Round 16 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2019-09-29
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) took pole for the 2019 Russian Grand Prix with a 1:31.628 lap.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.402s shy of pole, with Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) third on the grid. Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Pierre Gasly (Toro Rosso) missed the cut by 0.289s.
Q3 was settled inside 2.033s — pole to P10 — with Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:33.613 | 1:32.434 | 1:31.628 | 1:31.628 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:33.230 | 1:33.134 | 1:32.030 | +0.402 |
| 3 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:33.032 | 1:32.536 | 1:32.053 | +0.425 |
| 4 |
| 3Max Verstappen |
| Red Bull |
| 1:33.368 |
| 1:32.634 |
| 1:32.310 |
| +0.682 |
| 5 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:33.413 | 1:33.281 | 1:32.632 | +1.004 |
| 6 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:34.184 | 1:33.807 | 1:33.222 | +1.594 |
| 7 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Renault | 1:34.236 | 1:33.898 | 1:33.289 | +1.661 |
| 8 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:34.201 | 1:33.725 | 1:33.301 | +1.673 |
| 9 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.283 | 1:33.643 | 1:33.517 | +1.889 |
| 10 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:34.138 | 1:33.862 | 1:33.661 | +2.033 |
| 11 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:34.456 | 1:33.950 | — | +2.322 |
| 12 | 11Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:34.336 | 1:33.958 | — | +2.330 |
| 13 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.755 | 1:34.037 | — | +2.409 |
| 14 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:33.889 | 1:34.082 | — | +2.454 |
| 15 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:34.287 | 1:34.233 | — | +2.605 |
| 16 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.840 | — | — | +3.212 |
| 17 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:35.356 | — | — | +3.728 |
| 18 | 88Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:36.474 | — | — | +4.846 |
| 19 | 23Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:39.197 | — | — | +7.569 |
| 20 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:39.544 | — | — | +7.916 |