Lewis Hamilton was incredibly lucky to make it out of Q2, and he then turned that good fortune into the 96th pole position of his F1 career. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen qualified in second place, setting up a mouth-watering start to tomorrow’s race in Sochi.
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2020 Russian Grand Prix: Qualifying Results
| POS | DRIVER | CAR | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | LAPS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | MERCEDES | 1:32.983 | 1:32.835 | 1:31.304 | 19 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 1:33.630 | 1:33.157 | 1:31.867 | 21 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | MERCEDES | 1:32.656 | 1:32.405 | 1:31.956 | 19 |
| 4 | Sergio Perez | RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES | 1:33.704 | 1:33.038 | 1:32.317 | 15 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | RENAULT | 1:33.650 | 1:32.218 | 1:32.364 | 15 |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | MCLAREN RENAULT | 1:33.967 | 1:32.757 | 1:32.550 | 15 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | RENAULT | 1:33.557 | 1:33.196 | 1:32.624 | 20 |
| 8 | Lando Norris | MCLAREN RENAULT | 1:33.804 | 1:33.081 | 1:32.847 | 19 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 1:33.734 | 1:33.139 | 1:33.000 | 21 |
| 10 | Alexander Albon | RED BULL RACING HONDA | 1:33.919 | 1:33.153 | 1:33.008 | 19 |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | FERRARI | 1:34.071 | 1:33.239 | 10 | |
| 12 | Daniil Kvyat | ALPHATAURI HONDA | 1:33.511 | 1:33.249 | 16 | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | RACING POINT BWT MERCEDES | 1:33.852 | 1:33.364 | 11 | |
| 14 | George Russell | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:34.020 | 1:33.583 | 11 | |
| 15 | Sebastian Vettel | FERRARI | 1:34.134 | 1:33.609 | 11 | |
| 16 | Romain Grosjean | HAAS FERRARI | 1:34.592 | 7 | ||
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 1:34.594 | 6 | ||
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | HAAS FERRARI | 1:34.681 | 8 | ||
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | WILLIAMS MERCEDES | 1:35.066 | 5 | ||
| 20 | Kimi Räikkönen | ALFA ROMEO RACING FERRARI | 1:35.267 | 5 |