Lewis Hamilton beat championship rival Max Verstappen to pole position at the Qatar Grand Prix with a stunning lap in qualifying.
Mercedes have looked strong all weekend at the Losail International Circuit and Hamilton's pole position was his first since the Hungarian GP before the summer break.
Verstappen threatened Mercedes throughout qualifying, but was not able to overhaul Hamilton, although he was faster than Valtteri Bottas.
AlphaTauri's Pierre Gasly took fourth place, despite breaking his front wing which led to a puncture at the end of Q3.
Fernando Alonso was fifth in his Alpine, ahead of McLaren's Lando Norris and Ferrari's Carlos Sainz.
The full results from qualifying for the Qatar GP can be seen below.
Result Qualification - Qatar
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Tyre |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Mercedes | 1:20.827 |
|
| 2 |
|
Red Bull | 1:21.282 |
|
| 3 |
|
Mercedes | 1:21.478 |
|
| 4 |
|
Alpha Tauri | 1:21.640 |
|
| 5 |
|
Alpine | 1:21.670 |
|
| 6 |
|
McLaren | 1:21.731 |
|
| 7 |
|
Ferrari | 1:21.840 |
|
| 8 |
|
Alpha Tauri | 1:21.881 |
|
| 9 |
|
Alpine | 1:22.028 |
|
| 10 |
|
Aston Martin | 1:22.785 |
|
| 11 |
|
Red Bull | 1:22.346 |
|
| 12 |
|
Aston Martin | 1:22.460 |
|
| 13 |
|
Ferrari | 1:22.463 |
|
| 14 |
|
McLaren | 1:22.597 |
|
| 15 |
|
Williams | 1:22.756 |
|
| 16 |
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:23.156 |
|
| 17 |
|
Williams | 1:23.213 |
|
| 18 |
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:23.262 |
|
| 19 |
|
Haas | 1:23.407 |
|
| 20 |
|
Haas | 1:25.859 |
|
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