Full results from qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix at Losail International Circuit, round 20 of the 2021 Formula 1 season.

2021 Qatar Grand Prix - Qualifying results

Pos Driver Team Q1 Q2 Q3
1 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:21.901s 1:21.682s 1:20.827s
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:21.996s 1:21.984s 1:21.282s
3 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:22.016s 1:21.991s 1:21.478s
4 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:22.535s 1:21.728s 1:21.640s
5 Fernando Alonso Alpine 1:22.422s 1:21.894s 1:21.670s
6 Lando Norris McLaren 1:22.839s 1:22.216s 1:21.731s
7 Carlos Sainz Ferrari 1:22.304s 1:22.241s 1:21.840s
8 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:22.458s 1:22.058s 1:21.881s
9 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:22.565s 1:22.012s 1:22.028s
10 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:22.549s 1:22.146s 1:22.785s
11 Sergio Pérez Red Bull 1:22.398s 1:22.346s
12 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1:22.551s 1:22.460s
13 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:22.742s 1:22.463s
14 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:22.688s 1:22.597s
15 George Russell Williams 1:22.863s 1:22.756s
16 Kimi Räikkönen Alfa Romeo 1:23.156s
17 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:23.213s
18 Antonio Giovinazzi Alfa Romeo 1:23.262s
19 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:23.407s
20 Nikita Mazepin Haas 1:25.859s

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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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