In the early morning of March 27, Beijing time, the qualifying round of the F1 Saudi Grand Prix began to compete. In the end, Perez finished first with a time of 1:28.200, the first pole position of his career, and Leclerc and Sainz were in 2nd and 3rd places respectively. Chinese driver Zhou Guanyu finished 13th, once again setting a new personal qualifying record, hamilton was eliminated in Q1 and only ranked 16th.
Hamilton finished just 15th on the final lap of Q1 before being overtaken by Stoll and confirmed to be eliminated. This is Hamilton's first exit in Q1 since the 2017 Brazilian Grand Prix. Zhou Guanyu ranked 10th in Q1 and advanced to Q2 in two consecutive matches. Sainz, Verstappen and Leclerc are each in the top three.
In the Q2 race, Mick Schumacher's car hit the wall badly, but fortunately he was in good physical condition and his body was not in serious trouble. After the Q2 race, Sainz and Leclerc took the top two, with Verstappen and Perez in 3rd and 4th places respectively. Zhou Guanyu was eliminated, along with Norris, Ricardo, Mick Schumacher and Stoll. Although he missed Q3, Zhou Guanyu's 13th place result was still the best in individual qualifying.
The Q3 race was fiercely contested, with Sainz in first place at 1:28.402 after the first flying lap, his teammate Leclerc trailing 0.044 for second place and Perez in third place. Leclerc overtook Sainz in the final moments, but was then refreshed by Perez, who eventually scored pole position.
In the end, Perez won the first place with a time of 1:28.200, and won the first pole position of his career. Leclerc is second behind 0.025 seconds, Sainz is third 0.202 seconds behind, and Verstappen, O'Conn, Russell, Alonso, Bottas, Gasley and Magnussen are fifth to tenth respectively.