2024 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne, March 22 - 24 Sportsbook Motor Sport

[Tom]

A lot going on in Melbourne so a link to all items on the track that go Vroom.

Timings on link are Australia Time. Melbourne is 11 hours ahead.

FORMULA 1 ROLEX AUSTRALIAN GRAND PRIX 2024 - full timetable | Formula 1®

Full list of events and times for the 2024 Australian Grand Prix. Starting Friday March 22nd.

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Schedule

Friday 22nd
Practice 1 - 1.30am - 2.30am
Practice 2 - 5.00am - 6.00am

Saturday 23rd
Practice 3 - 1.30am - 2.30am
Qualifying - 5am

Sunday 24th
Race - 4am



This thread is for the general discussion of the event 2024 Australian Grand Prix - Melbourne, March 22 - 24. Please add to the discussion here.

 

[Crabtree]

Question, has there been any confirmation as to whether or not Sainz is back this weekend?

 

[Ginger Ted]

Question, has there been any confirmation as to whether or not Sainz is back this weekend?

He said he won't participate in the Australian Grand Prix unless he feels optimal during Friday practice in Melbourne.

 

[Franco Pinion]

I think it is safe to say Sainz will be taking a full part in the weekend

Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc set the benchmark in the second one-hour practice at the Australian Grand Prix, dominating proceedings both on the medium and the soft compound. Max Verstappen finished four-tenths of a second behind with the returning Carlos Sainz impressing with the third-quickest lap.

Alex Albon, meanwhile, was forced to sit out FP2 altogether following a heavy crash in the first practice session. The Thai driver was uninjured but the Williams squad required further time to assess the damage to his car.

1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:17.277		25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.658	+0.381s	20
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:17.707	+0.430s	24
4	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.822	+0.545s	28
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:17.912	+0.635s	30
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:17.951	+0.674s	23
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:18.077	+0.800s	28
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:18.090	+0.813s	32
9	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:18.155	+0.878s	22
10	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	1:18.188	+0.911s	26
11	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber	1:18.421	+1.144s	31
12	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	1:18.534	+1.257s	29
13	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1:18.578	+1.301s	23
14	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	1:18.585	+1.308s	31
15	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:18.691	+1.414s	32
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:18.702	+1.425s	27
17	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:18.705	+1.428s	31
18	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:18.834	+1.557s	22
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:19.275	+1.998s	30

 

[Franco Pinion]

Despite struggling with the balance of his car on Friday, Max Verstappen grabbed his third straight pole position in 2024 while Carlos Sainz made an impressive return following his recent surgery with a brilliant second place on the grid. Sergio Perez will drop three grid positions for the Australian Grand Prix after receiving a penalty for impeding Nico Hulkenberg during qualifying. Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri all moving up one place respectively.

Further down the grid, Danny Ricciardo looks a shell of his former self, this is just like his McLaren days.

1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:16.819	1:16.387	1:15.915
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1:16.731	1:16.189	1:16.185
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull Racing	1:16.805	1:16.631	1:16.274
4	Lando Norris	McLaren s	1:17.430	1:16.750	1:16.315
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:16.984	1:16.304	1:16.435
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:17.369	1:16.601	1:16.572
7	George Russell	Mercedes	1:17.062	1:16.901	1:16.724
8	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	1:17.356	1:16.791	1:16.788
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.376	1:16.780	1:17.072
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:16.991	1:16.710	1:17.552
11	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.499	1:16.960
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:17.130	1:17.167
13	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	1:17.543	1:17.340
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:17.709	1:17.427
15	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1:17.617	1:17.697
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1:17.976
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:17.982
18	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	1:18.085
19	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber	1:18.188

 

[Franco Pinion]

Carlos Sainz wins the Australian Grand Prix!!

Delighted for Sainz, great race for him. Left himself plenty of time to make his stops comfortable, Leclerc had no answer. Thought Norris would've caught Leclerc, to be honest. Ferrari 1-2, a rarity these days!

 

[Bandit]

Brilliant from Sainz.

Amazing to be back racing, nevermind winning the race, just two weeks after surgery.

Ferrari may live to regret letting him go at the end of the season.

 

[David76]

The Verstappen retirement made it way more interesting. Great that Sainz got the win when he can't be fully fit. Seeing him getting out of the car at the end showed he was still sore. Rough day for the Mercedes.