Formula 1: Valtteri Bottas takes pole for 2019 British Grand Prix

Valtteri Bottas took his series-high fourth pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season for the season’s 10th race, the British Grand Prix, at Silverstone Circuit.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Valtteri Bottas had not taken a pole position since the 2019 Formula 1 season’s fifth race, the Spanish Grand Prix, entering the qualifying session for the season’s 10th race, the British Grand Prix, at Silverstone Circuit.

But Bottas took the pole position for this race and broke the tie atop the pole positions list with teammate Lewis Hamilton, as this pole position was his series-high fourth pole position of the season.

Bottas took the pole position for this 52-lap race around the 18-turn, 3.661-mile (5.892-kilometer) Silverstone Circuit road course in Silverstone in part Northamptonshire and part Buckinghamshire in England, United Kingdom by recording a top lap time of 85.093 seconds (154.885 miles per hour) in the third and final round of qualifying for the race.

He staved off Hamilton, the hometown hero, by just 0.006 seconds (0.011 miles per hour) to take the pole position for this race, as Hamilton qualified in second place with a top lap time of 85.099 seconds (154.874 miles per hour).

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Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen qualified in third and fourth place, respectively, and they both finished only slightly behind Bottas.

Leclerc recorded a top lap time of 85.172 seconds (154.741 miles per hour), which was just 0.079 seconds (0.144 miles per hour) slower than that of Bottas, and Verstappen recorded a top lap time of 85.276 seconds (154.552 miles per hour), which was just 0.183 seconds (0.333 miles per hour) slower than that of Bottas.

Red Bull Racing’s Pierre Gasly and Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel qualified in fifth and sixth place, respectively. Both drivers were further behind Verstappen than Verstappen was behind Bottas.

Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren rookie Lando Norris, Scuderia Toro Rosso rookie Alexander Albon and Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg were the slowest four of the 10 drivers who advanced to the third and final round of qualifying for this race. They rounded out the top 10 by qualifying in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place respectively.

Alfa Romeo Racing teammates Antonio Giovinazzi, a rookie, and Kimi Raikkonen, McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr., Haas’ Romain Grosjean and SportPesa Racing Point’s Sergio Perez were eliminated following the second round of qualifying for the race after qualifying in 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th place, respectively.

Haas’ Kevin Magnussen, Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat, 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 British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit.

Qualifying Results
1st – Valtteri Bottas
2nd – Lewis Hamilton
3rd – Charles Leclerc
4th – Max Verstappen
5th – Pierre Gasly
6th – Sebastian Vettel
7th – Daniel Ricciardo
8th – Lando Norris
9th – Alexander Albon
10th – Nico Hulkenberg
11th – Antonio Giovinazzi
12th – Kimi Raikkonen
13th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
14th – Romain Grosjean
15th – Sergio Perez
16th – Kevin Magnussen
17th – Daniil Kvyat
18th – Lance Stroll
19th – George Russell
20th – Robert Kubica

The live broadcast of tomorrow’s British Grand Prix, the 10th race on the 2019 Formula 1 schedule, is set to begin at 9:10 a.m. ET on ESPN2 from Silverstone Circuit.