Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2024-03-09
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix with a 1:27.472 lap.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) joined the front row, 0.319s shy of pole, with Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) third on the grid. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Oliver Bearman (Ferrari) missed the cut by 0.070s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.100s — pole to P10 — with Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.171 | 1:28.033 | 1:27.472 | 1:27.472 |
| 2 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.318 | 1:28.112 | 1:27.791 | +0.319 |
| 3 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:28.638 | 1:28.467 | 1:27.807 | +0.335 |
| 4 |
| 14Fernando Alonso |
| Aston Martin |
| 1:28.706 |
| 1:28.122 |
| 1:27.846 |
| +0.374 |
| 5 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:28.755 | 1:28.343 | 1:28.089 | +0.617 |
| 6 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.805 | 1:28.479 | 1:28.132 | +0.660 |
| 7 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.749 | 1:28.448 | 1:28.316 | +0.844 |
| 8 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:28.994 | 1:28.606 | 1:28.460 | +0.988 |
| 9 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:28.988 | 1:28.564 | 1:28.547 | +1.075 |
| 10 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:28.250 | 1:28.578 | 1:28.572 | +1.100 |
| 11 | 87Oliver Bearman | Ferrari | 1:28.984 | 1:28.642 | — | +1.170 |
| 12 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:29.107 | 1:28.980 | — | +1.508 |
| 13 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.069 | 1:29.020 | — | +1.548 |
| 14 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | RB F1 Team | 1:29.065 | 1:29.025 | — | +1.553 |
| 15 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.055 | — | — | +1.583 |
| 16 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:29.179 | — | — | +1.707 |
| 17 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.475 | — | — | +2.003 |
| 18 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:29.479 | — | — | +2.007 |
| 19 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:29.526 | — | — | +2.054 |
| 20 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Sauber | — | — | — | — |