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2021 Portuguese Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Full results from qualifying for the Portuguese Grand Prix at Portimão, round 3 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Portuguese Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:18.722s 1:18.458s 1:18.348s
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:18.857s 1:17.968s 1:18.355s
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:19.485s 1:18.650s 1:18.746s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:19.337s 1:18.845s 1:18.890s
5 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:19.309s 1:18.813s 1:19.039s
6 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:19.092s 1:18.586s 1:19.042s
7 Lando Norris McLaren 1:18.794s 1:18.481s 1:19.116s
8 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:19.373s 1:18.769s 1:19.306s
9 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:19.464s 1:19.052s 1:19.475s
10 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:19.403s 1:18.970s 1:19.659s
11 George Russell Williams 1:19.797s 1:19.109s
12 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:19.410s 1:19.216s
13 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:19.728s 1:19.456s
14 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:19.684s 1:19.463s
15 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:19.748s 1:19.812s
16 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:19.839s
17 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:19.913s
18 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:20.285s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:20.452s
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:20.912s

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