Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya
Circuit Facts:
- First Grand Prix: 1991
- Number of Laps: 66
- Circuit Length: 4.657 Km or 2.893 Miles
- Race Distance: 307.236 Km or 190.907 Miles
- Lap Record: 1:16.330 by Max Verstappen (2023)
Practice:
FP1:
- Debris on the track – from Fernando Alonso front wing on turn 9, causes a red flag
- Red flag resumes with about 15 minutes left
- Gasly complains about car problems, “I GOT SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. BOX. CAN’T DRIVE, DRIVE AT ALL”
FP2:
- Max complaining about the car’s performance during the corners around the track. “OK, HOW’S THE BALANCE PLEASE МАХ?”
“UH. THE CAR IS LOOSE IN THE EXITS IN GENERAL.
STILL JUST WEIRD UNDERSTEER MID CORNER, THIS CAR DOESN’T BITE”
FP3:
- Lewis Hamilton makes contact with lance stroll turn 5, impeding, noted, investigation after session.
- Charles Leclerc makes contact with Lando Norris, turn 7. Possible penalty for Charles, Noted, investigation after session. “I think I’ve got damage” – Lando Norris
| FP1 | FP2 | FP3 |
| 1. Lando Norris | 1. Lewis Hamilton | 1. Carlos Sainz |
| 2. Max Verstappen | 2. Carlos Sainz | 2. Lando Norris |
| 3. Carlos Sainz | 3. Lando Norris | 3. Charles Leclerc |
| 4. George Russell | 4. Pierre Gasly | 4. Max Verstappen |
| 5. Sergio (Checo) Perez | 5. Max Verstappen | 5. George Russell |
| 6. Oscar Piastri | 6. Charles Leclerc | 6. Lewis Hamilton |
| 7. Lewis Hamilton | 7. Oscar Piastri | 7. Sergio (Checo) Perez |
| 8. Esteban Ocon | 8. George Russell | 8. Alexander Albon |
| 9. Fernando Alonso | 9. Esteban Ocon | 9. Fernando Alonso |
| 10. Alexander Albon | 10. Valtteri Bottas | 10. Oscar Piastri |
Qualifying:
- Sergio Perez bringing over his 3-place grid penalty from unsafe driving condition in Canada
- Reprimand to Charles and Lance for the incidents concerning stroll and Lewis and Charles and Lando
- RACE CONTROL: SARGEANT, STROLL INCIDENT TURN 10 – IMPEDING – NOTED
- Yellow flag sector 3, green flag. Oscar went off into the gravel ruining his fast lap causing him to come 10th
| 1. Lando Norris | 2. Max Verstappen |
| 3. Lewis Hamilton | 4. George Russell |
| 5. Charles Leclerc | 6. Carlos Sainz |
| 7. Pierre Gasly | 8. Esteban Ocon |
| 9. Oscar Piastri | 10. Fernando Alonso |
| 11. Sergio (Checo) Perez | 12. Valtteri Bottas |
| 13. Nico Hulkenberg | 14. Lance Stroll |
| 15. Zhou Guanyu | 16. Kevin Magnussen |
| 17. Yuki Tsunoda | 18. Daniel Ricciardo |
| 19. Alex Albon | 20. Logan Sargent |
The Race:
Race recap:
- Alex starts in pits
- RACE CONTROL: NORRIS, VERSTAPPEN INCIDENT TURN 1 – FORCING ANOTHER DRIVER OFF THE TRACK – NOTED, NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION
- FIA STEWARDS: noted, NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION SAINZ – TURN 1 – LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE
- Kevin Magnussen 5 second penalty for a false start
- RACE CONTROL: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 44 (HAM) AND 55 (SAI) NOTED
- 5 second penalty Nico Hulkenberg, speeding in the pit lane
- Yuki Tsunoda 5 second penalty, speeding in the pit lane
Driver of the day:
- Lando Norris
Fastest Lap:
- Lando Norris: 1:17.115s
Results:
| Driver | Time | Points |
| 1. Max Verstappen | 1:28:20.227 | 25 |
| 2. Lando Norris | + 2.219s | 19 (+ 1 Fastest Lap) |
| 3. Lewis Hamilton | + 17.79s | 15 |
| 4. George Russell | + 22.32s | 12 |
| 5. Charles Leclerc | + 22.709s | 10 |
| 6. Carlos Sainz | + 31.028s | 8 |
| 7. Oscar Piastri | + 33.76s | 6 |
| 8. Sergio (Checo) Perez | + 59.524s | 4 |
| 9. Pierre Gasly | + 62.025s | 2 |
| 10. Esteban Ocon | + 71.889s | 1 |
| 11. Nico Hulkenberg | + 79.215s | 0 |
| 12. Fernando Alonso | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 13. Zhou Guanyu | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 14. Lance Stroll | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 15. Daniel Ricciardo | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 16. Valtteri Bottas | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 17. Kevin Magnussen | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 18. Alex Albon | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 19. Yuki Tsunoda | + 1 Lap | 0 |
| 20. Logan Sargent | + 2 Lap | 0 |
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