2019 Spanish Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton won the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix after turning a strong start into a controlled victory at Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya. Valtteri Bottas completed another Mercedes one-two, while Max Verstappen beat both Ferraris to the final podium place.

Pole position
Driver	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Time	1:15.406
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:18.492 on lap 54
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
10 May 2019	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
10 May 2019	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
11 May 2019	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
11 May 2019	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
12 May 2019	Race	15:10

All times are local (UTC+02:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Bottas led Hamilton by one point heading into the fifth round. The arrival of the European season brought development updates and renewed scrutiny of Ferrari‘s challenge, but Mercedes had already finished first and second in every race so far.

Race entries

The regular 20 drivers contested the weekend, with no practice substitutes. Daniel Ricciardo carried a three-place grid penalty for his collision with Daniil Kvyat in Azerbaijan, adding another complication to his efforts to build momentum at Renault.

Free Practice

Valtteri Bottas led FP1 with a 1:17.951, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Charles Leclerc. Mercedes began the weekend strongly on a circuit the teams knew well from pre-season testing.

Bottas also topped FP2, setting a 1:17.284 and beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.049 seconds. Leclerc was third as the Ferrari drivers continued to search for a response to the Mercedes pace.

Hamilton moved ahead in FP3 with a 1:16.568. Leclerc and Bottas completed the top three, setting up another close contest within Mercedes for pole position.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Spanish Grand Prix FP1, 10 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:17.951	19
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.115s	20
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.221s	20
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.624s	22
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+0.992s	25
6	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.204s	31
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.229s	27
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+1.334s	30
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.413s	34
10	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.499s	25
11	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.560s	24
12	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.893s	14
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.904s	28
14	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.070s	28
15	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+2.079s	25
16	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.115s	33
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.508s	26
18	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.640s	22
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2.938s	27
20	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.039s	23

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Spanish Grand Prix FP2, 10 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:17.284	35
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.049s	35
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.301s	42
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.389s	41
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.751s	30
6	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+0.869s	42
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.954s	34
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.071s	40
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.374s	45
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.438s	40
11	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.443s	30
12	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.495s	44
13	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.555s	33
14	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.577s	43
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.650s	40
16	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.757s	43
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.143s	37
18	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.164s	40
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.907s	38
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.497s	23

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Spanish Grand Prix FP3, 11 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:16.568	14
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.531s	16
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.555s	9
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.604s	15
5	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+0.624s	15
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+0.962s	15
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.990s	12
8	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.296s	16
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.401s	17
10	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.435s	17
11	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.537s	17
12	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.782s	17
13	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.088s	12
14	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+2.125s	12
15	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.166s	16
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.172s	14
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+2.406s	14
18	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.439s	14
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.853s	16
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.002s	18

Qualifying

Valtteri Bottas delivered a commanding 1:15.406 to take his third consecutive pole. Lewis Hamilton was 0.634 seconds behind, with Sebastian Vettel third, Max Verstappen fourth and Charles Leclerc fifth.

Pierre Gasly qualified sixth ahead of Romain Grosjean and Kevin Magnussen. Nico Hülkenberg faced a pit-lane start after specification changes to his car, while Antonio Giovinazzi and George Russell received gearbox penalties. Ricciardo’s existing penalty also affected the midfield grid.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying, 11 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:16.979	1:15.924	1:15.406	18
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:17.292	1:16.038	1:16.040	17
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:17.425	1:16.667	1:16.272	18
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:17.244	1:16.726	1:16.357	12
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:17.388	1:16.714	1:16.588	19
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:17.862	1:16.932	1:16.708	17
7	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:18.042	1:17.066	1:16.911	16
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:17.669	1:17.272	1:16.922	15
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:17.914	1:17.243	1:17.573	20
10	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:18.385	1:17.299	1:18.106	19
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:17.611	1:17.338	—	14
12	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:17.796	1:17.445	—	14
13	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:17.760	1:17.599	—	12
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:18.132	1:17.788	—	14
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:18.286	1:17.886	—	12
16	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:18.404	—	—	7
17	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:18.471	—	—	9
18	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:18.664	—	—	8
19	63	George Russell	Williams	1:19.072	—	—	8
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:20.254	—	—	9

Daniel Ricciardo received a three-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the previous round.

Nico Hülkenberg was required to start from the pit lane after changing the specification of his front wing during qualifying and changing brake map parameters. He also was required to start from the rear of the starting grid for changing multiple power unit components.

Antonio Giovinazzi received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

George Russell received a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change.

What happened in the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton made the better start and took the lead into Turn 1. Sebastian Vettel briefly threatened around the outside, but ran wide, allowing Valtteri Bottas to hold second. Max Verstappen then swept past Vettel through Turn 3 to claim third.

Hamilton established control at the front, while Bottas could not reproduce his qualifying advantage. Verstappen kept the Ferraris behind him and emerged as the leading challenger to Mercedes, although the fight for victory remained out of reach.

Ferrari exchanged its drivers’ positions during the race as their strategies developed. Vettel initially let Charles Leclerc through, before the order was reversed later. The manoeuvres did not produce a podium, with Vettel eventually finishing fourth and Leclerc fifth.

Lando Norris and Lance Stroll collided at Turn 2 in the second half of the race, bringing out the safety car. It gave the field a chance to close up, but Hamilton handled the restart and the leading six retained their positions.

The livelier battle was within Haas. Kevin Magnussen got ahead of Romain Grosjean after the restart and went on to finish seventh. Grosjean lost further ground but still took tenth, giving the team a double-points result.

Carlos Sainz delighted the home crowd with eighth for McLaren, and Daniil Kvyat finished ninth. Pierre Gasly completed the leading six. The Norris–Stroll collision produced the only two retirements of the afternoon.

Hamilton added fastest lap to his victory and moved seven points ahead of Bottas. Mercedes had now taken five consecutive one-two finishes, leaving Ferrari and Red Bull Racing with a substantial early-season gap to close.

2019 Spanish Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Spanish Grand Prix was held on 12 May 2019, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	66	1:35:50.443	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	66	+4.074s	18
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	66	+7.679s	15
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	66	+9.167s	12
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	66	+13.361s	10
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	66	+19.576s	8
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	66	+28.159s	6
8	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	66	+32.342s	4
9	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	66	+33.056s	2
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	66	+34.641s	1
11	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	66	+35.445s	0
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	66	+36.758s	0
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	66	+39.241s	0
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	66	+41.803s	0
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	66	+46.877s	0
16	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	66	+47.691s	0
17	63	George Russell	Williams	65	+1 lap	0
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	65	+1 lap	0
Ret	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	44	Collision	0
Ret	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	44	Collision	0

Lewis Hamilton earned the additional point for fastest lap.

2019 Spanish Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	54	16:32:57	1:18.492	213.499
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	55	16:34:21	1:18.737	212.835
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	57	16:37:03	1:19.769	210.081
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	64	16:46:26	1:19.820	209.947
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	57	16:37:07	1:20.002	209.469
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	57	16:37:10	1:20.536	208.080
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	56	16:35:56	1:20.615	207.876
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	64	16:46:47	1:20.726	207.591
9	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	66	16:49:25	1:20.770	207.478
10	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	59	16:40:00	1:20.859	207.249
11	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	65	16:48:11	1:21.028	206.817
12	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	64	16:46:49	1:21.057	206.743
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	65	16:48:15	1:21.282	206.171
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	66	16:49:39	1:21.382	205.917
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	64	16:47:00	1:21.833	204.782
16	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	65	16:48:21	1:21.859	204.717
17	63	George Russell	Williams	64	16:48:34	1:22.382	203.418
18	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	28	15:53:14	1:22.561	202.977
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	65	16:50:04	1:23.202	201.413
20	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	28	15:53:10	1:23.226	201.355

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Spanish Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	112
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	105
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	66
4	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	64
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	57
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing	21
7	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	14
8	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	13
9	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	13
10	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	12
11	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	10
12	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	6
13	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	6
14	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	4
15	Alexander Albon	THA	Toro Rosso	3
16	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	3
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	1
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	0
19	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0
20	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	217
2	Ferrari	121
3	Red Bull Racing	87
4	McLaren	22
5	Racing Point	17
6	Haas	15
7	Alfa Romeo Racing	13
8	Renault	12
9	Toro Rosso	6
10	Williams	0

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December