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2024 F1 Bahrain GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole

Mercedes Ferrari Red Bull M Verstappen Charles Leclerc Kevin Magnussen Haas Nico Hulkenberg Haas Lando Norris McLaren (Person) Oscar Piastri McLaren C Leclerc

Verstappen will start ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and George Russell (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Bahrain Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Time	km/h
1	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	1'29.179	218.472
2	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.228 1'29.407	217.915
3	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.306 1'29.485	217.725
4	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	+0.328 1'29.507	217.672
5	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	+0.358 1'29.537	217.599
6	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	+0.363 1'29.542	217.587
7	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	+0.435 1'29.614	217.412
8	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	+0.504 1'29.683	217.245
9	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	+0.531 1'29.710	217.179
10	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	+1.323 1'30.502	215.279
11	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	+0.950 1'30.129	216.170
12	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	+1.021 1'30.200	216.000
13	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	+1.042 1'30.221	215.949
14	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	+1.099 1'30.278	215.813
15	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	+1.350 1'30.529	215.215
16	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	+1.577 1'30.756	214.676
17	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	+1.578 1'30.757	214.674
18	L. Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	+1.591 1'30.770	214.643
19	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	+1.614 1'30.793	214.589
20	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	+1.769 1'30.948	214.223
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What happened in Bahrain Grand Prix Q1?

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the early pace at 1m29.909s, ahead of Verstappen and Lando Norris (McLaren).

Only Sainz didn’t run again at the end of the session, although many of the frontrunners aborted their flying laps, as Lance Stroll vaulted to second in his Aston Martin with a lap only 0.056s off the pace.

Falling at the first hurdle were the Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, Logan Sargeant (Williams) and the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.

Bahrain Grand Prix Q1 results: Sainz fastest from Stroll

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'29.909		216.699
2	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	6	+0.056 1'29.965	0.056	216.564
3	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.122 1'30.031	0.066	216.405
4	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	4	+0.234 1'30.143	0.112	216.136
5	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	5	+0.270 1'30.179	0.036	216.050
6	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.312 1'30.221	0.042	215.949
7	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	7	+0.334 1'30.243	0.022	215.897
8	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	5	+0.441 1'30.350	0.107	215.641
9	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	6	+0.488 1'30.397	0.047	215.529
10	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.542 1'30.451	0.054	215.400
11	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	6	+0.572 1'30.481	0.030	215.329
12	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.622 1'30.531	0.050	215.210
13	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	6	+0.653 1'30.562	0.031	215.136
14	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.657 1'30.566	0.004	215.127
15	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.737 1'30.646	0.080	214.937
16	V. Bottas Sauber	77	Sauber	Ferrari	6	+0.847 1'30.756	0.110	214.676
17	Z. Guanyu Sauber	24	Sauber	Ferrari	6	+0.848 1'30.757	0.001	214.674
18	L. Sargeant Williams	2	Williams	Mercedes	6	+0.861 1'30.770	0.013	214.643
19	E. Ocon Alpine	31	Alpine	Renault	9	+0.884 1'30.793	0.023	214.589
20	P. Gasly Alpine	10	Alpine	Renault	9	+1.039 1'30.948	0.155	214.223
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What happened in Bahrain Grand Prix Q2?

Verstappen set the early bar at 1m29.374s, over half a second ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez.

Leclerc took away P1 towards the end of the session with 1m29.165s, two-tenths up on Verstappen, with Sainz in third, four-tenths off the pace.

Knocked out at this point were Yuki Tsunoda (just missing Q3 by 0.007s in his RB), Stroll, Alex Albon (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (RB) and Kevin Magnussen (Haas).

Bahrain Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'29.165		218.507
2	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	5	+0.209 1'29.374	0.209	217.996
3	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.408 1'29.573	0.199	217.511
4	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.553 1'29.718	0.145	217.160
5	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	6	+0.636 1'29.801	0.083	216.959
6	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+0.686 1'29.851	0.050	216.838
7	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.757 1'29.922	0.071	216.667
8	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	5	+0.767 1'29.932	0.010	216.643
9	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	5	+0.776 1'29.941	0.009	216.622
10	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.957 1'30.122	0.181	216.186
11	Y. Tsunoda RB	22	RB	Red Bull	6	+0.964 1'30.129	0.007	216.170
12	L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing	18	Aston Martin	Mercedes	6	+1.035 1'30.200	0.071	216.000
13	A. Albon Williams	23	Williams	Mercedes	6	+1.056 1'30.221	0.021	215.949
14	D. Ricciardo RB	3	RB	Red Bull	6	+1.113 1'30.278	0.057	215.813
15	K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team	20	Haas	Ferrari	6	+1.364 1'30.529	0.251	215.215
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What happened in Bahrain Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen held sway with a lap of 1m29.421s, 0.059s quicker than Leclerc. Russell (despite a big moment at Turn 6) and Sainz were next up, with just 0.005s between them. Perez was sixth behind Lando Norris (McLaren).

On the final runs, Alonso produced a solo run early on to get within 0.121s of provisional pole in third.

Verstappen got a tow from Oscar Piastri’s McLaren at the start of his final lap, helping him to a 1m29.179s to extend his pole position advantage. Leclerc produced 1m29.407s for P2, 0.228s off the pole time.

Russell was three-tenths shy of the pace for third, just ahead of Sainz’s 1m29.507s in fourth.

Perez qualified fifth, ahead of Alonso, Norris, Piastri, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).

Bahrain Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

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Cla	Driver	#	Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Interval	km/h
1	M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing	1	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	1'29.179		218.472
2	C. Leclerc Ferrari	16	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.228 1'29.407	0.228	217.915
3	G. Russell Mercedes	63	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.306 1'29.485	0.078	217.725
4	C. Sainz Ferrari	55	Ferrari	Ferrari	6	+0.328 1'29.507	0.022	217.672
5	S. Perez Red Bull Racing	11	Red Bull	Red Bull	6	+0.358 1'29.537	0.030	217.599
6	F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing	14	Aston Martin	Mercedes	3	+0.363 1'29.542	0.005	217.587
7	L. Norris McLaren	4	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.435 1'29.614	0.072	217.412
8	O. Piastri McLaren	81	McLaren	Mercedes	6	+0.504 1'29.683	0.069	217.245
9	L. Hamilton Mercedes	44	Mercedes	Mercedes	6	+0.531 1'29.710	0.027	217.179
10	N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team	27	Haas	Ferrari	6	+1.323 1'30.502	0.792	215.279
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