Full results from qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, round 15 of the 2020 Formula 1 season.

2020 Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:28.343s 1:27.586s 1:27.264s
2 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:28.767s 1:28.063s 1:27.553s
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:28.885s 1:28.025s 1:27.678s
4 Alexander Albon Red Bull 1:28.732s 1:28.749s 1:28.274s
5 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 1:29.178s 1:28.894s 1:28.322s
6 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 1:29.005s 1:28.648s 1:28.417s
7 Esteban Ocon Renault 1:29.203s 1:28.937s 1:28.419s
8 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:28.971s 1:29.008s 1:28.448s
9 Lando Norris McLaren 1:29.464s 1:28.877s 1:28.542s
10 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 1:29.158s 1:28.944s 1:28.618s
11 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:29.142s 1:29.149s
12 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:29.137s 1:29.165s
13 Lance Stroll Racing Point 1:28.679s 1:29.557s
14 George Russell Williams 1:29.294s 1:31.218s
15 Carlos Sainz McLaren 1:28.975s
16 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:29.491s
17 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:29.810s
18 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:30.111s
19 Romain Grosjean Haas 1:30.138s
20 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:30.182s

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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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