Formula 1: 2024 Abu Dhabi qualifying updates, full starting lineup
By Asher Fair
The record-breaking 24-race 2024 Formula 1 season is scheduled to come to an end this Sunday at Yas Marina Circuit with the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.
Sunday's race is set to be a 58-lap around the 16-turn, 3.281-mile (5.28-kilometer) road course on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Though there have been various track changes, most notably the removal of the chicane before what is now turn five, over the years to improve overtaking opportunities, Yas Marina remains one of the tracks where qualifying is extremely important.
No driver has won the race from a position other than pole since Lewis Hamilton won from second place in 2014, and no driver has won the race from a position lower than the front row since Kimi Raikkonen knew what he was doing and won from fourth in 2012.
Yas Marina is the only track on the 2024 schedule at which Red Bull's Max Verstappen has won each year since 2020. He is the four-time reigning winner of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, with the highlight coming in 2021 when he passed Hamilton in turn five on the final lap to secure his first world championship.
2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix: Full starting lineup
1st - Lando Norris, McLaren
2nd - Oscar Piastri, McLaren
3rd - Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari
4th - Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
5th - Max Verstappen, Red Bull
6th - Pierre Gasly, Alpine
7th - George Russell, Mercedes
8th - Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
9th - Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
10th - Sergio Perez, Red Bull
11th - Yuki Tsunoda, RB
12th - Liam Lawson, RB
13th - Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
14th - Kevin Magnussen, Haas
15th - Alex Albon, Williams
16th - Zhou Guanyu, Sauber
17th - Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
18th - Franco Colapinto, Williams
19th - Jack Doohan, Alpine
20th - Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Q1 - Advanced
1st - Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
2nd - Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
3rd - Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari
4th - Max Verstappen, Red Bull
5th - Pierre Gasly, Alpine
6th - Sergio Perez, Red Bull
7th - Kevin Magnussen, Haas
8th - Oscar Piastri, McLaren
9th - George Russell, Mercedes
10th - Lando Norris, McLaren
11th - Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
12th - Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
13th - Liam Lawson, RB
14th - Yuki Tsunoda, RB
15th - Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
Q1 - Eliminated
16th - Alex Albon, Williams
17th - Zhou Guanyu, Sauber
18th - Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
19th - Franco Colapinto, Williams
20th - Jack Doohan, Alpine
Q2 - Advanced
1st - Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari
2nd - Max Verstappen, Red Bull
3rd - Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
4th - Pierre Gasly, Alpine
5th - Lando Norris, McLaren
6th - Oscar Piastri, McLaren
7th - Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
8th - George Russell, Mercedes
9th - Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
10th - Sergio Perez, Red Bull
Q2 - Eliminated
11th - Yuki Tsunoda, RB
12th - Liam Lawson, RB
13th - Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
14th - Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
15th - Kevin Magnussen, Haas
Q3 - Results
1st - Lando Norris, McLaren
2nd - Oscar Piastri, McLaren
3rd - Carlos Sainz Jr., Ferrari
4th - Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
5th - Max Verstappen, Red Bull
6th - Pierre Gasly, Alpine
7th - George Russell, Mercedes
8th - Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
9th - Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
10th - Sergio Perez, Red Bull
The Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is set to be broadcast live on ESPN2 from Yas Marina Circuit beginning at 7:55 a.m. ET this Sunday, December 8. If you have not yet had a chance to begin a free trial of FuboTV, do so today and don't miss the 2024 Formula 1 season finale!