Leclerc takes maiden pole - Bahrain Grand Prix starting grid

Charles Leclerc produced a track record to earn his first ever pole position as Ferrari locked down the front row in qualifying at the 2019 Bahrain Grand Prix.

Leclerc produced a stunning lap of 01:27.866 to take pole as Mercedes weren't able to follow up there one-two from Australia with a shut out in Bahrain. Sebastian Vettel qualified in second with a time of 1:28.160 but faced a nervy wait for Lewis Hamilton to come in but the Brit was only able to lap at 1:28.190 in Q3 meaning Ferrari had something to show for their early dominance.

It was an impressive qualifying session for McLaren as both of their cars made it to Q3 with Carlos Sainz eventually qualifying seventh and Lando Norris tenth. Verstappen, Magnussen, Grosjean and Raikkonen completed the top ten with Haas once again proving to be the early midfield leaders.

It was another disappointing qualifying session for Pierre Gasly who failed to make it out of Q2, he'll start P13 on the grid. The Frenchman set a best time of 1:29.526 which wasn't enough to take him into Q3. Both Renaults failed to make it into Q3 with Hulkenberg exiting in Q1 and Ricciardo qualifying P11.

Williams once again brought up the rear and will once again start from the back, Russell P19 and Kubica P20.

Full Classification

P1: Leclerc

P2: Vettel

P3: Hamilton

P4: Bottas

P5: Verstappen

P6: Magnussen

P7: Sainz

P8: Grosjean

P9: Raikkonen

P10: Norris

P11: Ricciardo

P12: Albon

P13: Gasly

P14: Perez

P15: Kvyat

P16: Giovinazzi

P17: Hulkenberg

P18: Stroll

P19: Russell

P20: Kubica