aโข five-placeโ grid penalty for a collision at the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Esteban Oconโ (Haas), Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), Lanceโข Stroll (Aston Martin), and Franco Colapinto (Alpine)โ were also eliminatedโค in โthe opening segment.
2024 FIA Formula 1 Qatar Grand Prix – Qualifying
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1:19.387
2 Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1:19.495
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1:19.651
4 George russell Mercedes 1:19.662
5 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:19.846
6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls/Honda RBPTโฃ 1:20.114
7 Carlos Sainzโค Williams/Mercedes 1:20.287
8 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1:20.418
9 Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1:20.477
10 Charles Leclercโข Ferrari 1:20.561
11 Nico Hรผlkenbergโ Sauber/Ferrari 1:20.353
12 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls/Honda RBPT 1:20.433
13 Oliverโ Bearman Haas/Ferrari 1:20.438
14 Gabrielโข Bortoleto โขSauber/Ferrari 1:20.534
15 Alexander Albonโค Williams/Mercedes 1:20.629
16 Yuki Tsunoda Red bull/Honda RBPT 1:20.761
17 โฃEsteban Ocon haas/Ferrari 1:20.864
18 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:20.907
19 Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1:21.058
20 Franco Colapinto Alpine/Renault 1:21.137
