Max Verstappen clinched yet another pole position in the 2024 F1 season, dominating in the qualifying for the 2024
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
The
Jeddah Corniche Circuit was one of only three places where the Dutch driver lost this season, but it's looking like he may avoid it this year, as he dominated in the qualifying once again.
Verstappen recorded the fastest lap of the qualifying at
1:27.472, which was faster than everyone else, including second
Charles Leclerc in
Ferrari, who was
0.319 seconds behind the Dutchman.
Red Bull driver's teammate,
Sergio Perez completed the virtual podium for the qualifying, finishing
0.335 seconds behind his teammate in the qualifying for the second race of the season.
Leclerc's teammate, Oliver Bearman, who replaced
Carlos Sainz who had to undergo surgery, didn't get out of Q2, placing 11th, which is certainly a good result for the 18-year-old.
A good result is also fourth place for
Aston Martin's
Fernando Alonso, who lost only
0.374 seconds on the pole position, especially compared to his teammate
Lance Stroll, who finished only 10th.
McLaren will be certainly happy about how the qualifying finished as well, as they will occupy the third row, with
Oscar Piastri fifth and
Lando Norris sixth.
While the third row will be orange, the fourth row will be Silver.
Mercedes drivers
George Russell and
Lewis Hamilton placed seventh and eighth, respectively, in qualifying.
RB's
Yuki Tsunoda was one of the surprising drivers in Q3. He outqualified Stroll and finished ninth. He also out-qualified his teammate,
Daniel Ricciardo, who finished only 14th.
The session wasn't a very good one for
Alpine, as
Esteban Ocon and
Pierre Gasly placed only 17th and 18th, respectively, and the same applies to Kick
Sauber drivers
Valtteri Bottas (16th) and
Zhou Guanyu (20th).
Haas placed 13th with
Kevin Magnussen and 15th with
Nico Hulkenberg, while
Williams' drivers will have mixed feelings with
Alex Albon 12th, while
Logan Sargeant finished only 19th.
2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Qualifying Results:
Rank | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.171 | 1.28.033 | 1:27.472 |
2 | Charles Lecelrc | Ferrari | 1:28.318 | 1:28.112 | 1:27.791 |
3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:28.638 | 1:28.467 | 1:27.807 |
4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.706 | 1:28.122 | 1:27.846 |
5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:28.755 | 1:28.343 | 1:28.089 |
6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.805 | 1:28.479 | 1:28.132 |
7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.749 | 1:28.448 | 1:28.316 |
8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.994 | 1:28.606 | 1:28.460 |
9 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:28.988 | 1:28.564 | 1:28.547 |
10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.250 | 1:28.578 | 1:28.572 |
11 | Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 1:28.984 | 1:28.642 | |
12 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:29.107 | 1:28.980 | |
13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:29.069 | 1:29.020 | |
14 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1:29.065 | 1:29.025 | |
15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:29.055 | No Time | |
16 | Valtteri Bottas | Kick Sauber | 1:29.179 | | |
17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:29.475 | | |
18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.479 | | |
19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:29.526 | | |
20 | Zhou Guanyu | Kick Sauber | No Time | | |