2024 F1 Miami GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz 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.

Miami Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.241
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’27.382	0.141
3	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1’27.455	0.214
4	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.460	0.219
5	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.594	0.353
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.675	0.434
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1’28.067	0.826
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’28.107	0.866
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1’28.146	0.905
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	1’28.192	0.951
11	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1’28.222	0.981
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1’28.324	1.083
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1’28.371	1.130
14	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1’28.413	1.172
15	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1’28.427	1.186
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber/Ferrari	1’28.463	1.222
17	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1’28.487	1.246
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1’28.617	1.376
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1’28.619	1.378
20	24	Zhou Guanyu	Sauber/Ferrari	1’28.824	1.583

What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q1?

Perez set the early pace at 1m27.772s before Verstappen improved to beat him with 1m27.689s.

Falling at the first hurdle were Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Logan Sargeant (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (RB – the sprint race hero who will start last due to a three-place grid penalty for a safety car infringement in China), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).

Miami GP Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Perez

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.689		6
2	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.772	0.083	6
3	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.913	0.224	9
4	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1’27.937	0.248	9
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1’27.976	0.287	9
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1’28.032	0.343	8
7	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’28.081	0.392	9
8	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1’28.159	0.470	9
9	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’28.167	0.478	9
10	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1’28.177	0.488	9
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1’28.209	0.520	9
12	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	1’28.324	0.635	9
13	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1’28.343	0.654	9
14	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1’28.383	0.694	9
15	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1’28.453	0.764	9
16	77	Valtteri Bottas	Sauber/Ferrari	1’28.463	0.774	6
17	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1’28.487	0.798	8
18	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB/Honda RBPT	1’28.617	0.928	9
19	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1’28.619	0.930	9
20	24	Zhou Guanyu	Sauber/Ferrari	1’28.824	1.135	9

What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q2?

Leclerc set the bar at 1m27.533s on his first flying lap of the session, 0.033s faster than Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) jumped up to P3 on his second run.

Knocked out at this point were Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Alex Albon (Williams) and Fernando Alonso (Aston).

Miami GP Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’27.533		6
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.566	0.033	6
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’27.697	0.164	6
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.721	0.188	5
5	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.839	0.306	6
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.871	0.338	6
7	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1’27.941	0.408	6
8	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1’28.095	0.562	6
9	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	1’28.167	0.634	6
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1’28.200	0.667	6
11	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1’28.222	0.689	6
12	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1’28.324	0.791	6
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1’28.371	0.838	6
14	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1’28.413	0.880	6
15	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1’28.427	0.894	6

What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen set the pace at 1m27.241s, 0.141s clear of Leclerc, with Sainz a further tenth away in third.

On the final runs, Verstappen was almost two tenths slower than his P1 time, while Leclerc was half a second off his previous pace. Perez improved to take P4, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

George Russell (Mercedes) will start seventh ahead of Hamilton, who couldn’t replicate his Q2 form, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).

Miami GP Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.241		6
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’27.382	0.141	6
3	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1’27.455	0.214	6
4	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1’27.460	0.219	6
5	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.594	0.353	6
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1’27.675	0.434	6
7	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1’28.067	0.826	6
8	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1’28.107	0.866	6
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1’28.146	0.905	6
10	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB/Honda RBPT	1’28.192	0.951	6