McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri lock out front row for the 2024 Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix ahead of rival Ferrari. It was a close run but Lando Norris secured pole ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz for Sunday’s race.
Tense moments as Oscar’s first Q3 run was deleted but then reinstated leaving both McLaren’s on the front row. A critical result for them as they try to secure the Constructor’s Championship this weekend.
Ferrari has a shot to clinch the title but with Charles Leclerc’s grid penalty and poor qualifying, he’ll start at the back of the grid. This leaves Carlos Sainz to do the heavy lifting and it will take more than a win from the Spaniard to secure the title so it’s a long shot that would require attrition from McLaren to pull off.
The big news is the battle for 6th through 8th and Nico Hulkenberg’s P4 qualifying result ahead of Pierre Gasly in P6 is a huge result if they can hold on to that position. Alpine’s Jack Doohan qualified last so very little help expected from him and a tremendous amount of pressure on Pierre’s shoulders to beat both Haas cars on Sunday.
Max Verstappen looked like a contender for pole but couldn’t put it together on his last attempt in Q3 leaving him to start in P5. Sergio Perez will start behind Valtteri Bottas in his Sauber who had a good run to P9.
Abu Dhabi Qualifying Results:
|
Pos |
No |
Driver |
Car |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:23.682 |
1:23.098 |
1:22.595 |
16 |
|
2 |
81 |
Oscar Piastri |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:23.640 |
1:23.199 |
1:22.804 |
16 |
|
3 |
55 |
Carlos Sainz |
Ferrari |
1:23.487 |
1:22.985 |
1:22.824 |
16 |
|
4 |
27 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Haas Ferrari |
1:23.722 |
1:23.040 |
1:22.886 |
17 |
|
5 |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:23.516 |
1:22.998 |
1:22.945 |
15 |
|
6 |
10 |
Pierre Gasly |
Alpine Renault |
1:23.548 |
1:23.086 |
1:22.984 |
18 |
|
7 |
63 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
1:23.678 |
1:23.283 |
1:23.132 |
19 |
|
8 |
14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:23.794 |
1:23.268 |
1:23.196 |
19 |
|
9 |
77 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
1:23.481 |
1:23.341 |
1:23.204 |
15 |
|
10 |
11 |
Sergio Perez |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:23.559 |
1:23.379 |
1:23.264 |
18 |
|
11 |
22 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
RB Honda RBPT |
1:23.735 |
1:23.419 |
|
12 |
|
12 |
30 |
Liam Lawson |
RB Honda RBPT |
1:23.733 |
1:23.472 |
|
12 |
|
13 |
18 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:23.729 |
1:23.784 |
|
14 |
|
14 |
16 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
1:23.302 |
1:23.833 |
|
12 |
|
15 |
20 |
Kevin Magnussen |
Haas Ferrari |
1:23.632 |
1:23.877 |
|
11 |
|
16 |
23 |
Alexander Albon |
Williams Mercedes |
1:23.821 |
|
|
6 |
|
17 |
24 |
Zhou Guanyu |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
1:23.880 |
|
|
6 |
|
18 |
44 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Mercedes |
1:23.887 |
|
|
7 |
|
19 |
43 |
Franco Colapinto |
Williams Mercedes |
1:23.912 |
|
|
6 |
|
20 |
61 |
Jack Doohan |
Alpine Renault |
1:24.105 |
|
|
6 |
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