F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2024 wrap up: Lando takes the win and McLaren increase team lead

Norris is catching up to Verstappen and McLaren has already overtaken Red Bull.

By Bruce Brown September 24, 2024

McClaren F1 driver Lando Norris after his resounding victory at the 2024 Singapore Grand Prix. — F1

From pole to finish line, McLaren F1 driver Lando Norris held the lead in the 2024 F1 Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday, September 22, to take the top position on the winners’ podium. With Norris’s win and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri placing third, McClaren extended its leadership margin in Constructor’s Championship points.

Why Norris’s Singapore win matters this season

Lando Norris built and held a substantial lead throughout the grueling two-hour Singapore Grand Prix. — F1

Lando Norris has been the biggest threat to Red Bull driver Max Verstappen in during the 2024 Grand Prix season. Verstappen, a three-time World Champion, has dominated for the past three years, and 2024 looked to be a repeat performance when Verstappen quickly won four of the first five Grand Prix events. Verstappen is still in the lead 331 championship points to Norris’s 279, but McClaren’s cars have been superior this season and Norris has the best chance of to overtake Max in point.

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The Singapore race was especially significant because Norris had the pole position and Verstappen was also the starting row after finishing second in Saturday’s qualifying event. If there was to be a head to head race between the two points leaders this season, this was it and Norris pulled ahead of Verstappen and the rest of the field, building a lead that held all the way to the checkered flag.

Mclaren is reaping the rewards of two winning drivers

F1 driver Lando Norris standing victorious with his McLaren race car.
By finishing first and third in Singapore, Norris and Piastri helped McLaren increase its Constructors Championship point leadership to 516, ahead of Red Bull’s 475 points. Drivers Championship points are combined to determine the Constructors Champion and two strong drivers with arguably the fastest car this season is the winning combination

Current F1 Championship standings

Driver Championship:

Max Verstappen	Red Bull	331
Lando Norris	McLaren	279
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	245
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	237
Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	190
Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	174
George Russell	Mercedes	155
Sergio Perez	Red Bull	144
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	62
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	24
Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	24
Yuki Tsunoda	RB	22
Alex Albon	Williams	12
Daniel Ricciardo	RB	12
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	8
Oliver Bearman	Ferrari	7
Kevin Magnussen	Hass	6
Esteban Ocon	Alpine	5
Franco Colapinto	Williams	4
Guanyu Zhou	Sauber	0
Logan Sargeant	Williams	0
Valtteri Bottas	Sauber	0

Constructor Championship Points:

McClaren Mercedes	516
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT	475
Ferrari	441
Mercedes	329
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes	86
RB Honda RBPT	34
Haas Ferrari	28
Williams Mercedes	16
Alpine Renault	13
Kick Sauber Ferrari	0

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