Lewis Hamilton secured his first pole position since the Hungarian Grand Prix in what was another Mercedes-dominated qualifying session. Championship leader Max Verstappen finished second, edging Valtteri Bottas.
Mercedes approached the qualifying session with great confidence after its car has enjoyed a significant pace advantage over the weekend at the new F1 venue in Qatar. Defending champion Lewis Hamilton managed to capitalize on that, taking pole position for the inaugural Qatar Grand Prix, with title rival Max Verstappen lining up alongside him in second.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.901 | 1:21.682 | 1:20.827 | 18 |
| 2 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:21.996 | 1:21.984 | 1:21.282 | 18 |
| 3 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:22.016 | 1:21.991 | 1:21.478 | 20 |
| 4 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alphatauri Honda | 1:22.535 | 1:21.728 | 1:21.640 | 19 |
| 5 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine Renault | 1:22.422 | 1:21.894 | 1:21.670 | 18 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | Mclaren Mercedes | 1:22.839 | 1:22.216 | 1:21.731 | 21 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:22.304 | 1:22.241 | 1:21.840 | 21 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Alphatauri Honda | 1:22.458 | 1:22.058 | 1:21.881 | 18 |
| 9 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine Renault | 1:22.565 | 1:22.012 | 1:22.028 | 18 |
| 10 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:22.549 | 1:22.146 | 1:22.785 | 21 |
| 11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull Racing Honda | 1:22.398 | 1:22.346 | 12 | |
| 12 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Mercedes | 1:22.551 | 1:22.460 | 15 | |
| 13 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:22.742 | 1:22.463 | 15 | |
| 14 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Mclaren Mercedes | 1:22.688 | 1:22.597 | 15 | |
| 15 | 63 | George Russell | Williams Mercedes | 1:22.863 | 1:22.756 | 16 | |
| 16 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:23.156 | 9 | ||
| 17 | 6 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams Mercedes | 1:23.213 | 10 | ||
| 18 | 99 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo Racing Ferrari | 1:23.262 | 8 | ||
| 19 | 47 | Mick Schumacher | Haas Ferrari | 1:23.407 | 9 | ||
| 20 | 9 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas Ferrari | 1:25.859 | 9 |