F1 qualifying results: Kevin Magnussen takes Brazilian GP sprint pole

Magnussen will start Saturday’s sprint race – which sets the grid for Sunday’s Grand Prix – ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and George Russell of Mercedes 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.

A red flag in Q3, after Russell spun off, combined with a rain shower confirmed Magnussen’s top spot on the grid.

Brazilian Grand Prix qualifying results: Magnussen on pole from Verstappen

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'11.674			216.429
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'11.877	0.203		215.818
3	George Russell	Mercedes	1'12.059	0.385		215.273
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'12.263	0.589		214.665
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'12.357	0.683		214.386
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'12.425	0.751		214.185
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'12.504	0.830		213.952
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'12.611	0.937		213.637
9	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'15.601	3.927		205.187
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.631			216.559
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.675	0.001		216.426
13	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'11.678	0.004		216.417
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.140	0.466		215.031
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'12.210	0.536		214.823
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'15.095	3.421		206.570
17	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'15.197	3.523		206.290
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'15.486	3.812		205.500
19	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'16.264	4.590		203.403
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'16.361	4.687		203.145
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Cla	Driver		Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Kevin Magnussen		1'11.674			216.429
2	Max Verstappen		1'11.877	0.203		215.818
3	George Russell		1'12.059	0.385		215.273
4	Lando Norris		1'12.263	0.589		214.665
5	Carlos Sainz		1'12.357	0.683		214.386
6	Esteban Ocon		1'12.425	0.751		214.185
7	Fernando Alonso		1'12.504	0.830		213.952
8	Lewis Hamilton		1'12.611	0.937		213.637
9	Sergio Perez		1'15.601	3.927		205.187
10	Charles Leclerc
11	Alex Albon		1'11.631			216.559
12	Pierre Gasly		1'11.675	0.001		216.426
13	Sebastian Vettel		1'11.678	0.004		216.417
14	Daniel Ricciardo		1'12.140	0.466		215.031
15	Lance Stroll		1'12.210	0.536		214.823
16	Nicholas Latifi		1'15.095	3.421		206.570
17	Zhou Guanyu		1'15.197	3.523		206.290
18	Valtteri Bottas		1'15.486	3.812		205.500
19	Yuki Tsunoda		1'16.264	4.590		203.403
20	Mick Schumacher		1'16.361	4.687		203.145
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What happened in Brazilian Grand Prix Q1?

After a rain shower dampened the track after practice, drivers emerged on intermediate tyres at the start of the session as more rain was expected.

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc set the early pace at 1m18.723s before Verstappen jumped to the top at his first attempt with 1m18.495s, Fernando Alonso (Alpine) did likewise with 1m18.412s and then Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took first with 1m18.051s.

Pierre Gasly was the first to put soft slick tyres on his AlphaTauri and he leapt to P1 with 1m17.626s, before Alonso managed 1m16.177s as everyone jumped to slicks and the times tumbled.

P1 switched hands between Alex Albon (Williams), Alonso and Hamilton before Lando Norris (McLaren) grabbed the fastest time at 1m13.106s.

Falling at the first hurdle were Nicholas Latifi (Williams, who had been first with 1m45s remaining), the Alfa Romeos of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) and Mick Schumacher (Haas).

Brazilian Grand Prix Q1 results: Norris fastest from Hamilton

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'13.106			212.190
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'13.403	0.297	0.297	211.331
3	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'13.542	0.436	0.139	210.932
4	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'13.597	0.491	0.055	210.774
5	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'13.613	0.507	0.016	210.729
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'13.625	0.519	0.012	210.694
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'13.954	0.848	0.329	209.757
8	Alex Albon	Williams	1'14.324	1.218	0.370	208.713
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'14.371	1.265	0.047	208.581
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'14.398	1.292	0.027	208.505
11	George Russell	Mercedes	1'14.427	1.321	0.029	208.424
12	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'14.486	1.380	0.059	208.259
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'14.663	1.557	0.177	207.765
14	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'14.680	1.574	0.017	207.718
15	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'14.931	1.825	0.251	207.022
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'15.095	1.989	0.164	206.570
17	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'15.197	2.091	0.102	206.290
18	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'15.486	2.380	0.289	205.500
19	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'16.264	3.158	0.778	203.403
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'16.361	3.255	0.097	203.145
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What happened in Brazilian Grand Prix Q2?

Spurred on by his Q1 pace, Norris set the bar at 1m11.571s, a tenth clear of Verstappen. Alonso and Verstappen then took turns at the top, as rain began to fall again.

Despite the increased precipitation, Verstappen unleashed 1m10.881s on new tyres in the closing minutes, 0.009s ahead of Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz.

Knocked out at this point were Albon, Gasly, Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and Lance Stroll (Aston Martin).

Brazilian Grand Prix Q2 results: Verstappen fastest from Sainz

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'10.881			218.851
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'10.890	0.009	0.009	218.823
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'10.950	0.069	0.060	218.638
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1'11.318	0.437	0.368	217.510
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.377	0.496	0.059	217.330
6	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'11.394	0.513	0.017	217.278
7	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'11.410	0.529	0.016	217.230
8	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.456	0.575	0.046	217.090
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'11.539	0.658	0.083	216.838
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'11.587	0.706	0.048	216.692
11	Alex Albon	Williams	1'11.631	0.750	0.044	216.559
12	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'11.675	0.794	0.044	216.426
13	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'11.678	0.797	0.003	216.417
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.140	1.259	0.462	215.031
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'12.210	1.329	0.070	214.823
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What happened in Brazilian Grand Prix Q3?

At the start of the session in relatively dry conditions, Magnussen set the pace at 1m11.674s, two tenths ahead of Verstappen, Russell, Norris and Sainz.

Russell went off at Turn 4’s Descida do Lago, beaching his Mercedes and bringing out the red flags. By the time the session resumed, more rain had fallen and DRS was disabled, so the grid order set in the opening moments stood.

The Alpines of Esteban Ocon and Alonso will start the sprint race sixth and seventh, ahead of Hamilton and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. Leclerc gambled on intermediates to start with but pitted for slicks without setting a laptime, so he was stranded in 10th.

Brazilian Grand Prix Q3 results: Magnussen takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'11.674			216.429
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'11.877	0.203	0.203	215.818
3	George Russell	Mercedes	1'12.059	0.385	0.182	215.273
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'12.263	0.589	0.204	214.665
5	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'12.357	0.683	0.094	214.386
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'12.425	0.751	0.068	214.185
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'12.504	0.830	0.079	213.952
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'12.611	0.937	0.107	213.637
9	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'15.601	3.927	2.990	205.187
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
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