Round 21 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2019-12-01
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 1:34.779 lap.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.194s shy of pole, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) third on the grid. Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) missed the cut by 0.345s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.931s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:35.851 | 1:35.634 | 1:34.779 | 1:34.779 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:36.200 | 1:35.674 | 1:34.973 | +0.194 |
| 3 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:36.390 | 1:36.275 | 1:35.139 | +0.360 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:36.478 |
| 1:35.543 |
| 1:35.219 |
| +0.440 |
| 5 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:36.963 | 1:35.786 | 1:35.339 | +0.560 |
| 6 | 23Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:36.102 | 1:36.718 | 1:35.682 | +0.903 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:37.545 | 1:36.764 | 1:36.436 | +1.657 |
| 8 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:37.106 | 1:36.785 | 1:36.456 | +1.677 |
| 9 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:37.358 | 1:36.308 | 1:36.459 | +1.680 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Renault | 1:37.506 | 1:36.859 | 1:36.710 | +1.931 |
| 11 | 11Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:36.961 | 1:37.055 | — | +2.276 |
| 12 | 10Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 1:37.198 | 1:37.089 | — | +2.310 |
| 13 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:37.528 | 1:37.103 | — | +2.324 |
| 14 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:37.683 | 1:37.141 | — | +2.362 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:37.710 | 1:37.254 | — | +2.475 |
| 16 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:38.051 | — | — | +3.272 |
| 17 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.114 | — | — | +3.335 |
| 18 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:38.383 | — | — | +3.604 |
| 19 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:38.717 | — | — | +3.938 |
| 20 | 88Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:39.236 | — | — | +4.457 |