São Paulo Grand Prix 2024: Norris takes pole
Lando Norris took pole for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix by 0.173s from George Russell, with Yuki Tsunoda third at round 21.
Lando Norris took pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix with a 1:23.405 lap in Q3, beating George Russell by 0.173 seconds. The qualifying session for round 21 of the 2024 season took place at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 3 November 2024.
Qualifying
Russell put Mercedes on the front row with a 1:23.578 in Q3 after progressing through Q1 in 1:29.121 and Q2 in 1:26.307. Yuki Tsunoda qualified third for RB F1 Team with a 1:24.111, ahead of Esteban Ocon for Alpine F1 Team on 1:24.475 and Liam Lawson for RB F1 Team on 1:24.484.
Charles Leclerc took sixth for Ferrari with a 1:24.525 after laps of 1:29.839 in Q1 and 1:26.097 in Q2. Alexander Albon qualified seventh for Williams on 1:24.657, while Oscar Piastri placed eighth for McLaren with the same 1:24.686 he set in Q2 and Q3.
Top 10
Fernando Alonso secured ninth for Aston Martin with a 1:28.998 after reaching Q3. Lance Stroll completed the top 10 for Aston Martin after a 1:26.334 in Q2, with no Q3 time recorded and his session listed as reaching Q2.
Grid impact
McLaren placed both cars in the top eight with Norris on pole and Piastri eighth on the grid. RB F1 Team also put both entries in the top five through Tsunoda in third and Lawson in fifth.