Full results from qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, round third of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

2019 Chinese Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:32.658s 1:31.728s 1:31.547s
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:33.115s 1:31.637s 1:31.570s
3 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:33.557s 1:32.232s 1:31.848s
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.712s 1:32.324s 1:31.865s
5 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:33.274s 1:32.369s 1:32.089s
6 Pierre Gasly Red Bull 1:33.863s 1:32.948s 1:32.930s
7 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:33.709s 1:33.214s 1:32.958s
8 Nico Hülkenberg Renault 1:33.644s 1:32.968s 1:32.962s
9 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:34.036s 1:33.150s
10 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:33.752s 1:33.156s
11 Daniil Kvyat Toro Rosso 1:33.783s 1:33.236s
12 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:34.026s 1:33.299s
13 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:34.125s 1:33.419s
14 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:33.686s 1:33.523s
15 Lando Norris McLaren 1:34.148s 1:33.967s
16 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:34.292s
17 George Russell Williams 1:35.253s
18 Robert Kubica Williams 1:35.281s
19 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo
20 Alexander Albon Toro Rosso

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Andrew first became a fan of Formula 1 during the time when Michael Schumacher and Damon Hill were stepping into the limelight after the era of Alain Prost, Nigel Mansell and Aryton Senna. He's been addicted ever since, and has been writing about the sport now for nearly a quarter of a century for a number of online news sites. He's also written professionally about GP2 (now Formula 2), GP3, IndyCar, World Rally Championship, MotoGP and NASCAR. In his other professional life, Andrew is a freelance writer, social media consultant, web developer/programmer, and digital specialist in the fields of accessibility, usability, IA, online communities and public sector procurement. He worked for many years in magazine production at Bauer Media, and for over a decade he was part of the digital media team at the UK government's communications department. Born and raised in Essex, Andrew currently lives and works in south-west London.

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