Round 8 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2019-06-23
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2019 French Grand Prix with a 1:28.319 lap.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.286s shy of pole, with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third on the grid. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Alexander Albon (Toro Rosso) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 5.101s — pole to P10 — with Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.609 | 1:29.520 | 1:28.319 | 1:28.319 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:30.550 | 1:29.437 | 1:28.605 | +0.286 |
| 3 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.647 | 1:29.699 | 1:28.965 | +0.646 |
| 4 |
| 3Max Verstappen |
| Red Bull |
| 1:31.327 |
| 1:30.099 |
| 1:29.409 |
| +1.090 |
| 5 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.989 | 1:30.019 | 1:29.418 | +1.099 |
| 6 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:31.073 | 1:30.319 | 1:29.522 | +1.203 |
| 7 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:31.075 | 1:29.506 | 1:29.799 | +1.480 |
| 8 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:30.954 | 1:30.369 | 1:29.918 | +1.599 |
| 9 | 10Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | 1:31.152 | 1:30.421 | 1:30.184 | +1.865 |
| 10 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.180 | 1:30.408 | 1:33.420 | +5.101 |
| 11 | 23Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | 1:31.445 | 1:30.461 | — | +2.142 |
| 12 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:30.972 | 1:30.533 | — | +2.214 |
| 13 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Renault | 1:30.865 | 1:30.544 | — | +2.225 |
| 14 | 11Sergio Pérez | Racing Point | 1:30.964 | 1:30.738 | — | +2.419 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.166 | 1:31.440 | — | +3.121 |
| 16 | 26Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 1:31.564 | — | — | +3.245 |
| 17 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.626 | — | — | +3.307 |
| 18 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:31.726 | — | — | +3.407 |
| 19 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:32.789 | — | — | +4.470 |
| 20 | 88Robert Kubica | Williams | 1:33.205 | — | — | +4.886 |