Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2021-04-18
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2021 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix with a 1:14.411 lap.
Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.035s shy of pole, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) third on the grid. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) missed the cut by 0.061s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.727s — pole to P10 — with Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.823 | 1:14.817 | 1:14.411 | 1:14.411 |
| 2 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:15.395 | 1:14.716 | 1:14.446 | +0.035 |
| 3 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:15.109 | 1:14.884 | 1:14.498 | +0.087 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:15.413 |
| 1:14.808 |
| 1:14.740 |
| +0.329 |
| 5 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:15.548 | 1:14.927 | 1:14.790 | +0.379 |
| 6 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:15.669 | 1:15.033 | 1:14.826 | +0.415 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:15.009 | 1:14.718 | 1:14.875 | +0.464 |
| 8 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:14.672 | 1:14.905 | 1:14.898 | +0.487 |
| 9 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:15.385 | 1:15.117 | 1:15.210 | +0.799 |
| 10 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:15.522 | 1:15.138 | — | +0.727 |
| 11 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:15.406 | 1:15.199 | — | +0.788 |
| 12 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:15.826 | 1:15.261 | — | +0.850 |
| 13 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:15.459 | 1:15.394 | — | +0.983 |
| 14 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:15.653 | 1:15.593 | — | +1.182 |
| 15 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:15.832 | 1:15.593 | — | +1.182 |
| 16 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.974 | — | — | +1.563 |
| 17 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:16.122 | — | — | +1.711 |
| 18 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.279 | — | — | +1.868 |
| 19 | 9Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:16.797 | — | — | +2.386 |
| 20 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | — | — | — | — |