Formula 1: Lewis Hamilton takes pole for 2019 French Grand Prix
By Asher Fair
Lewis Hamilton took his third pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season for the season’s eighth race, the French Grand Prix, at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton took the pole position for the 21-race 2019 Formula 1 season’s eighth race, the French Grand Prix, at Circuit Paul Ricard. This pole position is his third pole position of the season, as he also took the pole position for the season opener, the Australian Grand Prix, and the season’s sixth race, the Monaco Grand Prix.
Hamilton took the pole position for this 53-lap race around the 15-turn, 3.63-mile (5.842-kilometer) Circuit Paul Ricard road course in Le Castellet, France by recording a top lap time of 88.319 seconds (147.964 miles per hour) in the third and final round of qualifying for the race.
Unsurprisingly, Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas is set to start alongside his teammate on the front row for this race in second place, giving the Silver Arrows their sixth front row lockout of the season. Bottas took the pole positions for three of these six races. As a result, he and Hamilton are now tied atop the pole positions list this year.
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Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc qualified in third place and is set to start alongside Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen on the second row in fourth.
McLaren had an outstanding qualifying session, with rookie Lando Norris qualifying in fifth place and his teammate, Carlos Sainz, qualifying in sixth. They are set to share the third row on the starting grid.
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel had a disappointing qualifying session, as he qualified in seventh place. Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo, Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly and Alfa Romeo Racing rookie Antonio Giovinazzi were the other three drivers who advanced to the third and final round of qualifying for this race. They qualified in eighth, ninth and 10th, respectively.
Scuderia Toro Rosso rookie Alexander Albon, Alfa Romeo Racing’s Kimi Raikkonen, Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg, SportPesa Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and Rich Energy Haas’ Kevin Magnussen were eliminated following the second round of qualifying for the race after qualifying in 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th place, respectively.
Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat, Haas’ Romain Grosjean, Racing Point’s Lance Stroll and ROKiT Williams Racing teammates George Russell, a rookie, and Robert Kubica were eliminated following the first round of qualifying for the race after qualifying in 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th and 20th place, respectively.
Here are the full qualifying results for the 2019 French Grand Prix at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Qualifying Results
1st – Lewis Hamilton
2nd – Valtteri Bottas
3rd – Charles Leclerc
4th – Max Verstappen
5th – Lando Norris
6th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
7th – Sebastian Vettel
8th – Daniel Ricciardo
9th – Pierre Gasly
10th – Antonio Giovinazzi
11th – Alexander Albon
12th – Kimi Raikkonen
13th – Nico Hulkenberg
14th – Sergio Perez
15th – Kevin Magnussen
16th – Daniil Kvyat
17th – Romain Grosjean
18th – Lance Stroll
19th – George Russell
20th – Robert Kubica
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The live broadcast of the French Grand Prix is scheduled to begin tomorrow morning at 9:10 a.m. ET on ESPN from Circuit Paul Ricard, so be sure not to miss the 2019 Formula 1 season’s eighth race.