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Event

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Date
Sat 9th March 2024 (UTC)
Sat 9th March 2024 (Local)

Timestamp
2024-03-09T17:00:00

Time

17:00:00 UTC (20:00:00 Local)

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League
Formula 1

Season
2024

Round
2

Status
Match Finished

Location
Jeddah Corniche Circuit
(50,000 Attendance)

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Description

The 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 STC Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 9 March 2024 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. The race was the second round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

Max Verstappen won the race from pole position, taking his 100th podium, his ninth victory in a row, and his second victory of the season. This race saw the Grand Prix debut of Formula 2 driver Oliver Bearman, who substituted for Carlos Sainz Jr. at Ferrari. Bearman finished in seventh place scoring his first points in Formula One.

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Result List

01	Max Verstappen	1:20:43.273
02	Sergio Perez	+13.643s
03	Charles Leclerc	+18.639s
04	Oscar Piastri	+32.007s
05	Fernando Alonso	+35.759s
06	George Russell	+39.936s
07	Oliver Bearman	+42.679s
08	Lando Norris	+45.708s
09	Lewis Hamilton	+47.391s
10	Nico Hulkenberg	+76.996s
11	Alexander Albon	+88.354s
12	Kevin Magnussen	+105.737s
13	Esteban Ocon	+1 lap
14	Logan Sargeant	+1 lap
15	Yuki Tsunoda	+1 lap
16	Daniel Ricciardo	+1 lap
17	Valtteri Bottas	+1 lap
18	Guanyu Zhou	+1 lap
19	Lance Stroll	DNF
20	Pierre Gasly	DNF

Result Description
At the starting grid, Norris appeared to jump the start but the stewards did not issue any penalty as the FIA's standardised grid box transponder did not detect an infringement. The sporting regulations require these transponders to detect an infringement for a penalty to be issued. There were two retirements. On the opening lap, Pierre Gasly reported gearbox issues which forced him to retire. Lance Stroll retired on lap 7 due to a crash which brought out a safety car. Kevin Magnussen of Haas was given a 20-second time penalty during the race. Knowing that he was unlikely to finish in the points, the team ordered him to focus on defence during the wide parts of the circuit, and drive as slowly as possible in the narrow parts of the circuit while overtaking is most difficult. With Magnussen backing up the drivers behind, Nico Hülkenberg successfully finished tenth and earned a point for the team.

Polesitter Max Verstappen won the race ahead of teammate Sergio Pérez, marking a second straight 1–2 for Red Bull Racing, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in third. This marked Verstappen's 100th career podium. McLaren's Oscar Piastri finished fourth with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso in fifth. Mercedes' George Russell finished sixth with Ferrari debutant Oliver Bearman in seventh. They were followed by Lando Norris, who briefly led the Grand Prix, in eighth, and Lewis Hamilton in ninth, after both drivers attempted an alternate tyre strategy. Nico Hülkenberg claimed the final point in tenth, clinching his and Haas's first point of the season.

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