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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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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