Red Bull Racing secured the full front row for the
Chinese Grand Prix with
Max Verstappen on pole position and
Sergio Perez on P2.
Fernando Alonso completed the top three. However, his team,
Aston Martin, lodged a protest against the qualifying result, meaning
Carlos Sainz briefly worried about his P7 but the stewards turned down the protest.
Sainz to stewards
Sainz qualified seventh, ahead of Mercedes driver
George Russell and behind
Ferrari teammate
Charles Leclerc, who will start alongside
Oscar Piastri on the third row.
Lando Norris was just ahead of his
McLaren teammate and starts in fourth place, just behind Alonso.
Both Sainz and
Nico Hulkenberg had to report to the stewards after qualifying. The Haas driver overtook in the pit lane and was reprimanded for doing so.
Provisional starting grid Chinese GP