Verstappen on pole, Ferrari disappoints. 6th Leclerc, Sainz in the fourth row!

In qualifications today the starting grid was determined Chinese GP of the F1 World Championship 2024which will culminate tomorrow, Sunday 21 April, the weekend with the race of Shanghai which will be valid as the fifth round of the F1 calendar.

Today’s race was held on the same track first Sprint of the season, in which the victory went to the Dutchman Max Verstappen, leader of the Drivers’ World Championship. The Red Bull standard-bearer, who started fourth, preceded the British Lewis Hamilton, second with Mercedes.

Third place for the other Red Bull of the Mexican Sergio Perez, while the two Ferraris remained off the podium, with the Monegasque Charles Leclerc fourth and the Spaniard Carlos Sainz fifth. Following the two McLarens with Lando Norris sixth and Oscar Piastri seventh, finally finishing the points was George Russell’s Mercedes.

In classical qualifications, in view of tomorrow’s long race, however, the British Lewis Hamilton exits in Q1, 18th. Together with him Zhou, 16th, Magnussen, 17th, Tsunoda, 19th, and Sargeant, 20th. Carlos Sainz spins in Q2, but Stroll, Ricciardo, Ocon, Albon and Gasly are eliminated. In Q3 Verstappen precedes Perez for an all-Red Bull front row. Third Alonso, 4th Norris, 5th Piastri, 6th Leclerc, 7th Sainz.

F1, Red Bull dominance in qualifying in Shanghai: Verstappen on pole. Ferrari debacle

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2024 F1 CHINA GP STARTING GRID

1 Max VERSTAPPEN (Red Bull Racing) Q3
2 Sergio PEREZ (Red Bull Racing) Q3
3 Fernando ALONSO (Aston Martin) Q3
4 Lando NORRIS (McLaren) Q3
5 Oscar PIASTRI (McLaren) Q3
6 Charles LECLERC (Ferrari) Q3
7 Carlos SAINZ (Ferrari) Q3
8 George RUSSELL (Mercedes) Q3
9 Nico HULKENBERG (Haas F1 Team) Q3
10 Valtteri BOTTAS (Kick Sauber) Q3
11 Lance STROLL (Aston Martin) Q2
12 Daniel RICCIARDO (RB) Q2
13 Esteban OCON (Alpine) Q2
14 Alexander ALBON (Williams) Q2
15 Pierre GASLY (Alpine) Q2
16 Guanyu ZHOU (Kick Sauber) Q1
17 Kevin MAGNUSSEN (Haas F1 Team) Q1
18 Lewis HAMILTON (Mercedes) Q1
19 Yuki TSUNODA (RB) Q1
20 Logan SARGEANT (Williams)Q1

RANKING Q3

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing1:33.660 6
2 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing+0.322 6
3 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin+0.488 5
4 Lando NORRIS McLaren+0.505 5
5 Oscar PLATES McLaren+0.613 6
6 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+0.629 6
7 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+0.637 6
8 George RUSSELL Mercedes+0.773 6
9 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+0.944 7
10 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber+1.005

RANKING Q2

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing1:33.794 4
2 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing+0.232 4
3 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+0.574 4
4 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+0.605 4
5 Lando NORRIS McLaren+0.666 3
6 George RUSSELL Mercedes+0.815 4
7 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin+0.858 3
8 Oscar PLATES McLaren+0.865 4
9 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+0.873 5
10 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber+0.975 4
11 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+1,044 4
12 Daniel RICCIARDO RB+1,140 4
13 Esteban OCON Alpine+1,429 5
14 Alexander ALBON Williams+1,447 5
15 Pierre GASLY Alpine+1,669

RANKING Q1

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing1:34.742 2
2 Charles LECLERC Ferrari+0.055 2
3 Lando NORRIS McLaren+0.100 2
4 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari+0.228 2
5 Oscar PLATES McLaren+0.272 2
6 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team+0.326 3
7 George RUSSELL Mercedes+0.342 2
8 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin+0.374 1
9 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber+0.427 2
10 Pierre GASLY Alpine+0.545 3
11 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+0.592 2
12 Esteban OCON Alpine+0.614 3
13 Alexander ALBON Williams+0.642 3
14 Daniel RICCIARDO RB+0.701 2
15 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing+0.715 2
16 Guanyu ZHOU Kick Sauber+0.763 3
17 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team+0.774 2
18 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes+0.831 2
19 Yuki TSUNODA RB+1.004 3
20 Logan SARGEANT Williams+1,616