Pit Lane F1
Round 10 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2020-09-27
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2020 Russian Grand Prix with a 1:31.304 lap.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.563s shy of pole, with Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) third on the grid. Alexander Albon (Red Bull) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) missed the cut by 0.231s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.704s — pole to P10 — with Alexander Albon (Red Bull) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:32.983 | 1:32.835 | 1:31.304 | 1:31.304 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:33.630 | 1:33.157 | 1:31.867 | +0.563 |
| 3 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:32.656 | 1:32.405 | 1:31.956 | +0.652 |
| 4 |
| 11Sergio PĂ©rez |
| Racing Point |
| 1:33.704 |
| 1:33.038 |
| 1:32.317 |
| +1.013 |
| 5 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:33.650 | 1:32.218 | 1:32.364 | +1.060 |
| 6 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:33.967 | 1:32.757 | 1:32.550 | +1.246 |
| 7 | 31Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:33.557 | 1:33.196 | 1:32.624 | +1.320 |
| 8 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:33.804 | 1:33.081 | 1:32.847 | +1.543 |
| 9 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:33.734 | 1:33.139 | 1:33.000 | +1.696 |
| 10 | 23Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:33.919 | 1:33.153 | 1:33.008 | +1.704 |
| 11 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:34.071 | 1:33.239 | — | +1.935 |
| 12 | 26Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:33.511 | 1:33.249 | — | +1.945 |
| 13 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:33.852 | 1:33.364 | — | +2.060 |
| 14 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:34.020 | 1:33.583 | — | +2.279 |
| 15 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:34.134 | 1:33.609 | — | +2.305 |
| 16 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.592 | — | — | +3.288 |
| 17 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.594 | — | — | +3.290 |
| 18 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:34.681 | — | — | +3.377 |
| 19 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:35.066 | — | — | +3.762 |
| 20 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.267 | — | — | +3.963 |