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

2021 Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Gap
1 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 24 laps - 29:09.559s
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull + 1.170s
3 Carlos Sainz Ferrari + 18.723s
4 Sergio Pérez Red Bull + 19.787s
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes + 20.872s
6 Lando Norris McLaren + 22.558s
7 Charles Leclerc Ferrari + 25.056s
8 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri + 34.158s
9 Esteban Ocon Alpine + 34.632s
10 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin + 34.867s
11 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren + 35.869s
12 Fernando Alonso Alpine + 36.578s
13 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo + 41.880s
14 Lance Stroll Aston Martin + 44.037s
15 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri + 46.150s
16 Nicholas Latifi Williams + 46.760s
17 George Russell Williams + 47.739s
18 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo + 50.014s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas + 61.680s
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas + 67.474s

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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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