F1 starting grid: Max Verstappen claims pole for 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix

Q3 results: Max Verstappen claims pole position in the final qualifying session. Charles Leclerc will join him on the front row. The rest of the starting lineup can be found below.

Q2 results: The five slowest drivers were Yuki Tsunoda, Lance Stroll, Alexander Albon, Daniel Ricciardo and Kevin Magnussen. They will slot in P11-P15.

Q1 results: The five slowest drivers were Valtteri Botas, Guanyu Zhao, Logan Sargeant, Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly. They will slot in P16-P20.

Formula 1 racing has arrived in Sakhir this weekend for the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix. The race will take place on Saturday at Bahrain International Circuit, but the day before qualifying will settle the starting grid. Qualifying gets underway at 11 a.m. ET on ESPN2, and will be available for live stream at WatchESPN.

The full entry list is below and we’ll be providing updates over the hour and change of qualifying. The first qualifying period runs 18 minutes and features all 20 cars. Five cars are eliminated after that period and then 15 cars compete for 15 minutes in the second qualifying period. Five more cars are eliminated and the final ten drivers compete for the top ten spots across 12 minutes of racing.

Max Verstappen heads into qualifying as the favorite to win the race at DraftKings Sportsbook. He is installed at -300 and is followed by Charles Leclerc (+900), Sergio Pérez (+1200), Lewis Hamilton (+1600), and George Russell and Carlos Sainz (both +1800). One of the Red Bull team of Verstappen and Pérez are favored to claim the pole with -350 odds.

Here is the full entry list for the 2024 Bahrain Grand Prix as qualifying gets underway. We’ll provide updates with each driver’s time and how the starting lineup settles.