2024 MIAMI GRAND PRIX – SPRINT QUALIFYING RESULTS

Sprint qualifying is complete at the Miami Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen at the head of the grid for the second Sprint event of F1 2024.

Fresh off the first F1 Sprint weekend of the season in China, the format was back in use for Miami, as the drivers headed into qualifying action after just one hour of practice.

Williams duo Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant dropped out in SQ1, while the Sauber’s of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, plus Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, joined them in elimination.

SQ2 featured a shock double elimination for Mercedes pair George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, with Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen and Yuki Tsunoda also out.

While McLaren’s Lando Norris had led the way up until SQ3, driver and team fell away dramatically upon the switch to soft tyres, leaving Max Verstappen to take pole for the Miami Sprint.

SQ3 standings

1 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing 1:27.641

2 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.108

3 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +0.235

4 Daniel RICCIARDO RB +0.403

5 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +0.462

6 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren +0.520

7 Lance STROLL Aston Martin +0.734

8 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin +0.778

9 Lando NORRIS McLaren +0.831

10 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team +0.835

SQ2 standings

1 Lando NORRIS McLaren 1:27.597

2 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +0.268

3 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.380

4 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +0.404

5 Daniel RICCIARDO RB +0.525

6 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren +0.566

7 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin +0.592

8 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +0.665

9 Lance STROLL Aston Martin +0.726

10 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team +0.733

11 George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.746

12 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +0.774

13 Esteban OCON Alpine +0.782

14 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +1.017

15 Yuki TSUNODA RB +1.139

SQ1 standings

1 Lando NORRIS McLaren 1:27.939

2 Oscar PIASTRI McLaren +0.117

3 Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin +0.253

4 Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing +0.255

5 Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team +0.438

6 George RUSSELL Mercedes +0.448

7 Carlos SAINZ Ferrari +0.496

8 Charles LECLERC Ferrari +0.598

9 Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing +0.742

10 Yuki TSUNODA RB +0.748

11 Daniel RICCIARDO RB +0.761

12 Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes +0.797

13 Lance STROLL Aston Martin+ 0.868

14 Esteban OCON Alpine +0.934

15 Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team +1.101

16 Pierre GASLY Alpine +1.246

17 GuanyuZHOU Kick Sauber +1.328

18 Valtteri BOTTAS Kick Sauber +1.421

19 Logan SARGEANT Williams +1.612

20 Alexander ALBON Williams +1.919

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