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:
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:
No. | Driver | Team | Time | Pos | |||||
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1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:11.712 | 15 | |||||
4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:10.610 | 1 | |||||
10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1:11.216 | 10 | |||||
11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:11.845 | 19 | |||||
14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:11.215 | 9 | |||||
16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.038 | 6 | |||||
18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1:11.783 | 17 | |||||
22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:11.483 | 12 | |||||
23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1:10.955 | 5 | |||||
24 | Guanyu Zhou | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:12.883 | 20 | |||||
27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1:11.124 | 8 | |||||
30 | Liam Lawson | RB-Honda RBPT | 1:11.301 | 11 | |||||
31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1:11.827 | 18 | |||||
43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams-Mercedes | 1:11.619 | 13 | |||||
44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:11.754 | 16 | |||||
50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 1:10.805 | 3 | |||||
55 | Carlos Sainz, Jr. | Ferrari | 1:11.100 | 7 | |||||
63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:10.791 | 2 | |||||
77 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:11.651 | 14 | |||||
81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:10.950 | 4 | |||||
Source: [8] |
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:
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
2 | 81. Piastri | |
4. Norris | ______________ | |
Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
4 | 16. Leclerc | |
1. Verstappen | ______________ | |
Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
6 | 55. Sainz | |
63. Russell | ______________ | |
Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
8 | 10. Gasly | |
30. Lawson | ______________ | |
Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
10 | 23. Albon | |
50. Bearman | ______________ | |
Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
12 | 44. Hamilton | |
27. Hülkenberg | ______________ | |
Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
14 | 11. Pérez | |
43. Colapinto | ______________ | |
Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
16 | 77. Bottas | |
31. Ocon | ______________ | |
Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
18 | 22. Tsunoda | |
14. Alonso | ______________ | |
Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
20 | 18. Stroll | |
24. Zhou | ______________ |
Grid Penalty[]
- Alonso, Stroll and Zhou required to start from the pit lane after cars were modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions.
Sprint[]
Sprint Report[]
Sprint Results[]
The full Sprint results for the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:
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 | ||||||
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Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | Pos. | Time | ||||||||
1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 15 | 1:30.944 | 1 | 1:24.844 | 1 | 1:23.405 | 1 | |||
2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 3 | 1:29.121 | 8 | 1:26.307 | 2 | 1:23.578 | 2 | |||
3 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 5 | 1:29.172 | 10 | 1:26.464 | 3 | 1:24.111 | 3 | |||
4 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 4 | 1:29.171 | 7 | 1:26.206 | 4 | 1:24.475 | 4 | |||
5 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB-Honda RBPT | 14 | 1:30.758 | 4 | 1:25.654 | 5 | 1:24.484 | 5 | |||
6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 7 | 1:29.839 | 6 | 1:26.097 | 6 | 1:24.525 | 6 | |||
7 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 2 | 1:29.072 | 5 | 1:25.889 | 7 | 1:24.657 | 7 | |||
8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 9 | 1:30.114 | 3 | 1:25.179 | 8 | 1:24.686 | 8 | |||
9 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 10 | 1:30.207 | 2 | 1:25.035 | 9 | 1:28.998 | 9 | |||
10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 12 | 1:30.580 | 9 | 1:26.334 | 10 | No time | 10 | |||
11 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber-Ferrari | 13 | 1:30.633 | 11 | 1:26.472 | 11 | |||||
12 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 1 | 1:28.522 | 12 | 1:27.771 | 12 | |||||
13 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 8 | 1:30.035 | 13 | 1:28.158 | 13 | |||||
14 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 11 | 1:30.303 | 14 | 1:29.406 | 14 | |||||
15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 6 | 1:29.420 | 15 | 1:29.614 | 15 | |||||
16 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 16 | 1:31.150 | 16 | |||||||
17 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 17 | 1:31.229 | 17 | |||||||
18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams-Mercedes | 18 | 1:31.270 | 18 | |||||||
19 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 19 | 1:31.623 | 19 | |||||||
20 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou | 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:
Pos. | Pos. | |
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Driver | Driver | |
______________ | ||
Row 1 | ______________ | 1 |
2 | 4. Norris | |
63. Russell | ______________ | |
Row 2 | ______________ | 3 |
4 | 22. Tsunoda | |
31. Ocon | ______________ | |
Row 3 | ______________ | 5 |
6 | 30. Lawson | |
16. Leclerc | ______________ | |
Row 4 | ______________ | 7 |
8 | 23. Albon | |
81. Piastri | ______________ | |
Row 5 | ______________ | 9 |
10 | 14. Alonso | |
18. Stroll | ______________ | |
Row 6 | ______________ | 11 |
12 | 77. Bottas | |
1. Verstappen | ______________ | |
Row 7 | ______________ | 13 |
14 | 11. Pérez | |
55. Sainz | ______________ | |
Row 8 | ______________ | 15 |
16 | 10. Gasly | |
44. Hamilton | ______________ | |
Row 9 | ______________ | 17 |
18 | 50. Bearman | |
43. Colapinto | ______________ | |
Row 10 | ______________ | 19 |
20 | 27. Hülkenberg | |
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 |
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1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 69 | 2:06:54.430 | 17 | 26FL |
2 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 69 | +19.477 | 4 | 18 |
3 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 69 | +22.532 | 13 | 15 |
4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 69 | +23.265 | 2 | 12 |
5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 69 | +30.177 | 6 | 10 |
6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +31.372 | 1 | 8 |
7 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB-Honda RBPT | 69 | +42.056 | 3 | 6 |
8 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 69 | +44.943 | 8 | 4 |
9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB-Honda RBPT | 69 | +50.452 | 5 | 2 |
10 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 69 | +50.753 | 14 | 1 |
11 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull-Honda RBPT | 69 | +51.531 | 12 | |
12 | 50 | Oliver Bearman | Haas-Ferrari | 69 | +57.085 | 15 | |
13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +1:03.588 | 11 | |
14 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 69 | +1:18.049 | 9 | |
15 | 24 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber-Ferrari | 69 | +1:19.649 | 19 | |
Ret | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 38 | Accident | PL | |
Ret | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams-Mercedes | 30 | Accident | 16 | |
DNS | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 0 | Withdrew | 7 | |
DNS | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 0 | Accident | 10 | |
DSQ | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 30 | Disqualified | 17 | |
Source:[11] |
Post-Race Penalty[]
- Oscar Piastri finished seventh, but received a 10-second penalty for causing a collision with Liam Lawson.[12]
Milestones[]
Standings[]
Post-Sprint Standings[]
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Post-Race Standings[]
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References[]
Images and Videos:
References:
- ↑ Nichol, Jake (24 November 2023). "F1 Commission agrees to reverse 2025 ban; Sprint format to be tweaked" (in en). RacingNews365. https://racingnews365.com/f1-commission-agrees-to-2025-ban-sprint-format-to-be-tweaked.
- ↑ Noble, Jonathan (24 November 2023). "F1 approves plans for sprint format revamp for 2024; Tyre blanket ban abandoned" (in en). Motorsport.com. https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-approves-sprint-format-revamp-for-2024-tyre-blanket-ban-abandoned/10550929/.
- ↑ "Formula 1 calendar to feature six Sprint events from 2023 onwards". 27 September 2022. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.breaking-formula-1-calendar-to-feature-six-sprint-events-from-2023-onwards.6JpUPQeXnDnmYEzvlcySXk.html. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
- ↑ "Formula 1 announces 2024 Sprint Calendar" (in en). www.formula1.com. 5 December 2023. https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-2024-sprint-calendar.7qBSzIpqD6C2IobIRm9HHm.html.
- ↑ Suttill, Josh (5 February 2024). "New F1 sprint format + DRS and engine limit tweaks announced" (in en). https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/new-f1-sprint-format-drs-engine-limit-tweaks-announced/. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ Boxall-Legge, Jake (5 February 2024). "F1 sprint race weekend format set for reshuffle in 2024" (in en). https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-sprint-race-weekend-format-reshuffle-2024/10572695/?fbclid=IwAR0KyqmC6mmn4ppj1H4F_6i-L7FlZjSh9ijp5b6BzFbtMnuaUC7CIhcWup4. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
- ↑ 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Final Sprint Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
- ↑ "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.
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