2024 British Grand Prix

The 2024 British Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race that took place on 7 July 2024 at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire, England. It was the twelfth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

2024 British Grand Prix
Race 12 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Layout of the Silverstone Circuit
Race details
Date7 July 2024 (2024-07-07)
Official nameFormula 1 Qatar Airways British Grand Prix 2024
LocationSilverstone Circuit
Silverstone, United Kingdom
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course length5.891 km (3.660 miles)
Distance52 laps, 306.198 km (190.263 miles)
WeatherIntermittent rain
Attendance480,000
Pole position
DriverMercedes
Time1:25.819
Fastest lap
DriverSpain Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari
Time1:28.293 on lap 52
Podium
FirstMercedes
SecondRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
ThirdMcLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders

The race was won by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Lando Norris of McLaren. It was Hamilton's first victory since the 2021 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix. Additionally, it was his ninth overall victory at the British Grand Prix, breaking the record for the most wins at a single circuit.[1]

Background

The event was held at the Silverstone Circuit in Northamptonshire for the 59th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 5–7 July.[2] The Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 75th running of the British Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[3]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 237 points, 81 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 87 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 355 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 291 and 268 points, respectively.[4]

Entrants

Bearman, Colapinto, Doohan and Hadjar drove in the first practice session in place of regular drivers.

The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[5] In first practice, Oliver Bearman stood in for Kevin Magnussen in the Haas, Franco Colapinto replaced Logan Sargeant in the Williams, Jack Doohan drove instead of Pierre Gasly in the Alpine and Isack Hadjar was in for Red Bull Racing in place of Sergio Pérez. Colapinto made his Formula One practice debut.[6][7][8][9]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[10]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 5 July 2024, at 12:30 local time (UTC+1), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Lance Stroll of Aston Martin and Norris' teammate Oscar Piastri. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 16:00 local time, and was topped by Norris ahead of Piastri and Sergio Pérez of Red Bull Racing. The third free practice session was held on 6 July 2024, at 11:30 local time, and was topped by George Russell of Mercedes ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Norris.[11]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 6 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+1).[11]

Qualifying classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorQualifying timesFinal
grid
Q1Q2Q3
163 George RussellMercedes1:30.1061:26.7231:25.8191
244 Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:29.5471:26.7701:25.9902
34 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:31.5961:26.5591:26.0303
41 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:31.3421:26.7961:26.2034
581 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:30.8951:26.7331:26.2375
627 Nico HülkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:31.9291:26.8471:26.3386
755 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari1:30.5571:26.8431:26.5097
818 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:31.4101:26.9381:26.5858
923 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:31.1351:26.9331:26.6409
1014 Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes1:31.2641:26.7301:26.91710
1116 Charles LeclercFerrari1:30.4961:27.097N/A11
122 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:31.6081:27.175N/A12
1322 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT1:30.9941:27.269N/A13
1424 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari1:31.1901:27.867N/A14
153 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT1:31.2911:27.949N/A15
1677 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari1:32.431N/AN/A16
1720 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:32.905N/AN/A17
1831 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:34.557N/AN/A18
1911 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT1:38.348N/AN/APL1
2010 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:39.804N/AN/A192
107% time: 1:35.8153
Source:[12][13]

Notes

  • ^1Sergio Pérez qualified 19th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane for replacing power unit elements without the approval of the technical delegate during parc fermé.[13]
  • ^2Pierre Gasly was required to start the race from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota of power unit elements. He gained a position as Sergio Pérez started the race from the pit lane.[13]
  • ^3 – As qualifying was held on a wet track, the 107% rule was not in force.[14]

Race

The race was held on 7 July 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+1), and was run for 52 laps.[11]

Race classification

Pos.No.DriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
144 Lewis HamiltonMercedes521:22:27.059225
21 Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT52+1.465418
34 Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes52+7.547315
481 Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes52+12.429512
555 Carlos Sainz Jr.Ferrari52+47.3187111
627 Nico HülkenbergHaas-Ferrari52+55.72268
718 Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes52+56.56986
814 Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco-Mercedes52+1:03.577104
923 Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes52+1:08.38792
1022 Yuki TsunodaRB-Honda RBPT52+1:19.303131
112 Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes52+1:28.96012
1220 Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari52+1:30.15317
133 Daniel RicciardoRB-Honda RBPT51+1 lap15
1416 Charles LeclercFerrari51+1 lap11
1577 Valtteri BottasKick Sauber-Ferrari51+1 lap16
1631 Esteban OconAlpine-Renault50+2 laps18
1711 Sergio PérezRed Bull Racing-Honda RBPT50+2 lapsPL
1824 Zhou GuanyuKick Sauber-Ferrari50+2 laps14
Ret63 George RussellMercedes33Water leak1
DNS10 Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault0Gearbox2
Fastest lap: Carlos Sainz Jr. (Ferrari) – 1:28.293 (lap 52)
Source:[13][15][16][17]

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[16]
  • ^2Pierre Gasly did not start the race due to a gearbox issue. His position on the grid was left vacant.[15][17]

Championship standings after the race

Constructors' Championship standings
Pos.ConstructorPoints
1 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT373
2 Ferrari302
3 McLaren-Mercedes295
4 Mercedes221
5 Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes68
Source:[18]

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

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