F1 2024 qualifying stats are bizarre

Race results inevitably stand out most clearly in the motorsport history books, but qualifying is crucial to making it in Formula 1, with the 2024 season being no different.

A look at the statistics from the recently concluded campaign reveals a number of interesting statistics to note for the driving pack – both those who performed well and others who struggled.

Inevitably, car performance plays a big role in qualifying results, as this is the prime chance to see pure speed each weekend (with two sessions for sprint events), without any fuel or engine mode warnings, although a Tricky Pirelli rubber can also add an important extra factor in how the driver gets the best out of it.

For all of these statistics presented here, we have only looked at the GP qualifying sessions rather than the SQ1-SQ2-SQ3 sprint sessions.

Topping the list are the drivers who made the most appearances in Q3 all year, those of Red Bull max verstappen, mclaren couple lando norris And oscar piastriAnd mercedes racehorse george russell – Each made it to the pole-setting qualifying segments 23 times.

As for the split, Q2 appearances become relevant and here Verstappen comes out on top as his only non-Q3 result from each 2024 GP qualifying session was when he crashed out in Q2 at the Brazilian race.

As for Norris, Piastri and Russell, they all got the same Q1 exit, leaving them behind the world champions – Norris in Baku, Piastri in Mexico and Russell in Hungary – and they are the only drivers to ever exit in Q2. Didn’t happen. In all 2024 GP qualifying sessions.

Joins Verstappen in making no Q1 exits this year Charles Leclerc And carlos saenz – with both elements of ferrari The pair were knocked out three times in the Q2 session.

Only one full-time driver in 2024 without a single Q3 experience was Sauber zhou guanyuhowever dropped Williams Driver logan sergeant and regular substitute oliver bearman Their 17 and three entries respectively this year had none.

The drivers who missed the most in Q3 among the top four teams sergio perez (Nine absences were split across three Q2 results and six across Q1) and Lewis Hamilton (two out of six in Q2 and four in Q1).

Two drivers reached Q3 just once – more part-time Liam Lawson And Franco Colapinto (in Brazil and Baku respectively when they came out RB and Williams) – while the other Sauber Driver, valtteri bottasOnly reached the final section on two occasions, highlighting how bad the C44 was overall.

The drivers with the most Q2 appearances in 2024 were from Aston Martin lance stroll And now former Haas racer kevin magnussen (12 each), with Williams driver Alex Albon and (for most of the season) alpine couple pierre gasly And esteban ocon All at 10-10.

Almost invariably given his first mention, Zhou had the most 2024 Q1 exits, although Bottas was next at 14.