Full results qualifying GP Saudi Arabia | Max awaits catch-up race

Leclerc was one-and-a-half tenths short of Perez's time, but because of the use of his third control electronics, he will be put back 10 places. The second row of the grid, therefore, sees George Russell and Carlos Sainz, who actually finished fourth and fifth in qualifying.

Nyck de Vries did not get further than an eighteenth time and thus failed to reach Q2, just like in Bahrain. The second Dutchman in the F1 field will need luck if he wants to take points on Sunday, as AlphaTauri's AT04 does not seem to be fast enough.