2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
| 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Race 7 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | |||||
| Race details[1][2] | |||||
| Date | 19 May 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 MSC Cruises Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2024 | ||||
| Location |
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | ||||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||||
| Course length | 4.909 km (3.050 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 63 laps, 309.049 km (192.034 mi) | ||||
| Pole position | |||||
| Driver | Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | ||||
| Time | 1:14.746 | ||||
The 2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2024) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 19 May 2024 at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. It is due to be the seventh round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
Background[edit]
The event will be held across the weekend of 17–19 May at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola for the 31st time in the circuit's history, having previously held one edition of the Italian Grand Prix and 26 editions of the San Marino Grand Prix.[1][3] The Grand Prix will be the seventh round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the fourth running of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.[4] It will also be the first edition of the event since 2022 after the 2023 Grand Prix was called off due to flooding in the region.[5]
Championship standings before the race[edit]
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 136 points, 33 points ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 38 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 239 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 187 and 124 points, respectively.[6]
Entrants[edit]
The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[7] Oliver Bearman drove in the first free practice session for Haas in place of Kevin Magnussen.[8][9]
Tyre choices[edit]
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[10] The tyre compounds selected are one set softer than the previous edition of the race.[11][10]
Practice[edit]
Three free practice sessions were held for the event.[1] The first free practice session was held on 17 May 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, with George Russell of Mercedes and Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. behind him.[12] A brief red flag was observed after the Williams of Alexander Albon ended his session on track due to mechanical failure.[13] Red Bull Racing was fined €1,000 after Sergio Pérez breached the pit lane speed limit by 8.9 km/h (5.5 mph).[14]
The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Leclerc ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Yuki Tsunoda of RB.[15] The third free practice session was held on 18 May 2024, at 12:30 local time,[1] and was topped by Piastri ahead of his teammate Lando Norris and Sainz of Ferrari.[16] Two red flags were observed after Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin and Pérez both collided with the wall.[17] Pérez's crash in particular occurred during the closing minutes of the session, which disallowed further runs for most drivers.[18] Aston Martin was fined €100 after Lance Stroll breached the pit lane speed limit by 0.1 km/h (0.062 mph).[19]
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying was held on 18 May 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]
Qualifying classification[edit]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Qualifying times | Final grid | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | |||||
| 1 | 1 |  Max Verstappen
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:15.762 | 1:15.176 | 1:14.746 | 1 |
| 2 | 81 |  Oscar Piastri
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.940 | 1:15.407 | 1:14.820 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |  Lando Norris
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McLaren-Mercedes | 1:15.915 | 1:15.371 | 1:14.837 | 3 |
| 4 | 16 |  Charles Leclerc
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Ferrari | 1:15.823 | 1:15.328 | 1:14.970 | 4 |
| 5 | 55 |  Carlos Sainz Jr.
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Ferrari | 1:16.015 | 1:15.512 | 1:15.233 | 5 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell
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Mercedes | 1:16.107 | 1:15.671 | 1:15.234 | 6 |
| 7 | 11 |  Yuki Tsunoda
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:15.894 | 1:15.358 | 1:15.465 | 7 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton
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Mercedes | 1:16.604 | 1:15.677 | 1:15.504 | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo
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RB-Honda RBPT | 1:16.060 | 1:15.691 | 1:15.674 | 9 |
| 10 | 27 |  Nico Hülkenberg
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:15.841 | 1:15.569 | 1:15.980 | 10 |
| 11 | 11 |  Sergio Pérez
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Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT | 1:16.404 | 1:15.706 | N/A | 11 |
| 12 | 31 |  Esteban Ocon
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Alpine-Renault | 1:16.361 | 1:15.906 | N/A | 12 |
| 13 | 18 |  Lance Stroll
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:16.458 | 1:15.992 | N/A | 13 |
| 14 | 23 |  Alexander Albon
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Williams-Mercedes | 1:16.524 | 1:16.200 | N/A | 14 |
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly
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Alpine-Renault | 1:16.015 | 1:16.381 | N/A | 15 |
| 16 | 77 |  Valtteri Bottas
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.626 | N/A | N/A | 16 |
| 17 | 24 |  Zhou Guanyu
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Kick Sauber-Ferrari | 1:16.834 | N/A | N/A | 17 |
| 18 | 20 |  Kevin Magnussen
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Haas-Ferrari | 1:16.854 | N/A | N/A | 18 |
| 19 | 14 | Fernando Alonso
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Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes | 1:16.917 | N/A | N/A | 19 |
| 107% time: 1:21.065 | |||||||
| — | 2 |  Logan Sargeant
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Williams-Mercedes | No time | N/A | N/A | 201 |
| Source:[20][21] | |||||||
Notes
- ^1 – Logan Sargeant failed to set a time during qualifying. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[21]
Race[edit]
The race will be held on 19 May 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and is set to be run for 63 laps.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 – F1 Race". Formula One. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2024 – F1 Race – Circuit Information". Formula1.com. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "Imola". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Emilia-Romagna". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Benson, Andrew (17 May 2023). "Emilia Romagna Grand Prix: Imola race called off because of major flooding". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ "Miami 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 11 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "Oliver Bearman set for FP1 sessions and Reserve Driver role with Haas". Formula 2. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
- ^ Smith, Luke (13 May 2024). "Magnussen's tactics have helped Haas — and put him in danger of a race ban". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
Bearman will take part in FP1 for Haas at Imola next weekend, his first of six scheduled practice appearances with the team over the course of the season.
- ^ a b "Same "soft" trio for Imola, Monaco and Montreal". pirelli.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "What tyres will the teams and drivers have for the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and Sprint?". Formula 1. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "FP1: Leclerc leads Russell and Sainz during first practice in Imola as Albon brings out red flags". Formula One. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ Kalinauckas, Alex (17 May 2024). "F1 Imola GP: Leclerc fastest in red-flagged FP1 while Verstappen struggles". Autosport.
- ^ "Infringement – Car 11 – Pit Lane Speeding" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "FP2: Leclerc stays in front during second practice in Imola from Piastri and Tsunoda". Formula One. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix – Final Practice Results". www.crash.net.
- ^ Golding, Nick (18 May 2024). "Third practice red-flagged after rare Alonso crash". RacingNews365.
Alonso entered the corner and lost the rear of the car, sending him into the barrier backwards which is not far from the edge of the circuit.
- ^ Nichol, Jake (18 May 2024). "Piastri fastest in Imola FP3 as Perez crash raises qualifying questions". RacingNews365.
- ^ "Infringement – Car 18 – Pit Lane Speeding" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ "Formula 1 MSC Cruises Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2024 – Qualifying". Formula 1. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
- ^ a b "Formula 1 MSC Cruises Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell'Emilia-Romagna 2024 – Starting Grid". Formula 1. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 18 May 2024.