Full results from Friday qualifying for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in Brazil, round 19 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:08.733s 1:08.068s 1:07.934s
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:09.329s 1:08.499s 1:08.372s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:09.040s 1:08.426s 1:08.469s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:09.172s 1:08.973s 1:08.483s
5 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:09.347s 1:08.903s 1:08.777s
6 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:09.046s 1:09.031s 1:08.826s
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:09.155s 1:08.859s 1:08.960s
8 Lando Norris McLaren 1:09.365s 1:09.030s 1:08.980s
9 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:09.374s 1:09.093s 1:09.039s
10 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:09.391s 1:09.137s 1:09.113s
11 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:09.430s 1:09.189s
12 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:09.451s 1:09.399s
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:09.350s 1:09.483s
14 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:09.598s 1:09.503s
15 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:09.342s 1:10.227s
16 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:09.663s
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:09.897s
18 George Russell Williams 1:09.953s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:10.329s
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:10.589s

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