Full results from qualifying for the French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard, round 7 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 French Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:31.001s 1:31.080s 1:29.990s
2 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:31.237s 1:30.788s 1:30.248s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:31.669s 1:30.735s 1:30.376s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:31.560s 1:30.971s 1:30.445s
5 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:32.079s 1:31.146s 1:30.840s
6 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:31.898s 1:31.353s 1:30.868s
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:32.209s 1:31.567s 1:30.987s
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:31.733s 1:31.542s 1:31.252s
9 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:32.158s 1:31.549s 1:31.340s
10 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:32.181s 1:31.615s 1:31.382s
11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:32.139s 1:31.736s
12 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:32.132s 1:31.767s
13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:32.722s 1:31.813s
14 George Russell Williams 1:33.060s 1:32.065s
15 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:32.942s
16 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:33.062s
17 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:33.354s
18 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:33.554s
19 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 2:12.584s
20 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri

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