Pit Lane F1
Round 12 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2021-08-29
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2021 Belgian Grand Prix with a 1:59.765 lap.
George Russell (Williams) joined the front row, 0.321s shy of pole, with Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) third on the grid. Lando Norris (McLaren) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) missed the cut by 1.696s.
Q3 was settled inside —s — pole to P10 — with Lando Norris (McLaren) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:58.717 | 1:56.559 | 1:59.765 | 1:59.765 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:59.864 | 1:56.950 | 2:00.086 | +0.321 |
| 3 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:59.218 | 1:56.229 | 2:00.099 | +0.334 |
| 4 |
| 3Daniel Ricciardo |
| McLaren |
| 2:01.583 |
| 1:57.127 |
| 2:00.864 |
| +1.099 |
| 5 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 2:00.175 | 1:56.814 | 2:00.935 | +1.170 |
| 6 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 2:00.387 | 1:56.440 | 2:01.164 | +1.399 |
| 7 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Red Bull | 1:59.334 | 1:56.886 | 2:02.112 | +2.347 |
| 8 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:59.870 | 1:56.295 | 2:02.502 | +2.737 |
| 9 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 2:01.824 | 1:57.354 | 2:03.513 | +3.748 |
| 10 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:58.301 | 1:56.025 | — | — |
| 11 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 2:00.728 | 1:57.721 | — | — |
| 12 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 2:00.966 | 1:58.056 | — | — |
| 13 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 2:01.184 | 1:58.137 | — | — |
| 14 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 2:01.653 | 1:58.205 | — | — |
| 15 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 2:01.597 | 1:58.231 | — | — |
| 16 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 2:02.306 | — | — | +2.541 |
| 17 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 2:02.413 | — | — | +2.648 |
| 18 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 2:03.973 | — | — | +4.208 |
| 19 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 2:04.452 | — | — | +4.687 |
| 20 | 9Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 2:04.939 | — | — | +5.174 |