Starting grid on Sunday 20 March 2022

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc will begin from pole place for Sunday’s season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix.

World champion Max Verstappen was made to accept second place in qualifying after going quickest in observe.

Charles Leclerc takes pole forward of Max Verstappen

Leclerc clocked in 0.123 seconds quicker than Crimson Bull’s Verstappen, whereas Carlos Sainz will begin third on the grid within the second Ferrari forward of Sergio Perez.

“It feels good! The final two years have been extremely troublesome for the group,” stated Leclerc, who took the tenth System One pole of his profession.

“I feel we’ve got labored extraordinarily properly as a group, very pleased with immediately. I wasn’t utterly pleased with my driving however managed to try this lap in Q3 and we begin from pole, so very blissful.”

Perez certified fourth within the second Crimson Bull forward of Lewis Hamilton in fifth.

The game’s most sweeping technical rule modifications in 40 years, that includes new race administration and all-new vehicles designed to create nearer racing, might throw up some shocks this season.

The seven-time world champion was a distant 0.680sec off the tempo in his Mercedes.

Valtteri Bottas got here sixth in his first qualifying session for Alfa Romeo since leaving Mercedes on the finish of final season.

Bahrain Grand Prix Beginning Grid

Beginning grid for Sunday’s Bahrain Grand Prix, the opening spherical of the 2022 Formula One world championship, after qualifying on Saturday:

Entrance row:

Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)

Max Verstappen (NED/Crimson Bull)

2nd row:

Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Ferrari)

Sergio Perez (MEX/Crimson Bull)

third row:

Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)

Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo-Ferrari)

4th row:

Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari)

Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine-Renault)

fifth row:

George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)

Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri-Crimson Bull)

sixth row:

Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault)

Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas-Ferrari)

seventh row:

Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)

Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes)

eighth row:

Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo-Ferrari)

Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri-Crimson Bull)

ninth row:

Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Aston Martin-Mercedes)

Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes)

tenth row:

Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes)

Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams-Mercedes)