Full results from qualifying for the Bahrain Grand Prix at Bahrain, round 1 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Bahrain Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:30.499s 1:30.318s 1:28.997s
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:30.617s 1:30.085s 1:29.385s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.200s 1:30.186s 1:29.586s
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:30.691s 1:30.010s 1:29.678s
5 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:30.848s 1:30.513s 1:29.809s
6 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:30.795s 1:30.222s 1:29.927s
7 Lando Norris McLaren 1:30.902s 1:30.099s 1:29.974s
8 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:31.653s 1:30.009s 1:30.215s
9 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:30.863s 1:30.595s 1:30.249s
10 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:31.261s 1:30.624s 1:30.601s
11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:31.165s 1:30.659s
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:30.998s 1:30.708s
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:30.607s 1:31.203s
14 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:31.547s 1:31.238s
15 George Russell Williams 1:31.316s 1:33.430s
16 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:31.724s
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:31.936s
18 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:32.056s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:32.449s
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:33.273s

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