Max Verstappen wins the Spanish GP after Lando Norris lost his pole position in the first turn

Max Verstappen absolutely dominated the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix and once again increased his lead in the drivers´ standings.

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The winner of Saturday's qualifying was Lando Norris in Barcelona, confirming McLaren's current form. Max Verstappen finished just behind him.

However, the very start of the race was best for George Russell, who immediately went from fourth to first. Russell was followed by Verstappen and Norris. Russell didn't stay in the lead for long as he was soon passed by Verstappen.

Norris responded to the poor start to the race by delaying his first stop, but the strategy didn't help him in the end.

Verstappen controlled the lead throughout the race, with Norris gradually moving into second place. The McLaren driver even caught Verstappen late on, but there was no drama.

The Mercedes drivers' internal battle for third place was eventually won by Lewis Hamilton, who scored his first podium of the season.

Behind fourth-placed Russell, Charles Leclerc completed the top five.

Norris set the fastest lap of the race.

Verstappen dominated in Barcelona | F1 2024 Spanish Grand Prix | Max Verstappen | Photo: Red Bull

2024 Spain GP results:

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.219
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+17.790
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+22.320
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+22.709
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+31.028
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+33.760
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+59.524
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1:02.025
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+1:11.889
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	+1:19.215
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1 lap
13	Guanyu Zhou	Kick Sauber	+1 lap
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1 lap
15	Daniel Ricciardo	RB	+1 lap
16	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber	+1 lap
17	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1 lap
18	Alexander Albon	Williams	+1 lap
19	Yuki Tsunoda	RB	+1 lap
20	Logan Sargeant	Williams	+2 laps