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The 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Lenovo Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2024) was the twenty-first race of the 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on the weekend of November 1 to November 3, 2024.


Background[]

This weekend Brazil hosted the fifth and penultimate Sprint race of the 2024 season.

Sprint[]

The structure of the sprint weekends was changed for 2024, with the goal of rationalizing sprint events and separating them from the rest of the Grand Prix weekend.[1][2]

The sprint format will continue to run at six Grands Prix during this season.[3] It will take place at the Chinese, Miami, Austrian, United States, São Paulo, and the Qatar Grands Prix.[4]

The rules for DRS usage in Grands Prix were adjusted slightly. Drivers will now be allowed to use DRS one lap after a race start, safety car restart, or red flag restart, one lap earlier than in previous seasons. This was tested during the sprints of 2023.[5]

Sprint Weekend Format[]

The weekend begins with a single practice session on Friday, allowing teams to fine-tune their cars and gather crucial data. Following this, Sprint Qualifying (previously known as “Sprint Shootout”) takes place, setting the starting grid order for the Sprint race. This session is critical as it determines the positions for the first competitive event of the weekend.

On Saturday, the action kicks off with the Sprint race, which is a shorter, high-intensity race that not only provides additional excitement for fans but also offers up to 8 points that contribute to the championship standings. The main qualifying session on Saturday afternoon determines the starting grid for the Grand Prix. This session is divided into three parts: Q1, Q2, and Q3, with each phase progressively eliminating the slowest drivers until the final grid positions are decided.

Finally, the Grand Prix itself takes place on Sunday, where drivers compete in the main race of the weekend. This race is the culmination of all the preparation and strategy, and it is where the most championship points are awarded.

This revised format aims to enhance the overall excitement and competitiveness of the race weekend, providing fans with more action and teams with additional strategic challenges.[6]

Entry List[]

The full entry list for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix is outlined below:

Official Entry List of 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix
No. Driver Entrant Constructor Chassis Engine Model Tyre
1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB20 Honda RBPT RBPTH002 1.6L V6t P
4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL38 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
10 France Pierre Gasly France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A524 Renault E-Tech RE24 1.6L V6t P
11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Oracle Red Bull Racing Red Bull RB20 Honda RBPT RBPTH002 1.6L V6t P
14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Aston Martin AMR24 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-24 Ferrari 066/12 1.6L V6t P
18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team Aston Martin AMR24 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-24 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy Visa Cash App RB F1 Team RB VCARB 01 Honda RBPT RBPTH002 1.6L V6t P
23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW45 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Kick Sauber F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 Ferrari 066/12 1.6L V6t P
27 Germany Nico Hulkenberg United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-24 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
30 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy Visa Cash App RB F1 Team RB AT04 Honda RBPT RBPTH002 1.6L V6t P
31 France Esteban Ocon France BWT Alpine F1 Team Alpine A524 Renault E-Tech RE24 1.6L V6t P
43 Argentina Franco Colapinto United Kingdom Williams Racing Williams FW46 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6 V6T P
44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W14 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
50 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman United States MoneyGram Haas F1 Team Haas VF-24 Ferrari 066/10 1.6L V6t P
55 Spain Carlos Sainz, Jr. Italy Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari SF-24 Ferrari 066/12 1.6L V6t P
63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team Mercedes W14 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Kick Sauber F1 Team Kick Sauber C44 Ferrari 066/12 1.6L V6t P
81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren F1 Team McLaren MCL38 Mercedes F1 M15 1.6L V6t P
Source:[7]

Free Practice[]

Free Practice Report[]

Practice Results[]

The full results of the only practice session for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Sprint Qualifying[]

Sprint Qualifying Report[]

SQ1[]

SQ2[]

SQ3[]

Sprint Qualifying Results[]

The full Sprint Qualifying results for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Sprint Grid[]

The starting grid of the Sprint at the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix is outlined as below:

Show Grid
Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 Australia 81. Piastri
United Kingdom 4. Norris ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Monaco 16. Leclerc
Netherlands 1. Verstappen ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 Spain 55. Sainz
United Kingdom 63. Russell ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 France 10. Gasly
New Zealand 30. Lawson ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Thailand 23. Albon
United Kingdom 50. Bearman ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 United Kingdom 44. Hamilton
Germany 27. Hülkenberg ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Mexico 11. Pérez
Argentina 43. Colapinto ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 Finland 77. Bottas
France 31. Ocon ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 Japan 22. Tsunoda
Spain 14. Alonso ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Canada 18. Stroll
China 24. Zhou ______________

Grid Penalty[]

Sprint[]

Sprint Report[]

Sprint Results[]

The full Sprint results for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 24 29:46.045 2 8
2 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 24 +0.593 1 7
3 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 24 +5.656 3 6
4 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 24 +6.497 4 5
5 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Italy Ferrari 24 +7.224 5 4
6 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 24 +12.475 6 3
7 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 24 +18.161 7 2
8 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 24 +18.717 13 1
9 30 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy RB-Honda RBPT 24 +20.773 8
10 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 24 +24.606 9
11 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 24 +29.764 11
12 43 Argentina Franco Colapinto United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 24 +33.233 14
13 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 24 +34.128 16
14 50 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman United States Haas-Ferrari 24 +35.507 10
15 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy RB-Honda RBPT 24 +41.374 17
16 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 24 +43.231 15
17 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 24 +54.139 PL
18 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 24 +56.537 PL
19 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 24 +57.983 PL
20 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 19 Exhaust 12
Source:[9]

Post-Sprint Penalty[]

  • Max Verstappen received a 5-second penalty for failing to stay within VSC time-deltas limits.

Qualifying[]

Q1[]

Q2[]

Q3[]

Qualifying Results[]

The full qualifying results for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3 Grid
Pos. Time Pos. Time Pos. Time
1 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 15 1:30.944 1 1:24.844 1 1:23.405 1
2 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 3 1:29.121 8 1:26.307 2 1:23.578 2
3 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy RB-Honda RBPT 5 1:29.172 10 1:26.464 3 1:24.111 3
4 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 4 1:29.171 7 1:26.206 4 1:24.475 4
5 30 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy RB-Honda RBPT 14 1:30.758 4 1:25.654 5 1:24.484 5
6 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 7 1:29.839 6 1:26.097 6 1:24.525 6
7 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 2 1:29.072 5 1:25.889 7 1:24.657 7
8 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 9 1:30.114 3 1:25.179 8 1:24.686 8
9 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 10 1:30.207 2 1:25.035 9 1:28.998 9
10 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 12 1:30.580 9 1:26.334 10 No time 10
11 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 13 1:30.633 11 1:26.472 11
12 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 1 1:28.522 12 1:27.771 12
13 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 8 1:30.035 13 1:28.158 13
14 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Italy Ferrari 11 1:30.303 14 1:29.406 14
15 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 6 1:29.420 15 1:29.614 15
16 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 16 1:31.150 16
17 50 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman United States Haas-Ferrari 17 1:31.229 17
18 43 Argentina Franco Colapinto United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 18 1:31.270 18
19 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 19 1:31.623 19
20 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 20 1:32.263 20
107% Time: 1:34.719
Source:[10]
  • Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Race Grid[]

The starting grid of the Feature Race of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix is outlined as below:

Show Grid
Pos. Pos.
Driver Driver
______________
Row 1 ______________ 1
2 United Kingdom 4. Norris
United Kingdom 63. Russell ______________
Row 2 ______________ 3
4 Japan 22. Tsunoda
France 31. Ocon ______________
Row 3 ______________ 5
6 New Zealand 30. Lawson
Monaco 16. Leclerc ______________
Row 4 ______________ 7
8 Thailand 23. Albon
Australia 81. Piastri ______________
Row 5 ______________ 9
10 Spain 14. Alonso
Canada 18. Stroll ______________
Row 6 ______________ 11
12 Finland 77. Bottas
Netherlands 1. Verstappen ______________
Row 7 ______________ 13
14 Mexico 11. Pérez
Spain 55. Sainz ______________
Row 8 ______________ 15
16 France 10. Gasly
United Kingdom 44. Hamilton ______________
Row 9 ______________ 17
18 United Kingdom 50. Bearman
Argentina 43. Colapinto ______________
Row 10 ______________ 19
20 Germany 27. Hülkenberg
China 24. Zhou ______________

Grid Penalty[]

  • Max Verstappen received a 5-place grid penalty for use of additional power unit element.
  • Sainz required to start from the pit lane after additional power unit and gearbox elements were used.

Race[]

Race Report[]

Results[]

The full race results for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 69 2:06:54.430 17 26FL
2 31 France Esteban Ocon France Alpine-Renault 69 +19.477 4 18
3 10 France Pierre Gasly France Alpine-Renault 69 +22.532 13 15
4 63 United Kingdom George Russell Germany Mercedes 69 +23.265 2 12
5 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Italy Ferrari 69 +30.177 6 10
6 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 69 +31.372 1 8
7 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda Italy RB-Honda RBPT 69 +42.056 3 6
8 81 Australia Oscar Piastri United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 69 +44.943 8 4
9 30 New Zealand Liam Lawson Italy RB-Honda RBPT 69 +50.452 5 2
10 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Germany Mercedes 69 +50.753 14 1
11 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 69 +51.531 12
12 50 United Kingdom Oliver Bearman United States Haas-Ferrari 69 +57.085 15
13 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 69 +1:03.588 11
14 14 Spain Fernando Alonso United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 69 +1:18.049 9
15 24 China Guanyu Zhou Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 69 +1:19.649 19
Ret 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Italy Ferrari 38 Accident PL
Ret 43 Argentina Franco Colapinto United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 30 Accident 16
DNS 23 Thailand Alexander Albon United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 0 Withdrew 7
DNS 18 Canada Lance Stroll United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 0 Accident 10
DSQ 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg United States Haas-Ferrari 30 Disqualified 17
Source:[11]

Post-Race Penalty[]

Milestones[]

Standings[]

Post-Sprint Standings[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1st Netherlands Max Verstappen 367
2nd United Kingdom Lando Norris 323
3rd Monaco Charles Leclerc 297
4th Australia Oscar Piastri 258
5th Spain Carlos Sainz 244
6th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 189
7th United Kingdom George Russell 180
8th Mexico Sergio Pérez 151
9th Spain Fernando Alonso 62
10th Germany Nico Hülkenberg 31
11th Canada Lance Stroll 24
12th Japan Yuki Tsunoda 22
13th Denmark Kevin Magnussen 14
14th Thailand Alexander Albon 12
15th Australia Daniel Ricciardo 12
16th France Pierre Gasly 11
17th United Kingdom Oliver Bearman 7
18th Argentina Franco Colapinto 5
19th France Esteban Ocon 5
20th New Zealand Liam Lawson 2
21st China Guanyu Zhou 0
22nd United States Logan Sargeant 0
23rd Finland Valtteri Bottas 0
Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1st United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 581
2nd Italy Ferrari 547
3rd Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 518
4th Germany Mercedes 369
5th United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 86
6th United States Haas-Ferrari 46
7th Italy RB-Honda RBPT 36
8th United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 17
9th France Alpine-Renault 16
10th Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 0

Post-Race Standings[]

Drivers' World Championship
Pos. Driver Pts. +/-
1st Netherlands Max Verstappen 393
2nd United Kingdom Lando Norris 331
3rd Monaco Charles Leclerc 307
4th Australia Oscar Piastri 262
5th Spain Carlos Sainz 244
6th United Kingdom George Russell 192 ▲1
7th United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton 190 ▼1
8th Mexico Sergio Pérez 151
9th Spain Fernando Alonso 62
10th Germany Nico Hülkenberg 31
11th Japan Yuki Tsunoda 28 ▲1
12th France Pierre Gasly 26 ▲4
13th Canada Lance Stroll 24 ▼2
14th France Esteban Ocon 23 ▲5
15th Denmark Kevin Magnussen 14 ▼2
16th Thailand Alexander Albon 12 ▼2
17th Australia Daniel Ricciardo 12 ▼2
18th United Kingdom Oliver Bearman 7 ▼1
19th Argentina Franco Colapinto 5 ▼1
20th New Zealand Liam Lawson 4
21st China Guanyu Zhou 0
22nd United States Logan Sargeant 0
23rd Finland Valtteri Bottas 0
Constructors' World Championship
Pos. Team Pts. +/-
1st United Kingdom McLaren-Mercedes 593
2nd Italy Ferrari 557
3rd Austria Red Bull-Honda RBPT 544
4th Germany Mercedes 382
5th United Kingdom Aston Martin-Mercedes 86
6th France Alpine-Renault 49 ▲3
7th United States Haas-Ferrari 46 ▼1
8th Italy RB-Honda RBPT 44 ▼1
9th United Kingdom Williams-Mercedes 17 ▼1
10th Switzerland Sauber-Ferrari 0

References[]

Images and Videos:

References:

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  7. 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  8. 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  9. 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Final Sprint Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  10. 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  11. 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
  12. "Infringement – Car 81 – Causing a Collision". Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 3 November 2024. https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2024%20S%C3%A3o%20Paulo%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Infringement%20-%20Car%2081%20-%20Causing%20a%20Collision.pdf. Retrieved 3 November 2024.
V T E 2024 FIA Formula One World Championship
Teams AlpineAston MartinFerrariHaasMcLarenMercedesRBRed BullSauberWilliams
Engines Ferrari 066/12Mercedes-AMG F1 M15Honda RBPTH002Renault E-Tech RE24
Drivers 1 Verstappen • 2 Sargeant • 3 Ricciardo • 4 Norris • 10 Gasly • 11 Pérez • 14 Alonso • 16 Leclerc • 18 Stroll • 20 Magnussen • 22 Tsunoda • 23 Albon • 24 Zhou • 27 Hülkenberg • 30 Lawson • 31 Ocon • 43 Colapinto • 44 Hamilton • 55 Sainz • 63 Russell • 77 Bottas • 81 Piastri
Team Reports AlpineAston MartinFerrariHaasMcLarenMercedesRBRed BullSauberWilliams
Driver Reports VerstappenSargeantRicciardoNorrisGaslyPérezAlonsoLeclercStrollMagnussenTsunodaAlbonZhouHülkenbergLawsonOconColapintoHamiltonBearmanSainzRussellBottasPiastri
Other Drivers BearmanColapintoDoohanDrugovichFittipaldiHadjarHirakawaLawsonMaloneyO'WardPourchaireSchumacherShwartzmanVandoorneVesti
Cars Alpine A524Aston Martin AMR24Ferrari SF-24Haas VF-24McLaren MCL38Mercedes W15Red Bull RB20Racing Bulls VCARB 01Williams FW46Kick Sauber C44
Tyres Pirelli
Races BahrainSaudi ArabiaAustraliaJapanChinaMiamiEmilia RomagnaMonacoCanadaSpainAustriaUnited KingdomHungaryBelgiumNetherlandsItalyAzerbaijanSingaporeUnited StatesMexico CitySão PauloLas VegasQatarAbu Dhabi
Tests Bahrain
See also 2023 Formula One Season2025 Formula One SeasonCategory
V T E Brazil São Paulo Grand Prix
Circuits Interlagos (2021–present)
Interlagos1990
Races (São Paulo GP) 2021202220232024
See also Brazilian Grand Prix
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