2020 F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying results, full grid lineup

After a messy Q2 session, Hamilton will start at a strategic disadvantage to Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who will start on the medium tyre tomorrow, as Lewis was forced to run the soft tyre for a last-gasp effort to scrape into Q3.

In the top-10 shootout, Hamilton set the benchmark on the first run at 1m31.391s, 0.793s faster than Bottas. Hamilton then went even faster on his second run, lowering the pole time to 1m31.304s, 0.652s quicker than Bottas who also improved on his second run.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen then produced a great lap to grab second from Bottas, half a second off Hamilton and a tenth clear of Bottas.

Sergio Perez will start from P4 for Racing Point, ahead of Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo, Carlos Sainz (McLaren), Esteban Ocon (Renault), Lando Norris (McLaren), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) and Alex Albon (Red Bull).

Qualifying 2 was disrupted by a big crash for Sebastian Vettel, who took the right-front corner off his Ferrari after spinning into the wall at Turn 4 and was almost hit by his close-following teammate Charles Leclerc.

Hamilton’s first lap was deleted for exceeding track limits at the final corner, and was on his second run when the session was halted – leaving him at the bottom of the times with 2m15s remaining in the session. That forced Hamilton’s hand to switch to soft tyres to ensure he made the top-10, handing medium-tyred Bottas a strategic advantage for the race.

Ricciardo was quickest with a lap of 1m32.218s, 0.187s ahead of Bottas, while Hamilton only just made it to the startline in time on his crucial run, and went P4 behind Sainz.

Knocked out at this point were Leclerc (Ferrari), Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri), Lance Stroll (who had problem with his Racing Point), George Russell (Williams) and Vettel.

In Qualifying 1, Bottas topped the session with a lap of 1m32.656s, 0.327s ahead of Hamilton, who had to take a second push lap after his first was again DQ-ed for track limits.

Falling at the first hurdle were Romain Grosjean (Haas), Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Nicholas Latifi (Williams) and Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo, who ran wide at Turn 2 and spun on his final try).

F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying grid results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap	km/h
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'31.304		230.579
2	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'31.867	0.563	229.166
3	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'31.956	0.652	228.944
4	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'32.317	1.013	228.049
5	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	1'32.364	1.060	227.932
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	1'32.550	1.246	227.474
7	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	1'32.624	1.320	227.293
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	1'32.847	1.543	226.747
9	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'33.000	1.696	226.374
10	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	1'33.008	1.704	226.354
11	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'33.239	1.935	225.793
12	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'33.249	1.945	225.769
13	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'33.364	2.060	225.491
14	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'33.583	2.279	224.963
15	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'33.609	2.305	224.901
16	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	1'34.592	3.288	222.564
17	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'34.594	3.290	222.559
18	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	1'34.681	3.377	222.355
19	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'35.066	3.762	221.454
20	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'35.267	3.963	220.987
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F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying Q3 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'31.304			230.579
2	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'31.867	0.563	0.563	229.166
3	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	6	1'31.956	0.652	0.089	228.944
4	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	6	1'32.317	1.013	0.361	228.049
5	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	6	1'32.364	1.060	0.047	227.932
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	6	1'32.550	1.246	0.186	227.474
7	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	6	1'32.624	1.320	0.074	227.293
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	6	1'32.847	1.543	0.223	226.747
9	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	6	1'33.000	1.696	0.153	226.374
10	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'33.008	1.704	0.008	226.354
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F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying Q2 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	3	1'32.218			228.293
2	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	8	1'32.405	0.187	0.187	227.831
3	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	6	1'32.757	0.539	0.352	226.967
4	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	8	1'32.835	0.617	0.078	226.776
5	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	6	1'33.038	0.820	0.203	226.281
6	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	7	1'33.081	0.863	0.043	226.177
7	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	8	1'33.139	0.921	0.058	226.036
8	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	7	1'33.153	0.935	0.014	226.002
9	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	7	1'33.157	0.939	0.004	225.992
10	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	8	1'33.196	0.978	0.039	225.898
11	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	7	1'33.239	1.021	0.043	225.793
12	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	8	1'33.249	1.031	0.010	225.769
13	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	5	1'33.364	1.146	0.115	225.491
14	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	3	1'33.583	1.365	0.219	224.963
15	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	5	1'33.609	1.391	0.026	224.901
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F1 Russian Grand Prix qualifying Q1 results

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	5	1'32.656			227.214
2	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	5	1'32.983	0.327	0.327	226.415
3	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	8	1'33.511	0.855	0.528	225.137
4	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	6	1'33.557	0.901	0.046	225.026
5	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	8	1'33.630	0.974	0.073	224.851
6	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	6	1'33.650	0.994	0.020	224.802
7	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	3	1'33.704	1.048	0.054	224.673
8	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	7	1'33.734	1.078	0.030	224.601
9	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	6	1'33.804	1.148	0.070	224.433
10	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	6	1'33.852	1.196	0.048	224.319
11	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	6	1'33.919	1.263	0.067	224.159
12	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	3	1'33.967	1.311	0.048	224.044
13	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	8	1'34.020	1.364	0.053	223.918
14	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	3	1'34.071	1.415	0.051	223.796
15	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	6	1'34.134	1.478	0.063	223.647
16	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	7	1'34.592	1.936	0.458	222.564
17	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	6	1'34.594	1.938	0.002	222.559
18	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	8	1'34.681	2.025	0.087	222.355
19	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	5	1'35.066	2.410	0.385	221.454
20	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	5	1'35.267	2.611	0.201	220.987
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