Max Verstappen got his first career pole at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit on Friday. He was three tenths clear of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc in P2, who in turn was eight thousandths clear of Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez's P3 time.

Just like last weekend in Bahrain, this weekend's Q1 saw the exits of both Saubers, both Alpines and the Williams of Logan Sargent. The Sauber of Zhou Guanyu struggled with early technical issues that saw him miss the checkered flag by mere seconds upon leaving the pits. Many of the other cars encountered traffic late in their final laps.

Only seconds into Q2, Nico Hulkenberg lost power and was forced to stop his Haas in a runoff area by turn eight. The incident brought out yellow flags with 11:20 remaining, and red flags were waved with 10:58 remaining in Q2. Hulkenberg's car would remain immobile for the remainder of the session.

Q2 saw the elimination of Hulkenberg, Daniel Ricciardo, Kevin Magnussen, Alex Albon and Ferrari substitute Oliver Bearman. Bearman stepped in for FP3 and beyond to replace Carlos Sainz Jr., who was recently diagnosed with appendicitis.

Despite entering on short notice and clipping the wall once in Q2, Bearman drove well and finished a respectable P11. He was only 36 thousandths of a second behind Lewis Hamilton, who complained about a lack of grip after Q2.

In Q3, Aston Martin performed well. Fernando Alonso finished P4. Teammate Lance Stroll, who drove well in Q1 and Q2, struggled on his last lap's final sector and finished P10. Despite finishing at the bottom of Q3, Stroll had a good day and has previously displayed the skills required to climb up the field on race day.

McLaren also showed quality pace, as drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris picked up P5 and P6. Since last weekend, they've jumped Mercedes. George Russell managed just P7, while Hamilton struggled early on his final lap and finished P8.

Behind Hamilton in P9 was Yuki Tsunoda of RB. After a tense interaction with his teammate Ricciardo late last weekend, Tsunoda outperformed Ricciardo, who finished five places behind Tsunoda in P14.

Full qualifying order:

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)

2. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)

3. Sergio Perez (Red Bull)

4. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)

5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren)

6. Lando Norris (McLaren)

7. George Russell (Mercedes)

8. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

9. Yuki Tsunoda (RB)

10. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)

11. Oliver Bearman (Ferrari)

12. Alex Albon (Williams)

13. Kevin Magnussen (Haas)

14. Daniel Ricciardo (RB)

15. Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)

16. Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)

17. Esteban Ocon (Alpine)

18. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)

19. Logan Sargent (Williams)

20. Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)