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2024 F1 Bahrain GP qualifying results: Verstappen takes pole
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen took pole position for the Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening round of the 2024 Formula 1 World Championship.
Charles Bradley
Edited: Mar 2, 2024, 12:50 PM
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Verstappen will start ahead of Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) and George Russell (Mercedes) after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Bahrain Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull
1'29.179
218.472 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.228
1'29.407
217.915 3 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.306
1'29.485
217.725 4 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.328
1'29.507
217.672 5 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull
+0.358
1'29.537
217.599 6 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes
+0.363
1'29.542
217.587 7 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes
+0.435
1'29.614
217.412 8 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes
+0.504
1'29.683
217.245 9 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes
+0.531
1'29.710
217.179 10 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari
+1.323
1'30.502
215.279 11 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull
+0.950
1'30.129
216.170 12 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes
+1.021
1'30.200
216.000 13 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes
+1.042
1'30.221
215.949 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull
+1.099
1'30.278
215.813 15 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari
+1.350
1'30.529
215.215 16 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari
+1.577
1'30.756
214.676 17 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari
+1.578
1'30.757
214.674 18 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes
+1.591
1'30.770
214.643 19 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault
+1.614
1'30.793
214.589 20 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault
+1.769
1'30.948
214.223 View full results
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What happened in Bahrain Grand Prix Q1?
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz set the early pace at 1m29.909s, ahead of Verstappen and Lando Norris (McLaren).
Only Sainz didn’t run again at the end of the session, although many of the frontrunners aborted their flying laps, as Lance Stroll vaulted to second in his Aston Martin with a lap only 0.056s off the pace.
Falling at the first hurdle were the Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, Logan Sargeant (Williams) and the Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly.
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Bahrain Grand Prix Q1 results: Sainz fastest from Stroll
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 6
1'29.909
216.699 2 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 6
+0.056
1'29.965
0.056 216.564 3 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 6
+0.122
1'30.031
0.066 216.405 4 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 4
+0.234
1'30.143
0.112 216.136 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 5
+0.270
1'30.179
0.036 216.050 6 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 6
+0.312
1'30.221
0.042 215.949 7 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 7
+0.334
1'30.243
0.022 215.897 8 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 5
+0.441
1'30.350
0.107 215.641 9 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 6
+0.488
1'30.397
0.047 215.529 10 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.542
1'30.451
0.054 215.400 11 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 6
+0.572
1'30.481
0.030 215.329 12 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.622
1'30.531
0.050 215.210 13 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 6
+0.653
1'30.562
0.031 215.136 14 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.657
1'30.566
0.004 215.127 15 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 6
+0.737
1'30.646
0.080 214.937 16 V. Bottas Sauber 77
Sauber Ferrari 6
+0.847
1'30.756
0.110 214.676 17 Z. Guanyu Sauber 24
Sauber Ferrari 6
+0.848
1'30.757
0.001 214.674 18 L. Sargeant Williams 2
Williams Mercedes 6
+0.861
1'30.770
0.013 214.643 19 E. Ocon Alpine 31
Alpine Renault 9
+0.884
1'30.793
0.023 214.589 20 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 9
+1.039
1'30.948
0.155 214.223 View full results
What happened in Bahrain Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the early bar at 1m29.374s, over half a second ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez.
Leclerc took away P1 towards the end of the session with 1m29.165s, two tenths up on Verstappen, with Sainz in third, four tenths off the pace.
Knocked out at this point were Yuki Tsunoda (just missing Q3 by 0.007s in his RB), Stroll, Alex Albon (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (RB) and Kevin Magnussen (Haas).
Bahrain Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 13
1'29.165
218.507 2 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 11
+0.209
1'29.374
0.209 217.996 3 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 12
+0.408
1'29.573
0.199 217.511 4 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 12
+0.553
1'29.718
0.145 217.160 5 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 11
+0.636
1'29.801
0.083 216.959 6 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 12
+0.686
1'29.851
0.050 216.838 7 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 11
+0.757
1'29.922
0.071 216.667 8 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 11
+0.767
1'29.932
0.010 216.643 9 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 9
+0.776
1'29.941
0.009 216.622 10 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 12
+0.957
1'30.122
0.181 216.186 11 Y. Tsunoda RB 22
RB Red Bull 12
+0.964
1'30.129
0.007 216.170 12 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 12
+1.035
1'30.200
0.071 216.000 13 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 12
+1.056
1'30.221
0.021 215.949 14 D. Ricciardo RB 3
RB Red Bull 12
+1.113
1'30.278
0.057 215.813 15 K. Magnussen Haas F1 Team 20
Haas Ferrari 12
+1.364
1'30.529
0.251 215.215 View full results
What happened in Bahrain Grand Prix Q3?
On the first runs, Verstappen held sway with a lap of 1m29.421s, 0.059s quicker than Leclerc. Russell (despite a big moment at Turn 6) and Sainz were next up, with just 0.005s between them. Perez was sixth behind Lando Norris (McLaren).
On the final runs, Alonso produced a solo run early on to get within 0.121s of provisional pole in third.
Verstappen got a tow from Oscar Piastri’s McLaren at the start of his final lap, helping him to a 1m29.179s to extend his pole position advantage. Leclerc produced 1m29.407s for P2, 0.228s off the pole time.
Russell was three tenths shy of the pace for third, just ahead of Sainz’s 1m29.507s in fourth.
Perez qualified fifth, ahead of Alonso, Norris, Piastri, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).
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Bahrain Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 6
1'29.179
218.472 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.228
1'29.407
0.228 217.915 3 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.306
1'29.485
0.078 217.725 4 C. Sainz Ferrari 55
Ferrari Ferrari 6
+0.328
1'29.507
0.022 217.672 5 S. Perez Red Bull Racing 11
Red Bull Red Bull 6
+0.358
1'29.537
0.030 217.599 6 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 3
+0.363
1'29.542
0.005 217.587 7 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.435
1'29.614
0.072 217.412 8 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 6
+0.504
1'29.683
0.069 217.245 9 L. Hamilton Mercedes 44
Mercedes Mercedes 6
+0.531
1'29.710
0.027 217.179 10 N. Hulkenberg Haas F1 Team 27
Haas Ferrari 6
+1.323
1'30.502
0.792 215.279 View full results
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