F1 Miami GP qualifying results: Leclerc takes pole ahead of Sainz and Verstappen

Leclerc will start ahead of Sainz and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

F1 Miami Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc on pole from Sainz

Cla	Driver		Time	Gap	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc		1'28.796		219.415
2	Carlos Sainz		1'28.986	0.190	218.946
3	Max Verstappen		1'28.991	0.195	218.934
4	Sergio Perez		1'29.036	0.240	218.823
5	Valtteri Bottas		1'29.475	0.679	217.750
6	Lewis Hamilton		1'29.625	0.829	217.385
7	Pierre Gasly		1'29.690	0.894	217.228
8	Lando Norris		1'29.750	0.954	217.083
9	Yuki Tsunoda		1'29.932	1.136	216.643
10	Lance Stroll		1'30.676	1.880	214.866
11	Fernando Alonso		1'30.160	1.364	216.095
12	George Russell		1'30.173	1.377	216.064
13	Sebastian Vettel		1'30.214	1.418	215.966
14	Daniel Ricciardo		1'30.310	1.514	215.736
15	Mick Schumacher		1'30.423	1.627	215.467
16	Kevin Magnussen		1'30.975	2.179	214.159
17	Zhou Guanyu		1'31.020	2.224	214.054
18	Alex Albon		1'31.266	2.470	213.477
19	Nicholas Latifi		1'31.325	2.529	213.339
20	Esteban Ocon
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What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q1?

Leclerc set the pace in the opening session at 1m29.474s, 0.326s clear of Verstappen. Sainz was third fastest ahead of Perez.

Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton toiled to make it through and had to run again – only qualifying for Q2 with 48s left on the clock. He vaulted up to fifth quickest.

Falling at the first hurdle were Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), Williams duo Alex Albon and Nicholas Latifi, and Esteban Ocon, whose Alpine didn’t run after its shunt in FP3 that cracked the chassis.

Miami Grand Prix Q1 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	9	1'29.474			217.752
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	8	1'29.836	0.362	0.362	216.875
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	9	1'30.055	0.581	0.219	216.347
4	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	10	1'30.079	0.605	0.024	216.290
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	9	1'30.388	0.914	0.309	215.550
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	8	1'30.407	0.933	0.019	215.505
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	9	1'30.441	0.967	0.034	215.424
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	9	1'30.485	1.011	0.044	215.319
9	George Russell	Mercedes	8	1'30.490	1.016	0.005	215.307
10	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	8	1'30.583	1.109	0.093	215.086
11	Mick Schumacher	Haas	11	1'30.645	1.171	0.062	214.939
12	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	9	1'30.677	1.203	0.032	214.863
13	Lando Norris	McLaren	9	1'30.761	1.287	0.084	214.664
14	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	10	1'30.779	1.305	0.018	214.622
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	6	1'30.845	1.371	0.066	214.466
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	11	1'30.975	1.501	0.130	214.159
17	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	9	1'31.020	1.546	0.045	214.054
18	Alex Albon	Williams	10	1'31.266	1.792	0.246	213.477
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	10	1'31.325	1.851	0.059	213.339
20	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	0
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What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q2?

Verstappen set the bar at 1m29.202s but Leclerc made a second run and grabbed P1 with a lap of 1m29.130s, which was 0.072s faster. McLaren’s Lando Norris leapt up to third with a flying final lap, ahead of Perez and Sainz.

Knocked out at this point were Fernando Alonso (Alpine, missing out by just 0.032s), George Russell (who had starred in practice for Mercedes), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and Mick Schumacher (Haas).

Miami Grand Prix Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	9	1'29.130			218.593
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	1'29.202	0.072	0.072	218.416
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	7	1'29.634	0.504	0.432	217.363
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	6	1'29.673	0.543	0.039	217.269
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	9	1'29.729	0.599	0.056	217.133
6	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	8	1'29.751	0.621	0.022	217.080
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1'29.797	0.667	0.046	216.969
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	1'29.996	0.866	0.199	216.489
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	6	1'30.031	0.901	0.035	216.405
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	1'30.128	0.998	0.097	216.172
11	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	6	1'30.160	1.030	0.032	216.095
12	George Russell	Mercedes	7	1'30.173	1.043	0.013	216.064
13	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	6	1'30.214	1.084	0.041	215.966
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	7	1'30.310	1.180	0.096	215.736
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas	8	1'30.423	1.293	0.113	215.467
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What happened in Miami Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Verstappen dipped into the 1m28s bracket with 1m28.991s. Leclerc was second on 1m29.055s, with Sainz a further 0.016s slower.

On the final runs, Leclerc banged in 1m28.796s to take pole, with Sainz grabbing second on 1m28.986s, 0.19s in arrears.

Verstappen will start third after bailing out of his final run after going off, ahead of Perez, Valtteri Bottas – who only made Q2 by a tenth but with start fifth for Alfa Romeo. Hamilton qualified sixth, ahead of Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Norris, Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).

Miami Grand Prix Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	7	1'28.796			219.415
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	7	1'28.986	0.190	0.190	218.946
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	7	1'28.991	0.195	0.005	218.934
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	6	1'29.036	0.240	0.045	218.823
5	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	6	1'29.475	0.679	0.439	217.750
6	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	6	1'29.625	0.829	0.150	217.385
7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	6	1'29.690	0.894	0.065	217.228
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	6	1'29.750	0.954	0.060	217.083
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	6	1'29.932	1.136	0.182	216.643
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	6	1'30.676	1.880	0.744	214.866
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