Lexi Webster
The Austrian Grand Prix is a Formula 1 race held at the Red Bull Ring. The 2024 Austrian Grand Prix saw Red Bull's Max Verstappen take pole position, with McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in second and third place, respectively. The qualifying session for the Austrian Grand Prix consists of three segments, with five cars knocked out in the first two segments (Q1 and Q2) and a top-10 shootout in the final segment (Q3). The qualifying format for F1 sprint races, such as the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix, differs slightly, with a dedicated qualifying session held on Friday and another qualifying session for the main race on Saturday afternoon.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Date | 28-29 June 2024 |
| Winner | Max Verstappen |
| Runner-up | Lando Norris |
| Third place | Oscar Piastri |
| Location | Red Bull Ring |
| Tyre type | Medium |
| Time | 1m05.690s |
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What You'll Learn
Max Verstappen takes pole position
Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix at the Red Bull Ring in Spielberg, Austria. This was his eighth pole of the season and fourth consecutive year taking pole position at the Red Bull Ring.
Verstappen's final lap in the third qualifying session beat McLaren's Lando Norris by 0.404 seconds, with George Russell of Mercedes coming in third. The Red Bull driver produced a 1m04.314s lap time, ending up 0.404s faster than Norris, while Russell was half a second off the pace.
Verstappen's pole position came after a streak of three straight races where the three-time defending F1 champion failed to take the top spot. He expressed his satisfaction with the result, stating that it had been a while since he had been on pole for a Grand Prix and that it was a great feeling.
The qualifying session was split into three quickfire segments, with five cars knocked out in Q1 and Q2, and the top-10 shootout in Q3. This format allowed teams to make tweaks to car setups between the sprint race and qualifying, providing an opportunity for improvements.
The Austrian Grand Prix is a significant race for Red Bull, as it is their home circuit. Verstappen's performance dealt a blow to his closest rivals, who had hoped to challenge him on their home turf.
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Yuki Tsunoda fined for inappropriate comments
The 2024 Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying took place on Saturday, 28 June, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen taking pole position.
Yuki Tsunoda, the 24-year-old RB driver, was fined €40,000 (£33,900) for using an offensive comment about a fellow Formula 1 driver, Sauber's Zhou Guanyu, during the qualifying session of the Austrian Grand Prix on Saturday, 28 June 2024. The Japanese driver, who believed he was obstructed in the pit lane, expressed his frustration over the radio, saying, "These guys are f r." This comment included an expletive and a slur against disabled people.
Tsunoda was summoned by the stewards for allegedly breaching Article 12.2.1 k of the International Sporting Code, which covers "misconduct." The stewards, including three-time grand prix winner Johnny Herbert, deemed his language "wholly inappropriate" and accepted that while English was not his first language, it was not an excuse for his choice of words. Tsunoda himself acknowledged this, stating that he now had a "better understanding" and was "very apologetic."
In their decision, the stewards took into account Tsunoda's remorse and his offer to issue a public apology, and thus decided to suspend half of the fine for the remainder of the season. Tsunoda swiftly posted an apology on social media, reiterating his regret and stating that such language had no place in Formula 1. This incident highlights the FIA's evolving stance on punishing offensive language, with this penalty serving as a warning to all participants that such unacceptable ableist slurs will be punished in the future.
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McLaren protests Oscar Piastri's lap time
McLaren protested Oscar Piastri's deleted lap time at the Austrian Grand Prix qualifying round. The McLaren driver set the third-fastest time of the day behind Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. However, his lap time was deleted shortly after when he was deemed to have had all four wheels over the white line defining the track limit on the exit of Turn Six. This dropped him to seventh on the grid.
Piastri and McLaren labelled the decision to delete his qualifying lap time embarrassing, with Piastri stating:
> "We do all this work for track limits, put gravel in places, and I didn't even go off the track. I stayed on the track, probably my best Turn Six and it gets deleted. I mean, I don't know why they've spent hundreds of thousands, if not millions, trying to change the last two corners when you still have corners you can go off."
McLaren elected to approach the FIA for clear evidence that Piastri was over the white line and lodged an official protest over the result. McLaren boss Andrea Stella claimed that the team's action was being done "in the interest of the sport" rather than for the benefit of the Woking-based squad.
However, McLaren's protest was ultimately rejected by the stewards as it was deemed to be inadmissible. The stewards noted three errors in McLaren's appeal: it did not specify which regulation was the focus of their protest, it did not specify whom the protest was lodged against, and it was addressed to the Clerk of the Course instead of the Chairperson of the Stewards. As a result, McLaren forfeited its €2,000 deposit for raising the protest, and Piastri's lap time was not reinstated.
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Lewis Hamilton loses opening lap time
The 2024 Austrian Grand Prix qualifying session was split into three quickfire segments, with five cars knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout in Q3. Lewis Hamilton lost his opening lap time due to "big moments" at Turns 1 and 6, exceeding track limits at the latter. He had to run again and made it through despite a scrappy lap.
Hamilton's issues at the Red Bull Ring in Austria come in contrast to his strong performance in the opening practice session for the 2024 Las Vegas Grand Prix, where he topped the timesheet, beating his Mercedes teammate George Russell. Hamilton's lap time of 1:35.001 was 0.396 seconds ahead of Russell and over nine-tenths of a second ahead of Lando Norris.
Hamilton has a history of delivering strong performances in opening practice sessions, including in Singapore in 2022, where he beat Max Verstappen by 0.084 seconds with a late flying lap. In 2024, Hamilton again topped the opening practice session in Singapore, this time with Verstappen in second place and Leclerc in third.
While Hamilton faced challenges in the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix qualifying, his Mercedes teammate Russell performed well, finishing second in qualifying behind Max Verstappen of Red Bull. Russell's strong performance in Austria follows his impressive showing in Las Vegas, where he topped the timesheet in opening practice before ultimately finishing second to Hamilton.
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Charles Leclerc ends up 10th without setting an SQ3 lap
Charles Leclerc's failure to set a lap time in SQ3 of the Formula 1 Austrian Grand Prix sprint qualifying was caused by an anti-stall problem that cut the engine of his Ferrari. As the drivers queued for sprint qualifying with the clock ticking down at the Red Bull Ring, Leclerc's car suddenly experienced an anti-stall issue, causing the engine to switch off. This unexpected glitch left Leclerc stranded in the pit lane as his competitors sped off onto the track.
Leclerc, a Monegasque driver for Ferrari, was poised to challenge for a top position in SQ3. However, the anti-stall problem caused a significant delay, and by the time he managed to restart his SF-24 and get back on track, he was significantly behind the rest of the pack. This setback meant that when he came around to start his crucial SQ3 flying lap, the session had already concluded.
As a result, Leclerc was confined to 10th place as the only SQ3 runner who failed to set a lap time. He expressed his disappointment with the outcome, acknowledging that Ferrari was not "super strong" at this particular circuit. Despite the setback, Leclerc remained optimistic about the upcoming Sprint race, determined to make a recovery and fight his way back to the front.
Leclerc's issue in Austria echoed a similar incident during the Chinese Grand Prix, where wet weather conditions hindered his performance in SQ3. On that occasion, Leclerc struggled with one-lap conditions, spinning on his initial out lap and making contact with a barrier. However, he has also shown progress, delivering optimistic performances in the opening segments of subsequent races.
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Frequently asked questions
Qualifying takes place on the Saturday after the sprint race has concluded.
The sprint race weekend format consists of a separate Friday qualifying session, followed by a Saturday morning sprint that is roughly a third of the length of the full race.
The top eight drivers are awarded world championship points—the winner receives eight points, reducing to one point for the eighth-placed driver.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri following closely behind.
