Full results from qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, round five of the 2019 Formula 1 season.<doc-sep>Charles Coates/Getty Images Valtteri Bottas continued his excellent 2019 season on Saturday, as he led a Mercedes front-row lockout in qualifying at the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix. Mercedes were dominant throughout the day, and Bottas secured pole with a stunning time of one minute, 15.406 seconds. His team-mate Lewis Hamilton will join him at the front of the grid, while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel will begin in third. Earlier in the day, Hamilton topped final practice, with Bottas leading the way in both sessions on Friday. Here is a recap of Saturday's action, including the key details from qualifying ahead of Sunday's race in Barcelona. Qualifying Recap Video Play Button Videos you might like With all the main names negotiating their way through Q1, the big story early on was the continued struggles of Renault. While Daniel Ricciardo was able to squeeze through into the next phase, Nico Hulkenberg had a session to forget. His front wing got stuck under his car after a collision with the barriers, prompting mid-session repairs and then an eventual elimination. F1 journalist Philip Duncan commented on what has been a challenging 2019 for the team so far: One of the biggest surprises in Q1 was the performance of McLaren's Lando Norris. He produced a fine lap to stay well clear of any cutoff and finished the session in a lofty sixth position. In the second stanza, the power of the Mercedes was again there for all to see, as Hamilton posted a time of 1:16.038 to break the circuit record; it felt inevitable he would go quicker again in the final session, too: Elsewhere, the scrap to get into the top-10 shootout was intriguing, as Ferrari's Charles Leclerc found himself in the red zone as the clock ticked down to zero. He eventually did enough to get through on his final lap, while Bottas pipped Hamilton to top spot at the end of the session. The Ferrari mechanics had some work to do before Q3: In the race for pole, Mercedes were always going to be tough to beat, and the two Silver Arrows were first to set a time. Once again, Bottas had the edge, posting a blistering marker of 1:15.406, more than sixth-tenths of a second quicker than Hamilton in second. In the second runs, neither of the front two were able to improve their times, while Vettel did enough to finish as the best of the rest. FP3 Recap At a track the drivers are so familiar with, it was strange to see a number of big names making errors in the early stages on Saturday. First it was Vettel, who spun at the chicane. A day earlier, the German had been unhappy with the lack of grip in his rear tyres and didn't appear totally at ease in Barcelona, limping to the fourth-fastest time. The same could be said for Bottas to begin with. Having looked flawless on Friday, the Finn's mistake left his Mercedes in the gravel and temporarily brought the session to a standstill: His team's Twitter account were quick to note this was out of character for a driver who is usually so dependable: Meanwhile, the battle for top spot in the standings didn't ignite until late on, when the leaders decided to give the soft tyres a go. Leclerc initially went quickest, although he was blown away by Hamilton, who reinforced just how difficult the Mercedes is going to be to beat in qualifying and on Sunday. The Briton was a massive 0.531 seconds ahead of the Ferrari, with Bottas eventually recovering to take third spot. The session was brought to a premature end when George Russell lost control of his Williams and spun into a wall with five minutes remaining.<doc-sep>Renault’s nightmare start to the 2019 Formula 1 season continued in Spain during the opening qualifying session. Nico Hulkenberg came off second best heading into the fourth corner when he locked up his front right tyre and skidded across the gravel before tapping the barrier. He was able to drive out of the sand trap and make his way around to the pits, but did drag his front wing underneath his car the entire way around the track. “Not great, not the smoothest yet, we need to do better,” Hulkenberg said after qualifying. “I’m quite disappointed with myself about that. I made a mistake on the first run, touched the wall slightly and we had to change the front wing and we also suffered bargeboard damage. If you make mistakes, you pay for them. “We could have made Q2 at a minimum today. We’re lacking a bit of pace and harmony in the car at the moment. We’ll give it our best tomorrow and aim for a better result.” Later in the first session Aussie teammate Daniel Ricciardo almost suffered a similar fate when he locked up his front tyre on the exact same corner. Thankfully he kept it on the track, but only just snuck through into the second qualifying session before making his way into the third and final session. Hulkenberg has broken his front wing after going off at Turn 4 and hitting the wall. Currently caught under the Renault car as he hobbles back to the pits #F1 #SpanishGP — Luke Smith (@LukeSmithF1) May 11, 2019 Ricciardo couldn’t match the pace of his rivals but the Australian once again beat out his teammate and will start from 10th on the grid. “We did a pretty good job to get into Q3 today. That was the target and I certainly felt after yesterday we had the potential to achieve that,” Ricciardo said. “We probably could have been slightly higher in the order for Q3 but I lost the rear out of Turn 13 on the second run and lost some time. That stopped it from being a really good session, but, in any case, it was a strong effort today. “We have the penalty to add, but we’ll get our heads down in the race and look for points.” Mercedes duo Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton continued the 2019 trend by claiming another front row lockout. Bottas blitzed the field with a stunning qualifying lap and Hamilton gave it his all but simply couldn’t match the blistering speed of his teammate. Ferrari had mixed results in the final session of qualifying with Sebastian Vettel sitting more than half a second behind Hamilton. Charles Leclerc faced a delayed start to the session after the team worked on the damaged floor of his car. He managed to get out onto the track but couldn’t match Vettel’s speed and will start from fifth spot on the grid. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen will start in fourth, ahead of teammate Pierre Gasly who will start from sixth. Verstappen unleashed during the final practice session after a close encounter during a flying lap. After being held up by Lance Stroll, Verstappen was told to be careful of him starting a new lap by his pit crew. His response was rather blunt. “I know, f*** him. He also f***ed my lap so he can wait as well. D***,” Verstappen said. WARNING: Explicit language. Gezellig even de radio luisteren bij Max nadat Stroll in de weg reed tijdens VT3. Max had weinig zin om vervolgens Stroll weer voorbij te laten. Als je van veel fuckjes en getier houdt, here you go 😜 #F1 pic.twitter.com/UvtZaP1IkL — Rob van Gameren (@VanGamerenF1) May 11, 2019 F1 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying results 1: Valterri Bottas 2: Lewis Hamilton 3: Sebastian Vettel 4: Max Verstappen 5: Chrles Leclerc 6: Pierre Gasly 7: Romain Grosjean 8: Kevin Magnussen 9: Dani Kvyat 10: Daniel Ricciardo 11: Lando Norris 12: Alex Albon 13: Carlos Sainz 14: Kimi Raikkonen 15: Sergio Perez 16: Nico Hulkenberg 17: Lance Stroll 18: Antonio Giovinazzi 19: George Russell 20: Robert Kubica<doc-sep>Daniel Ricciardo has been hit with a three-place grid penalty for the Spanish Grand Prix. Welcome to FOX SPORTS’ live coverage of the Practice 3 and qualifying from the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona. Daniel Ricciardo faces an uphill task if he is to start in the top 10 for Sunday night’s (AEST) race after carrying over his three-place grid penalty from the incident involving Daniil Kvyat in Azerbaijan last time out. He does have a new power unit in order to fight that battle though which showed early signs of promise during Friday’s practice sessions despite him finishing in P11 and P15 respectively. Live stream the Formula 1® Spanish Grand Prix 2019 on KAYO SPORTS. Every practice, qualifying & race live & anytime in HD. Get your 14 day free trial > “There was a lot learned today,” he said after practice. “I felt the car was pretty good to start the day and better than what we showed on the timesheets. “There is more potential and we have some work to do to identify why we couldn’t demonstrate that pace over one lap. “That said, it seemed better on the high-fuel runs. Tomorrow, we’ll look to extract better qualifying pace.” Elsewhere, championship leader Valtteri Bottas continued his strong form and topped both practice sessions, the second ahead of teammate Lewis Hamilton after the Brit struggled to get to grips with the car. The Ferrari duo, who moved forward their planned updates for what is seen as a crucial race for them in Spain, were just behind while Haas were the best of the rest. Track schedule (AEST): Practice 3: 20.00-21.00 Qualifying: 23.00-00.00 Follow all the action here or live and exclusive on FOX SPORTS 506. Keep up to date with all the latest goings on here with our live blog below… If the blog does not appear, please click here.<doc-sep>
- Valtteri Bottas took the ninth pole position of his Formula 1 career on Saturday in Spain after topping qualifying for Mercedes, setting three laps good enough for P1. - His best effort of 1m15.406s comfortably marks a new track record at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, beating last year’s benchmark set by Lewis Hamilton in qualifying (1m16.173s). - It is the first time in Bottas’ F1 career that he has scored three consecutive pole positions, and also the first time he has beaten Hamilton in qualifying at three races in a row during their time together as teammates. - Hamilton had a battery charge issue at the end of Q2 which compromised his first Q3 run, before being told to back off during his final lap of the session due to track conditions worsening. - Both Bottas and Hamilton said they were surprised by the gap to Ferrari in qualifying as Sebastian Vettel finished eight-tenths of a second off the pole time. As the car update arms race rages on between the two front-running teams, it seems the pecking order has remained unchanged. - Max Verstappen was content with P4 on the grid for Red Bull as he split the Ferrari drivers, but felt Mercedes was out of reach at the front of the pack. Asked about his hopes for the race on Sunday, he said fighting for a podium would be the aim. - Teammate Pierre Gasly will start the race sixth on the grid, and took heart from a clean weekend up to now – something he has not entirely enjoyed so far this year. Gasly also said he felt the minor updates on the RB15 car were helping him grow more comfortable with the car after a tricky start to the year. - Charles Leclerc could only manage a single run in Q3 after damaging the underside of his car when running wide on a lap in Q2. While Ferrari repaired the car so he got out at the end of Q3, the Monegasque could only qualify fifth. - Haas comfortably finished as the leading midfield team on Saturday with Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen locking out the fourth row of the grid, half a second clear of Daniil Kvyat in P9. The team will be aiming to bounce back from a three-race run out of the points that has seen tyre woes blight its race pace. - Kvyat said he thought his Q2 lap was one of the best single laps of his F1 career. The effort got him through to Q3 where he finished ninth, lapping three-tenths of a second slower than his overall best effort. - Daniel Ricciardo made good on his hopes of getting into Q3 as he qualified P10 for Renault. He will drop to 13th on the grid as a result of a penalty for the collision with Kvyat in Azerbaijan. - Teammate Nico Hulkenberg dropped out in Q1 after a lock up sent him into the wall during his first run, damaging the front wing on his Renault. While Hulkenberg did get back out again after having a new front wing fitted, damage to the bargeboards limited him to P16 for the team. - Renault’s fast-tracked power unit update led to element changes for its drivers ahead of FP3. Hulkenberg took a new engine, turbocharger and MGU-H, matching Ricciardo’s changes from yesterday, while McLaren drivers Lando Norris and Carlos Sainz updated the same parts on their customer engines. - Red Bull opted to change Pierre Gasly’s chassis ahead of FP3 on Saturday morning in order for the new parts to be fitted after the Frenchman did not run them during practice. The car re-passed scrutineering after checks by the stewards prior to the session. - George Russell was handed a five-place grid penalty as a result of a gearbox change following his FP3 crash, dropping him from P19 to P20 on the grid tomorrow behind teammate Robert Kubica.