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2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying: Lando Norris took pole

Lando Norris took pole for McLaren ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jr. at Yas Marina Circuit.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Lando Norris
Pole team
McLaren
Front row
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri
Classified
Top 20
Round
24
Circuit
Yas Marina Circuit
Qualifying date
December 7, 2024

The front of the grid

Lando Norris qualified first for McLaren. Oscar Piastri secured the other front-row place for McLaren, with Carlos Sainz Jr. third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, and Carlos Sainz Jr.. P4 through P20 were Nico Hülkenberg, Max Verstappen, Pierre Gasly, George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, Lance Stroll, Charles Leclerc, Kevin Magnussen, Alexander Albon, Guanyu Zhou, Lewis Hamilton, Franco Colapinto, and Jack Doohan.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, Kick Sauber placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, RB placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jan 5, 2025.

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