2024 Spanish Grand Prix

The 2024 Spanish Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Aramco Gran Premio de España 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 23 June 2024, at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló, Spain. It was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing took victory ahead of polesitter Lando Norris of McLaren, who was closing in on Verstappen during the final stages of the race. Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes took third, his first podium of the season.

Background
The event was held at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya in Montmeló for the 34th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 21–23 June. The Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 54th running of the Spanish Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.

Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 194 points, 56 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 63 ahead of Lando Norris in third. Red Bull Racing, with 301 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 252 and 212 points, respectively.

Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race. Oliver Bearman drove in the first free practice session for Haas, in place of Nico Hülkenberg.

Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.

Penalties
Sergio Pérez of Red Bull Racing carried a three-place grid penalty for failing to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing at the preceding Canadian Grand Prix.

Practice
Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 21 June 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Lando Norris of McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Sainz and Norris. The third free practice session was held on 22 June 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Sainz ahead of Norris and Sainz's teammate Charles Leclerc. During the session, Leclerc and Lance Stroll of Aston Martin impeded in separate incidents Norris and Hamilton. Both Leclerc and Stroll cut across Norris and Hamilton, respectively, with contact occurring in both cases. Leclerc and Stroll were both reprimanded for "erratic driving".

Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 22 June 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).

Qualifying report
Logan Sargeant impeded Lance Stroll during the first segment of qualifying (Q1), with the former receiving a three-place grid penalty as a result. Oscar Piastri's lap of 1:12.542 during the third segment of qualifying (Q3) was deleted for exceeding track limits at turn 10. In Q3 McLaren's Lando Norris beat championship leader Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing to pole position by 0.020 seconds.

Qualifying classification
Notes
 * – Sergio Pérez received a three-place grid penalty for failing to leave the track with serious mechanical difficulties after significantly damaging the rear wing at the previous round.
 * – Alexander Albon qualified 19th, but was required to start the race from the pit lane due to power unit changes made during parc fermé.
 * – Logan Sargeant received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lance Stroll in Q1. He gained a position as Alexander Albon started the race from the pit lane.

Race
The race was held on 23 June 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 66 laps.

Race classification
Notes
 * – Includes one point for fastest lap.
 * – Nico Hülkenberg and Yuki Tsunoda both received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Their final positions were not affected by the penalties.

Championship standings after the race

 * Drivers' Championship standings


 * Constructors' Championship standings


 * Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.