Full results from qualifying for the Sakhir Grand Prix at Bahrain International Circuit, round 16 of the 2020 Formula 1 season.

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 53.904s 53.803s 53.377s
2 George Russell Mercedes 54.160s 53.819s 53.403s
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 54.037s 53.647s 53.433s
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 54.249s 53.825s 53.613s
5 Sergio Pérez Racing Point 54.236s 53.787s 53.790s
6 Daniil Kvyat AlphaTauri 54.346s 53.856s 53.906s
7 Daniel Ricciardo Renault 54.388s 53.871s 53.957s
8 Carlos Sainz McLaren 54.450s 53.818s 54.010s
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 54.207s 53.941s 54.154s
10 Lance Stroll Racing Point 54.595s 53.840s 54.200s
11 Esteban Ocon Renault 54.309s 53.995s
12 Alexander Albon Red Bull 54.620s 54.026s
13 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 54.301s 54.175s
14 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 54.523s 54.377s
15 Lando Norris McLaren 54.194s 54.693s
16 Kevin Magnussen Haas 54.705s
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 54.796s
18 Jack Aitken Williams 54.892s
19 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 54.963s
20 Pietro Fittipaldi Haas 55.426s

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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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