Oscar Piastri has claimed his first career pole position with a sensational performance in Qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
It was another disastrous session for Liam Lawson, who qualified 20th and last.
Jack Doohan was also eliminated in Qualifying 1 and will start 18th, two places down on his Alpine teammate.
| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren – Mercedes | 20 | 1:31.591s | 1:31.200s | 1:30.641s | |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 22 | 0.082s | 1:31.295s | 1:31.307s | 1:30.723s |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren – Mercedes | 17 | 0.152s | 1:30.983s | 1:30.787s | 1:30.793s |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull – Honda | 15 | 0.176s | 1:31.424s | 1:31.142s | 1:30.817s |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 21 | 0.286s | 1:31.690s | 1:31.501s | 1:30.927s |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 21 | 0.380s | 1:31.579s | 1:31.450s | 1:31.021s |
| 7 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls – Honda | 20 | 0.438s | 1:31.162s | 1:31.253s | 1:31.079s |
| 8 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 22 | 0.462s | 1:31.676s | 1:31.590s | 1:31.103s |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls – Honda | 19 | 0.997s | 1:31.238s | 1:31.260s | 1:31.638s |
| 10 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams – Mercedes | 20 | 1.065s | 1:31.503s | 1:31.595s | 1:31.706s |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas – Ferrari | 15 | 1:31.876s | 1:31.625s | ||
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber – Ferrari | 15 | 1:31.921s | 1:31.632s | ||
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 15 | 1:31.719s | 1:31.688s | ||
| 14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 15 | 1:31.923s | 1:31.773s | ||
| 15 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams – Mercedes | 15 | 1:31.628s | 1:31.840s | ||
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine – Renault | 9 | 1:31.992s | |||
| 17 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas – Ferrari | 8 | 1:32.018s | |||
| 18 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine – Renault | 8 | 1:32.092s | |||
| 19 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber – Ferrari | 9 | 1:32.141s | |||
| 20 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull – Honda | 8 | 1:32.174s |
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