Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2024 LIVE! F1 race result and latest news

Max Verstappen wins second race of the year
Marc Mayo5 May 2024

Max Verstappen stayed firmly on course for another season of dominance in Formula One on Saturday by winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.

Even after just two races, and despite turmoil at Red Bull, Verstappen seems in near-total control on the track as he aims for a fourth consecutive title this year. The Dutch driver won easily ahead of his teammate Sergio Perez. Ferrari's Charles Leclerc was third.

Verstappen started on pole and held off Leclerc at the first corner, as he did last week at the season-opener in Bahrain which he won, before quickly building his lead.

The only interruption came when Lance Stroll's crash brought out the safety car. Verstappen came into the pits for a tire change and after the restart easily passed Lando Norris — who hadn't stopped — to retake the lead.

Perez had a five-second penalty because Red Bull released him from a pit stop into the path of another car, but that didn't matter since he finished far ahead of Leclerc.

Eighteen-year-old British driver Oliver Bearman was seventh for Ferrari in his first F1 race, one day after being called up as an emergency replacement for Carlos Sainz., who needed an operation to treat appendicitis.

Live updates

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 12/50

Drama in the race for 13th between Kevin Magnussen and Alex Albon, who was effectively walked into the barrier by the Dane and made contact with it.

Stewards are having a look at Lando Norris’ “incorrect starting position” and a potential unsafe release for Sergio Perez.

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 11/50

Lando Norris is on a quicker tyre, with the mediums against new hards, and he takes a lead of over a second to break DRS.

The McLaren driver is probably using up a lot of his tyres in doing so, Max Verstappen probably won’t mind being behind him for now.

9 March 2024

Green flag!

The crane is lifting out the stricken Aston Martin and the safety car comes in next lap.

Lando Norris will lead the race ahead of Max Verstappen.

Lewis Hamilton in third, before Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc who had a slow stop due to not having much space to be released into.

Oscar Piastri, Fernando Alonso, Nico Hulkenberg (who hasn’t pitted), George Russell and Zhou Guaynu (not pitted) round off the top ten.

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 9/50

Nico Hulkenberg and Zhou Guanyu the only other drivers not taken into the pits, likely as their teammate being favoured due to better track position.

Replays show Lance Stroll clipped the inside of one wall, breaking his suspension, before taking a direct route into the following barrier.

Fernando Alonso unhappy meanwhile after a risky deployment of Sergio Perez from his pit stop, into the path of the Aston Martin.

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 8/50

Red Bull manage a double-stack that is executed perfectly as multiple cars dive in for hard tyres.

Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton are the only two to stay out from the top ten, for now.

9 March 2024

Safety car

No surprise to see the safety car called out for Lance Stroll’s crash from ninth place.

9 March 2024

Crash!

Lance Stroll into the barrier!

“I’m ok” he says in sector three, yellow flag to start with. His front wing is on the track, but it’s not a massive crash.

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 5/50

Oliver Bearman is now stuck in a DRS train.

Lance Stroll in ninth is dragging Yuki Tsunoda with him, meaning the Brit’s DRS is minimised.

Kevin Magnussen and Alex Albon are also been pulled forwards, in 12th and 13th.

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 4/50

Sergio Perez past Charles Leclerc into second place at Turn 1!

Red Bull 1-2 once again.

Max Verstappen is over two seconds further up the road already.

9 March 2024

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix | Lap 3/50

Watch the start, did Lando Norris go early?

Great battle between Sergio Perez and Charles Leclerc.