Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2019-03-31
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) took pole for the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix with a 1:27.866 lap.
Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.294s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) third on the grid. Lando Norris (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) missed the cut by 0.445s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.177s — pole to P10 — with Lando Norris (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.495 | 1:28.046 | 1:27.866 | 1:27.866 |
| 2 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:28.733 | 1:28.356 | 1:28.160 | +0.294 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:29.262 | 1:28.578 | 1:28.190 | +0.324 |
| 4 |
| 77Valtteri Bottas |
| Mercedes |
| 1:29.498 |
| 1:28.830 |
| 1:28.256 |
| +0.390 |
| 5 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.579 | 1:29.109 | 1:28.752 | +0.886 |
| 6 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.532 | 1:29.017 | 1:28.757 | +0.891 |
| 7 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:29.528 | 1:29.055 | 1:28.813 | +0.947 |
| 8 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.688 | 1:29.249 | 1:29.015 | +1.149 |
| 9 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:29.959 | 1:29.471 | 1:29.022 | +1.156 |
| 10 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.381 | 1:29.258 | 1:29.043 | +1.177 |
| 11 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:29.859 | 1:29.488 | — | +1.622 |
| 12 | 23Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 1:29.514 | 1:29.513 | — | +1.647 |
| 13 | 10Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1:29.900 | 1:29.526 | — | +1.660 |
| 14 | 11Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:29.893 | 1:29.756 | — | +1.890 |
| 15 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:29.876 | 1:29.854 | — | +1.988 |
| 16 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.026 | — | — | +2.160 |
| 17 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.034 | — | — | +2.168 |
| 18 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:30.217 | — | — | +2.351 |
| 19 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:31.759 | — | — | +3.893 |
| 20 | 88Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:31.799 | — | — | +3.933 |