The latest race in the 2024 Formula 1 season took place on Sunday at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya . This was a race that was crucial for the drivers as well as the constructors championship. Red Bull, McClaren, Mercedes and Ferrari are vying for the crown. This season is not as one sided as the 2023 season.
Let’s look at the Results of Spanish Grand Prix 2024
Spanish Grand Prix 2024 Race Standings
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
1. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28:20:227 | 25 |
2. | Lando Norris | McClaren | +2.219s | 19 |
3. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +17.790s | 15 |
4. | George Russell | Mercedes | +22.320s | 12 |
5. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +22.709s | 10 |
6. | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +31.028s | 8 |
7. | Oscar Piastri | McClaren | +33.780s | 6 |
8. | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +59.524s | 4 |
9. | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +62.025s | 2 |
10. | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +71.089s | 1 |
11. | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | +79.215s | 0 |
12. | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +1 Lap | 0 |
13. | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | +1 Lap | 0 |
14. | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1 Lap | 0 |
15. | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | +1 Lap | 0 |
16. | Valteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | +1 Lap | 0 |
17. | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 Lap | 0 |
18. | Alex Albon | Williams | +1 Lap | 0 |
19. | Yuki Tsonuda | RB | +1 Lap | 0 |
20. | Logan Sargeant | Williams | +2 Laps | 0 |
Key Facts from The Race
The World Championship Race number 1111 in Formula 1 was won by the car number 1.
This was win number 7 for Max Verstappen in 11 races this year and his 61st win in Formula 1.
It was the 4th Spanish Grand Prix win for Max Verstappen and his third successive win in a row at this track
Max Verstappen has 106 podium finishes which is the joint 4th highest along with Alain Prost and Sebastian Vettel.
Lando Norris has moved into the second position in the drivers championship for the first time in his career.
McClaren has been on the podium for 6 consecutive races which is their most since 2011-12.
This was the 198th podium finish for the greatest Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton has a podium finish in 18 consecutive seasons which is a record in Formula 1
The next Formula 1 race will take place on 30th June in Austria.
Race as it happened
Lando Norris grabbed the pole position for the race on Sunday as he beat Max Verstappen by two- hundredths of a second. Lewis Hamilton was P3 and George Russell was P4. The race started and it was George Russell that got the best start as he zoomed past the top 2 to get the lead of the race. Lewis Hamilton lost his P4 spot to Charles Leclerc for a second but was quick to get it back. Fernando Alonso slipped from P11 to P14. On Lap 3, Max Verstappen overtook George Russell to take back the lead of the Grand Prix. It was Lap 13 and Kevin Magnussen was given a 5 second penalty for a false start. Lap 15 and George Russell was in the pits but he took 5.3 seconds and Max Verstappen took 1.9 Seconds.
By Lap 18, Lewis Hamilton got to P6 and Charles Leclerc was not happy with how it happened. On Lap 24, Lando Norris got into the pits and the Top 5 were Max Verstappen, George Russell, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz. At Lap 32, Lando Norris got past Lewis Hamilton. By Lap 34, Max Verstappen was 8 seconds ahead of George Russell. Lando Norris was following George Russell and then followed the epic battle for P2. By the end it was Lando Norris who got to P2 and Lewis Hamilton was closing in on his teammate George Russell. At Lap 41, the lead of Max Verstappen was reduced to 5.9 seconds as Lando Norris was chasing him.
George Russell was not happy with his tyres and Lewis Hamilton pitted to get soft tyres till the end of the race. Max Verstappen was in the pits for the second time and this was the time for Lando Norris to get the lead. Lewis Hamilton was having a very good race as he got past Carlos Sainz first. Nico Hulkenberg was given a 5 second penalty for speeding in the pit lane and he was in P11. Yuki Tsonuda was having a bad race as he was in last place and he was also given a 5 second penalty. T Lap 51, the gap between Max Verstappen and Lando Norris was 6.6 seconds. As the laps kept happening the gap was reducing and by Lap 65, the gap was 2.3 seconds but there was only 1 Lap remaining. Max Verstappen won the Spanish Grand Prix for the third time in a row. Lando Norris was in P2 and Lewis Hamilton had his best race in months for P3.
