Formula 1: Charles Leclerc takes pole for 2019 Singapore Grand Prix

Charles Leclerc took his third consecutive pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit, the 15th race of the 2019 Formula 1 season.

Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took his series-high fifth pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season and his third consecutive pole position for the 15th of 21 races on the schedule at Marina Bay Street Circuit, the Singapore Grand Prix.

Leclerc, who has also won two consecutive races heading into the weekend, took the pole position for this 61-lap race around the 23-turn, 3.146-mile (5.063-kilometer) Marina Bay Street Circuit temporary street circuit in Marina Bay, Singapore by recording a top lap time of 96.217 seconds (117.709 miles per hour) in the third and final round of qualifying for this race.

Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport’s Lewis Hamilton is set to start alongside Leclerc on the front row in second place after barely knocking Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel to third in the closing seconds of this round of qualifying to prevent a Ferrari front row lockout.

Aston Martin Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen qualified in fourth place ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in fifth and rookie teammate Alexander Albon in sixth.

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McLaren’s Carlos Sainz Jr., Renault teammates Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hulkenberg and McLaren rookie Lando Norris rounded out the top 10 by qualifying in seventh, eighth, ninth and 10th place, respectively, in the third and final round of qualifying for this race.

SportPesa Racing Point’s Sergio Perez, Alfa Romeo Racing rookie Antonio Giovinazzi, Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly, Alfa Romeo Racing’s Kimi Raikkonen and Haas’ Kevin Magnussen were eliminated following the second round of qualifying after qualifying in 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th place, respectively.

Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat, Racing Point’s Lance Stroll, Haas’ Romain Grosjean 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 Singapore Grand Prix at Marina Bay Street Circuit.

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

ESPN2’s live broadcast of the 2019 Formula 1 season’s 15th race from Marina Bay Street Circuit is set to begin tomorrow at 8:05 a.m. ET. Be sure to tune in to the Singapore Grand Prix.