19/11/2021
NEWS STORY
Times from today's opening free practice session for the Ooredoo Qatar Grand Prix.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
| 1 | Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:23.723 | 143.750 mph |
| 2 | Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:24.160 | 0.437 |
| 3 | Bottas | Mercedes | 1:24.194 | 0.471 |
| 4 | Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:24.509 | 0.786 |
| 5 | Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:24.648 | 0.925 |
| 6 | Sainz | Ferrari | 1:24.713 | 0.990 |
| 7 | Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:24.790 | 1.067 |
| 8 | Perez | Red Bull | 1:24.915 | 1.192 |
| 9 | Ocon | Alpine | 1:24.972 | 1.249 |
| 10 | Norris | McLaren | 1:25.215 | 1.492 |
| 11 | Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:25.291 | 1.568 |
| 12 | Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:25.328 | 1.605 |
| 13 | Latifi | Williams | 1:25.688 | 1.965 |
| 14 | Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.757 | 2.034 |
| 15 | Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.828 | 2.105 |
| 16 | Russell | Williams | 1:25.871 | 2.148 |
| 17 | Alonso | Alpine | 1:25.905 | 2.182 |
| 18 | Schumacher | Haas | 1:26.699 | 2.976 |
| 19 | Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:26.712 | 2.989 |
| 20 | Mazepin | Haas | 1:27.500 | 3.777 |
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