Qatar Grand Prix 2024: Verstappen by 0.055s
Max Verstappen took pole for the 2024 Qatar Grand Prix by 0.055s from George Russell, with McLaren locking out row two at Losail.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix on 1 December 2024 at Losail International Circuit with a Q3 lap of 1:20.520. George Russell qualified second for Mercedes, 0.055 seconds behind Verstappen on a 1:20.575.
Qualifying
Lando Norris put McLaren third with a 1:20.772 in Q3, and Oscar Piastri made it a McLaren second row in fourth on 1:20.829. Charles Leclerc qualified fifth for Ferrari with a 1:20.852, while Lewis Hamilton took sixth for Mercedes on 1:21.011.
Top 10
Carlos Sainz placed seventh for Ferrari with a 1:21.041 in Q3, and Fernando Alonso qualified eighth for Aston Martin on 1:21.251. Sergio Pérez took ninth for Red Bull with a 1:21.425, and Kevin Magnussen completed the top 10 for Haas F1 Team on 1:21.500.
Russell had been quickest of the front row pair in Q1 with a 1:21.241, while Verstappen responded in Q2 with a 1:20.687 before improving again in Q3. Every top-10 starter reached Q3, and the first five places were covered by 0.332 seconds in the final segment.
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