2024 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results
Results from Friday practice at the Spanish Grand Prix, Round 10 of the 2024 F1 world championship.
Second practice
| 2024 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (2) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m13.264s |
| 2 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m13.286s |
| 3 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m13.319s |
| 4 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m13.443s |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m13.504s |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m13.597s |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m13.622s |
| 8 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m13.722s |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m13.766s |
| 10 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m13.924s |
| 11 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m14.021s |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m14.053s |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m14.081s |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m14.091s |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m14.211s |
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m14.257s |
| 17 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m14.345s |
| 18 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m14.402s |
| 19 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m14.807s |
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | 1m15.070s |
Lewis Hamilton enjoyed a strong second practice session at the Spanish Grand Prix as he set the pace by 0.022s ahead of Carlos Sainz.
It seems Mercedes are firmly back in the mix again as they were last time out in Canada when George Russell stormed to pole position before taking the team's first podium of the year.
Lando Norris was within a tenth of Hamilton's top time as he completed the top three in FP2.
Alpine enjoyed their best day of the year with Pierre Gasly fourth on the timesheets.
First practice
| 2024 F1 Spanish Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m14.228s |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m14.252s |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m14.572s |
| 4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m14.614s |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | MEX | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m14.692s |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m14.867s |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m14.911s |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m15.086s |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m15.222s |
| 10 | Alex Albon | THA | Williams Racing | 1m15.147s |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari | 1m15.434s |
| 12 | Valtteri Bottas | FIN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m15.472s |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m15.484s |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m15.512s |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | AUS | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m15.580s |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | CHN | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m15.6161s |
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | DEN | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m15.644s |
| 18 | Logan Sargeant | USA | Williams Racing | 1m15.752s |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m15.865s |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Visa Cash App RB F1 Team | 1m15.916s |
Norris kicked off this weekend's Spanish GP in impressive fashion as he topped the timesheets in FP1.
Norris pipped Max Verstappen by less than a tenth after going quickest in the first sector, while the Dutchman had a slender advantage in the final two-thirds of the lap.
Sainz completed the top three, but set his best lap on the slower medium tyres.
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