French GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

FRENCH GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton took Pole Position in F1's return to France while Leclerc took Sauber into Q3 for the first time since 2015. Brendon Hartley was forced to start from the back of the grid due to multiple engine component changes. 

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. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

3. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

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

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

6. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

7. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

8. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

9. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

10. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France

11. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

12. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

13. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

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

15. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

16. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

17. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

18. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia 

19. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

20. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand*

* - (Hartley) Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

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