Sebastian Vettel took his second pole position of the 2019 Formula 1 season for the season’s 17th race at Suzuka Circuit, the Japanese Grand Prix.
Scuderia Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc saw his four-race pole position streak come to an end in the qualifying session for the 21-race 2019 Formula 1 season’s 17th race, the Japanese Grand Prix, at Suzuka Circuit.
But Ferrari still had their way, as it was Sebastian Vettel who secured his second pole position of the season and his first since the Canadian Grand Prix back in June.
Vettel took the pole position for this 53-lap race around the 18-turn, 3.609-mile (5.808-kilometer) Suzuka Circuit road course in Suzuka, Mie Prefecture, Japan by recording a track record lap time of 87.064 seconds (149.228 miles per hour) in the third and final round of qualifying for this race.
He led a front row Ferrari sweep, as Leclerc qualified in second place.
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Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport teammates Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton are set to share the second row after qualifying in third and fourth place, respectively, while Aston Martin Red Bull Racing teammates Max Verstappen and rookie Alexander Albon are set to share the third row after qualifying in fifth and sixth, respectively.
McLaren teammates Carlos Sainz Jr. and rookie Lando Norris are set to share the fourth row after qualifying in seventh and eighth place, respectively. The fifth row is the first row not to feature a set of teammates, as Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Pierre Gasly qualified in ninth ahead of Haas’ Romain Grosjean in 10th.
Alfa Romeo Racing rookie Antonio Giovinazzi, SportPesa Racing Point’s Lance Stroll, Alfa Romeo Racing’s Kimi a Raikkonen, Scuderia Toro Rosso’s Daniil Kvyat and Renault’s Nico Hulkenberg were eliminated following the second round of qualifying after qualifying in 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 15th place, respectively.
Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo, Racing Point’s Sergio Perez and ROKiT Williams Racing rookie George Russell were eliminated following the first round of qualifying for the race after qualifying in 16th, 17th, 18th, respectively. Haas’ Kevin Magnussen and Williams Racing’s Robert Kubica both crashed in this session and qualified in 19th and 20th, respectively.
Here are the full qualifying results for the 2019 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit.
Qualifying Results
1st – Sebastian Vettel
2nd – Charles Leclerc
3rd – Valtteri Bottas
4th – Lewis Hamilton
5th – Max Verstappen
6th – Alexander Albon
7th – Carlos Sainz Jr.
8th – Lando Norris
9th – Pierre Gasly
10th – Romain Grosjean
11th – Antonio Giovinazzi
12th – Lance Stroll
13th – Kimi Raikkonen
14th – Daniil Kvyat
15th – Nico Hulkenberg
16th – Daniel Ricciardo
17th – Sergio Perez
18th – George Russell
19th – Kevin Magnussen
20th – Robert Kubica
The Japanese Grand Prix is set to be broadcast live on ESPN beginning at 1:10 a.m. ET tomorrow. Be sure to tune in to the 17th race on the 2019 Formula 1 schedule from Suzuka Circuit.