Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Australian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Carlos Sainz Jnr and Lando Norris.
| Row 1 | 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’15.915 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 | |
| 2. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’16.185 Ferrari SF-24 | ||
| Row 2 | 3. (4) Lando Norris 1’16.315 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 | |
| 4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’16.435 Ferrari SF-24 | ||
| Row 3 | 5. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’16.572 McLaren-Mercedes MCL38 | |
| 6. (11) Sergio Perez 1’16.274 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB20 | ||
| Row 4 | 7. (63) George Russell 1’16.724 Mercedes W15 | |
| 8. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’16.788 RB-Honda RBPT 01 | ||
| Row 5 | 9. (18) Lance Stroll 1’17.072 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 | |
| 10. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’17.552 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR24 | ||
| Row 6 | 11. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’16.960 Mercedes W15 | |
| 12. (23) Alexander Albon 1’17.167 Williams-Mercedes FW46 | ||
| Row 7 | 13. (77) Valtteri Bottas 1’17.340 Sauber-Ferrari C44 | |
| 14. (20) Kevin Magnussen 1’17.427 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 | ||
| Row 8 | 15. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’17.697 Alpine-Renault A524 | |
| 16. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’17.976 Haas-Ferrari VF-24 | ||
| Row 9 | 17. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’17.982 Alpine-Renault A524 | |
| 18. (3) Daniel Ricciardo 1’18.085 RB-Honda RBPT 01 | ||
| Row 10 | 19. (24) Zhou Guanyu 1’18.188 Sauber-Ferrari C44 |
Penalties
Perez: Three-place grid drop for impeding Hulkenberg
Sainz: Reprimand (driving) for conducting his practice start from an incorrect location.
Gasly: Reprimand (driving) for crossing the white line at pit exit
Other
Zhou: Expected to change front wing specification for the race due to damage incurred in qualifying, which will mean he has to start from the pits.
Qualifying times in full
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’16.819 | 1’16.387 (-0.432s) | 1’15.915 (-0.472s) |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Ferrari | 1’16.731 | 1’16.189 (-0.542s) | 1’16.185 (-0.004s) |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1’16.805 | 1’16.631 (-0.174s) | 1’16.274 (-0.357s) |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’17.430 | 1’16.750 (-0.680s) | 1’16.315 (-0.435s) |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’16.984 | 1’16.304 (-0.680s) | 1’16.435 (+0.131s) |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’17.369 | 1’16.601 (-0.768s) | 1’16.572 (-0.029s) |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’17.062 | 1’16.901 (-0.161s) | 1’16.724 (-0.177s) |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1’17.356 | 1’16.791 (-0.565s) | 1’16.788 (-0.003s) |
| 9 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’17.376 | 1’16.780 (-0.596s) | 1’17.072 (+0.292s) |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’16.991 | 1’16.710 (-0.281s) | 1’17.552 (+0.842s) |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’17.499 | 1’16.960 (-0.539s) | Missed by 0.059s |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’17.130 | 1’17.167 (+0.037s) | Missed by 0.266s |
| 13 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1’17.543 | 1’17.340 (-0.203s) | Missed by 0.439s |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1’17.709 | 1’17.427 (-0.282s) | Missed by 0.526s |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1’17.617 | 1’17.697 (+0.080s) | Missed by 0.796s |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1’17.976 | Missed by 0.267s | |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’17.982 | Missed by 0.273s | |
| 18 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | 1’18.085 | Missed by 0.376s | |
| 19 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 1’18.188 | Missed by 0.479s |
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Sumedh
23rd March 2024, 6:16
Ohh Daniel..
Will he make it to summer break?
Tommy C (@tommy-c)
23rd March 2024, 6:18
In a word… no. I’d be getting Lawson in and prep for Sergio to retire and Max to move on. Sadly Daniel is not the future.
ferrox glideh (@ferrox-glideh)
23rd March 2024, 18:31
Even as a long time Ricciardo fan, I have to agree. The sooner Lawson is in that seat, the better.
Tommy C (@tommy-c)
23rd March 2024, 6:16
I so wanted to see Carlos take pole here! What a great good news story that would have been. Oh well, can’t really be disappointed with a front row! I missed what happened on Fernando’s final Q3 run. Pretty disappointing finish given the glimpses of speed he’s shown this weekend.
Par
23rd March 2024, 6:20
Lewis behind Alonso Again ?
Bojangles
23rd March 2024, 7:48
Lewis was testing different settings for the team…
Palaboran
23rd March 2024, 9:11
Lewis is losing interest at Mercedes and appears not to be particularly bothered. In times gone by he would be blaming the team, his opponents or the officials, never was Lewis’ fault.
dot_com (@dot_com)
23rd March 2024, 14:19
Can we all just agree what a great job Yuki is doing this year?
ferrox glideh (@ferrox-glideh)
23rd March 2024, 18:33
Yuki is doing better than he did in past seasons, but that is not much of a benchmark, unfortunately.