2020 F1 Eifel Grand Prix qualifying results, full grid lineup

After yesterday’s total washout, weather conditions were dry and bright – albeit air and track temperatures were colder than at any race weekend this season.

In the top-10 shootout, Bottas set the early benchmark on the first runs at 1m25.812s, fractionally ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton, but Red Bull’s Max Verstappen then beat him by 0.068s.

Bottas went much faster on his second run, lowering the pole time to 1m25.269s, as Hamilton also jumped ahead of Verstappen to lockout the front row again for Mercedes. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc qualified fourth, just beating the second Red Bull of Alex Albon in the closing moments of the session.

Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo qualified sixth, ahead of teammate Esteban Ocon. Lando Norris was eighth fastest for McLaren, ahead of Sergio Perez (Racing Point), and the second McLaren of Carlos Sainz.

In Qualifying 2, Mercedes attempted an early medium-tyred run for both of its drivers, which resulted in Hamilton being almost half a second down on early pacesetter Verstappen on softs. Both Mercs ran again on the softs, with Hamilton setting the fastest time of 1m25.390s, which Verstappen got within 0.077s on his second attempt.

Knocked out at this point were Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari), the AlphaTauris of Pierre Gasly and Daniil Kvyat, and Antonio Giovinazzi – who did a great job to not only escape Q1 in his Alfa Romeo but also to outqualify Kevin Magnussen’s Haas.

In Qualifying 1, Verstappen topped the session with a lap of 1m26.319s, 0.254s ahead of Bottas.

Falling at the first hurdle were Romain Grosjean (by just 0.020s in his Haas), George Russell (Williams), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo), Nicholas Latifi (Williams) and Nico Hulkenberg, who only had four push laps after his extremely late call-up to replace the ill Lance Stroll at Racing Point.

F1 Eifel Grand Prix qualifying grid results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'25.269		217.345
2	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'25.525	0.256	216.694
3	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'25.562	0.293	216.600
4	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'26.035	0.766	215.410
5	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	1'26.047	0.778	215.379
6	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	1'26.223	0.954	214.940
7	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	1'26.242	0.973	214.892
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	1'26.458	1.189	214.356
9	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'26.704	1.435	213.747
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	1'26.709	1.440	213.735
11	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'26.738	1.469	213.664
12	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'26.776	1.507	213.570
13	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'26.848	1.579	213.393
14	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'26.936	1.667	213.177
15	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	1'27.125	1.856	212.715
16	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	1'27.552	2.283	211.677
17	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'27.564	2.295	211.648
18	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'27.812	2.543	211.050
19	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'27.817	2.548	211.038
20	Nico Hulkenberg		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'28.021	2.752	210.549
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F1 Eifel Grand Prix qualifying Q3 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'25.269			217.345
2	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'25.525	0.256	0.256	216.694
3	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'25.562	0.293	0.037	216.600
4	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'26.035	0.766	0.473	215.410
5	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'26.047	0.778	0.012	215.379
6	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	6	1'26.223	0.954	0.176	214.940
7	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	6	1'26.242	0.973	0.019	214.892
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	6	1'26.458	1.189	0.216	214.356
9	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	3	1'26.704	1.435	0.246	213.747
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	6	1'26.709	1.440	0.005	213.735
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F1 Eifel Grand Prix qualifying Q2 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'25.390			217.037
2	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'25.467	0.077	0.077	216.841
3	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'25.971	0.581	0.504	215.570
4	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	6	1'26.096	0.706	0.125	215.257
5	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	8	1'26.240	0.850	0.144	214.897
6	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	3	1'26.285	0.895	0.045	214.785
7	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	6	1'26.316	0.926	0.031	214.708
8	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	6	1'26.330	0.940	0.014	214.673
9	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	6	1'26.361	0.971	0.031	214.596
10	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	6	1'26.364	0.974	0.003	214.589
11	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	8	1'26.738	1.348	0.374	213.664
12	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	6	1'26.776	1.386	0.038	213.570
13	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	6	1'26.848	1.458	0.072	213.393
14	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	6	1'26.936	1.546	0.088	213.177
15	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	6	1'27.125	1.735	0.189	212.715
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F1 Eifel Grand Prix qualifying Q1 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	3	1'26.319			214.701
2	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	7	1'26.573	0.254	0.254	214.071
3	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'26.620	0.301	0.047	213.955
4	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	6	1'26.829	0.510	0.209	213.440
5	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	6	1'26.836	0.517	0.007	213.423
6	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	4	1'26.857	0.538	0.021	213.371
7	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	10	1'27.072	0.753	0.215	212.844
8	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	8	1'27.086	0.767	0.014	212.810
9	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	8	1'27.107	0.788	0.021	212.759
10	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	8	1'27.120	0.801	0.013	212.727
11	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'27.126	0.807	0.006	212.712
12	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	10	1'27.231	0.912	0.105	212.456
13	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	10	1'27.285	0.966	0.054	212.325
14	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	8	1'27.378	1.059	0.093	212.099
15	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	8	1'27.532	1.213	0.154	211.725
16	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	10	1'27.552	1.233	0.020	211.677
17	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	9	1'27.564	1.245	0.012	211.648
18	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	9	1'27.812	1.493	0.248	211.050
19	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	8	1'27.817	1.498	0.005	211.038
20	Nico Hulkenberg		Racing Point	Mercedes	10	1'28.021	1.702	0.204	210.549
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