Oscar Piastri, Australian driver, competed in the Formula 1 Chinese Grand Prix held in Shanghai, China, on April 20, 2024. The qualifying session for the race saw Max Verstappen from Red Bull secure pole position. This session also witnessed the unexpected elimination of a prominent participant in Q1.
Verstappen set the fastest lap time, with 1:33.660s, giving him a three-tenths advantage over his teammate Sergio Perez. Fernando Alonso from Aston Martin secured third place. Despite his disappointment in the Sprint race, Lando Norris managed to secure a spot on the second row, starting in fourth place. His teammate Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc closely followed in sixth position.
Carlos Sainz encountered a setback when he spun and hit the barrier during the early stages of Q2. However, he recovered from this incident and finished one position behind his teammate. George Russell, driving the only Mercedes in the race, finished in eighth place. Nico Hulkenberg from Haas and Valtteri Bottas from Sauber completed the top ten positions.
On the other hand, Lewis Hamilton, who had performed well in the previous Sprint race, made a mistake in turn 14. As a result, he dropped to 18th position on the starting grid for the main race.
