Bahrain GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

BAHRAIN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Sebastian Vettel took Pole Position ahead of the Bahrain GP while Max Verstappen crashed out of Q1. Lewis Hamilton suffered a 5-Place-Grid-Penalty following an unscheduled gearbox change.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP:

1. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

2. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

4. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

5. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

6. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

7. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

8. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

9. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain*

10. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

11. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

12. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

13. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

14. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

15. Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands

16. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

17. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

18. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

19. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

20. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

* - (Hamilton) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for gearbox change

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