The qualification for the 2024 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was nothing short of an absolute nail-biter. 18-year-old British driver Oliver Bearman made his F1 debut for Scuderia Ferrari after Spaniard Carlos Sainz got appendicitis and managed a respectable P11 in his first-ever F1 qualification.
Business as usual for Redbull protege Max Verstappen who scored his first-ever pole position at Jeddah Corniche and will start #1 at tomorrow’s race along with its arch-rival Charles Leclerc locking the front row. Teammate Sergio Perez will share the second row with Fernando Alonso who got a really good tow from Hamilton at the start of his final lap. George Russell had to abort due to some issues but did secure P7 with McLaren’s Norris and Piastri scoring P5 and P6 respectively
Dejavu for the bottom five drive drivers as they were all similarly outqualified in Q3 last time around at the Bahrain Grand Prix last week. Bottas missed out on Q2 by just 0.072 seconds, while Hulkenberg ended P15 as he stopped on tracks and red-flagged the quali momentarily due to some power unit issues
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Redbull |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Redbull |
| 4 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Racing |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes-AMG |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes-AMG |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Visa Cash App RB |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Racing |
| 11 | Oliver Bearman | Scuderia Ferrari |
| 12 | Alex Albon | Williams |
| 13 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 14 | Daniel Ricciardo | Visa Cash App RB |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas |
| 16 | Valtteri Bottas | Stake F1 |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
| 19 | Logan Sargeant | Williams |
| 20 | Zhou Guanyu | Stake F1 |
