Full results from qualifying for the Russian Grand Prix at Sochi, round 10 of the 2020 Formula 1 season.

2020 Russian Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:32.983s 1:32.835s 1:31.304s
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:33.630s 1:33.157s 1:31.867s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:32.656s 1:32.405s 1:31.956s
4 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:33.704s 1:33.038s 1:32.317s
5 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:33.650s 1:32.218s 1:32.364s
6 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:33.967s 1:32.757s 1:32.550s
7 Esteban Ocon Renault 1:33.557s 1:33.196s 1:32.624s
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:33.804s 1:33.081s 1:32.847s
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:33.734s 1:33.139s 1:33.000s
10 Alexander Albon Red Bull 1:33.919s 1:33.153s 1:33.008s
11 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:34.071s 1:33.239s
12 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 1:33.511s 1:33.249s
13 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:33.852s 1:33.364s
14 George Russell Williams 1:34.020s 1:33.583s
15 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:34.134s 1:33.609s
16 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:34.592s
17 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:34.594s
18 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:34.681s
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:35.066s
20 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:35.267s

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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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