Pit Lane F1
Round 1 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2024-03-02
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix with a 1:29.179 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.228s shy of pole, with George Russell (Mercedes) third on the grid. Nico Hülkenberg (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Yuki Tsunoda (RB F1 Team) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.323s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:30.031 | 1:29.374 | 1:29.179 | 1:29.179 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:30.243 | 1:29.165 | 1:29.407 | +0.228 |
| 3 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:30.350 | 1:29.922 | 1:29.485 | +0.306 |
| 4 |
| 55Carlos Sainz |
| Ferrari |
| 1:29.909 |
| 1:29.573 |
| 1:29.507 |
| +0.328 |
| 5 | 11Sergio PĂ©rez | Red Bull | 1:30.221 | 1:29.932 | 1:29.537 | +0.358 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:30.179 | 1:29.801 | 1:29.542 | +0.363 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.143 | 1:29.941 | 1:29.614 | +0.435 |
| 8 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:30.531 | 1:30.122 | 1:29.683 | +0.504 |
| 9 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:30.451 | 1:29.718 | 1:29.710 | +0.531 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.566 | 1:29.851 | 1:30.502 | +1.323 |
| 11 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:30.481 | 1:30.129 | — | +0.950 |
| 12 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.965 | 1:30.200 | — | +1.021 |
| 13 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:30.397 | 1:30.221 | — | +1.042 |
| 14 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 1:30.562 | 1:30.278 | — | +1.099 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:30.646 | 1:30.529 | — | +1.350 |
| 16 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:30.756 | — | — | +1.577 |
| 17 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | 1:30.757 | — | — | +1.578 |
| 18 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:30.770 | — | — | +1.591 |
| 19 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.793 | — | — | +1.614 |
| 20 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:30.948 | — | — | +1.769 |