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Dramatic Wet Qualifying in São Paulo Sees George on the Front Row

3 November 2024
8 Min Read

George and Lewis qualified in P2 and P16 in São Paulo in a qualifying session that was red-flagged several times.

For the first time since the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix, F1 qualifying was held on the same day as the Grand Prix.

Postponed from Saturday to Sunday morning, qualifying took place in difficult, wet conditions, with all three qualifying sessions seeing at least one red flag.

George made it through to Q3 in ever-changing track conditions and secured P2 on the grid.

Lewis, on the other hand, just missed out on Q2, finishing 16th. He will start the race from 15th place due to a grid penalty for Max Verstappen.

The team now has just a few hours to prepare for the São Paulo Grand Prix, which will start at 12.30pm local time (3.30pm GMT).

Qualifying for the São Paulo GP Postponed Due to Bad Weather

2024 São Paulo GP Qualifying Result

1

Lando Norris

McLaren

1:23.405

2

George Russell

Mercedes-AMG

1:23.578

+0.173

3

Yuki Tsunoda

Racing Bulls

1:24.111

+0.706

4

Esteban Ocon

Alpine

1:24.475

+1.070

5

Liam Lawson

Racing Bulls

1:24.484

+1.079

6

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

1:24.525

+1.120

7

Alexander Albon

Williams

1:24.657

+1.252

8

Oscar Piastri

McLaren

1:24.686

+1.281

9

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

1:28.998

+5.593

10

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin

-

-

11

Valtteri Bottas

Sauber

1:26.472

+3.067

12

Sergio Pérez

Red Bull

1:28.158

+4.753

13

Carlos Sainz

Ferrari

1:29.406

+6.001

14

Pierre Gasly

Alpine

1:29.614

+6.209

15

Lewis Hamilton

Mercedes-AMG

1:31.150

+7.745

16

Oliver Bearman

Haas

1:31.229

+7.824

17

Max Verstappen*

Red Bull

1:27.771

+4.366

18

Franco Colapinto

Williams

1:31.270

+7.865

19

Nico Hülkenberg

Haas

1:31.623

+8.218

20

Zhou Guanyu

Sauber

1:32.263

+8.858

*+5 grid penalty

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