Pit Lane F1
Round 15 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2021-09-26
Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole for the 2021 Russian Grand Prix with a 1:41.993 lap.
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.517s shy of pole, with George Russell (Williams) third on the grid. Esteban Ocon (Alpine F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) missed the cut by 0.708s.
Q3 was settled inside 3.872s — pole to P10 — with Esteban Ocon (Alpine F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:47.238 | 1:45.827 | 1:41.993 | 1:41.993 |
| 2 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:47.924 | 1:46.521 | 1:42.510 | +0.517 |
| 3 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:48.303 | 1:46.435 | 1:42.983 | +0.990 |
| 4 |
| 44Lewis Hamilton |
| Mercedes |
| 1:45.992 |
| 1:45.129 |
| 1:44.050 |
| +2.057 |
| 5 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:48.345 | 1:46.361 | 1:44.156 | +2.163 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:47.877 | 1:45.514 | 1:44.204 | +2.211 |
| 7 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:46.396 | 1:45.306 | 1:44.710 | +2.717 |
| 8 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:48.322 | 1:46.360 | 1:44.956 | +2.963 |
| 9 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Red Bull | 1:46.455 | 1:45.834 | 1:45.337 | +3.344 |
| 10 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:48.099 | 1:46.070 | 1:45.865 | +3.872 |
| 11 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:47.205 | 1:46.573 | — | +4.580 |
| 12 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:47.828 | 1:46.641 | — | +4.648 |
| 13 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:48.854 | 1:46.751 | — | +4.758 |
| 14 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:48.252 | — | — | +6.259 |
| 15 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:48.470 | — | — | +6.477 |
| 16 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:49.586 | — | — | +7.593 |
| 17 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:49.830 | — | — | +7.837 |
| 18 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:51.023 | — | — | +9.030 |
| 19 | 9Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:53.764 | — | — | +11.771 |
| 20 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | — | — | — | — |