2024 Miami GP Sprint Qualifying: Max Verstappen On Pole

Max Verstappen clinched P1 at the second Sprint Qualifying of the 2024 season, while Charles Leclerc secured second with a strong performance. Sergio Perez, in third, joined Daniel Ricciardo in fourth, who pulled out a remarkable performance in the RB for a second-row start.

Carlos Sainz finished fifth, followed by Oscar Piastri in sixth, leading the Aston Martin duo of Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso. Lando Norris and Nico Hulkenberg completed the top 10.

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2024 Miami GP FP1: Verstappen Tops FP1 From Oscar Piastri

With Max Verstappen securing pole position for the Sprint in Miami after dominating Friday’s Sprint Qualifying, others wondered where McLaren’s earlier pace in SQ2 went, with their challenge fading in the final session.

In a single flying lap showdown in SQ3, Verstappen set the pace with a 1m 27.641s lap, earning him P1 alongside Leclerc on the front row who trailed 0.108s behind.

Sergio Perez claimed third, while Daniel Ricciardo impressed in the RB by taking fourth ahead of Carlos Sainz in fifth for Ferrari.

Despite McLaren’s promising start, their pace waned in SQ3 on the soft tyre, as opposed to the Mediums in SQ2. Oscar Piastri secured P6, with Lando Norris starting from P9, flanked by Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso in P7 and P8 respectively. Nico Hulkenberg closed out the top 10 for Haas.

Mercedes faced double disappointment with both drivers exiting in SQ2. George Russell lined up in P11, with Lewis Hamilton starting from P12, his session marred by a pit lane infringement.

Esteban Ocon led Alpine to 13th place, ahead of Kevin Magnussen for Haas in 14th. Yuki Tsunoda settled for 15th, again outqualified by teammate Ricciardo.

Pierre Gasly’s qualifying woes persisted as he failed to advance from SQ1, relegating him to P16. Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas followed in P17 and P18 for Kick Sauber.

Williams faced a tough session as local hero Logan Sargeant finished in 19th, while teammate Alex Albon ended in 20th after having a lap time deleted, dropping him from an initial 16th position.

Miami GP Sprint Qualifying Results

2024 Miami Grand Prix, 3 May 2024

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:28.194	1:28.001	1:27.641	12
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:28.537	1:27.977	1:27.749	17
3	11	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	1:28.681	1:27.865	1:27.876	11
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB Honda RBPT	1:28.700	1:28.122	1:28.044	14
5	55	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:28.435	1:28.262	1:28.103	16
6	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren Mercedes	1:28.056	1:28.163	1:28.161	16
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:28.807	1:28.323	1:28.375	15
8	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	1:28.192	1:28.189	1:28.419	14
9	4	Lando Norris	McLaren Mercedes	1:27.939	1:27.597	1:28.472	12
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas Ferrari	1:29.040	1:28.330	1:28.476	15
11	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:28.387	1:28.343		12
12	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:28.736	1:28.371		12
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine Renault	1:28.873	1:28.379		12
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Ferrari	1:28.377	1:28.614		12
15	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB Honda RBPT	1:28.687	DNF		9
16	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine Renault	1:29.185			6
17	24	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:29.267			6
18	77	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber Ferrari	1:29.360			7
19	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams Mercedes	1:29.551			6
20	23	Alexander Albon	Williams Mercedes	1:29.858			6

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