Oscar Piastri

Formula 1 News: Piastri wins pole for Sao Paulo Brazil Sprint race

Driving the superior McLaren Mercedes, Lando Norris turned a lap of 1m08.899s to win the pole for the 2024 Sao Paulo Brazil Sprint race around the Interlagos Circuit.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

McLaren brings upgrades to every track and this weekend it was a new radical rear wing and it is working to perfection as no one can touch the McLarens.

Norris had led the way throughout SQ1 and SQ2, setting the pace by some way from his rivals. The Briton again looked to be on provisional pole following the opening runs of SQ3 – but Piastri pipped him to P1 by setting a lap of 1m 08.899s, putting him only 0.029s clear of Norris. No one else could even come close.

Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari, 0.254s behind Piastri.

Max Verstappen was 4th, 0.320s behind Piastri. while Carlos Sainz Jr., winner last weekend, rounded out the top-5 for Ferrari.

George Russell took P6 for Mercedes, with Pierre Gasly a solid P7 in the Alpine and Liam Lawson P8 for RB. Williams’ Alex Albon also had a good outing by taking P9, while Haas substitute Ollie Bearman rounded out the top 10, the youngster not setting a time in SQ3 after his lap was deleted due to track limits.

2024 Sao Paulo Brazil Sprint Qualifying Results

Pos Driver Nat. Team SQ1 SQ2 SQ3
1 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m10.265s 1m09.239s 1m08.899s
2 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m09.477s 1m09.063s 1m08.928s
3 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari 1m10.388s 1m09.248s 1m09.153s
4 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m10.409s 1m09.489s 1m09.219s
5 Carlos Sainz ESP Scuderia Ferrari 1m10.503s 1m09.500s 1m09.257s
6 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m10.479s 1m09.683s 1m09.443s
7 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m10.630s 1m09.610s 1m09.622s
8 Liam Lawson NZL Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m10.576s 1m09.827s 1m09.941s
9 Alex Albon THA Williams Racing 1m10.366s 1m09.844s 1m10.078s
10 Oliver Bearman GBR MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m10.442s 1m09.629s No time set
11 Lewis Hamilton GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m10.625s 1m09.941s  –
12 Nico Hulkenberg GER MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m10.466s 1m09.964s  –
13 Sergio Perez MEX Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m10.409s 1m10.024s  –
14 Franco Colapinto ARG Williams Racing 1m10.470s 1m10.275s  –
15 Valtteri Bottas FIN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m10.861s 1m10.595s  –
16 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m10.978s  –  –
17 Esteban Ocon FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m11.052s  –  –
18 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Visa Cash App RB F1 Team 1m11.121s  –  –
19 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m11.280s  –  –
20 Zhou Guanyu CHN Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m12.978s  –  –