Valtteri Bottas has taken pole position for the 2019 Chinese Grand Prix, making it the third different driver to take a pole position this season in the opening 3 races. Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton qualified in second place, just 0.023s slower to make it a Mercedes 1-2 in the process. Sebastian Vettel qualified in third for Ferrari, with team-mate Charles Leclerc qualifying in fourth.
Alexander Albon did not set a time in qualifying due to a heavy accident he suffered in FP3, whilst Antonio Giovinazzi did not set a time either, even though he did emerge during Q1. Also, Red Bull's Pierre Gasly advanced to Q3 for the first time this season, whilst Kimi Raikkonen did not advance to Q3 for the first time since the 2016 Hungarian Grand Prix.
Starting grid:
Valtteri Bottas - Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes
Sebastian Vettel - Ferrari
Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
Max Verstappen - Red Bull Racing-Honda
Pierre Gasly - Red Bull Racing-Honda
Daniel Ricciardo - Renault
Nico Hulkenberg - Renault
Kevin Magnussen - Haas-Ferrari
Romain Grosjean - Haas-Ferrari
Daniil Kvyat - Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda
Sergio Perez - Racing Point-BWT Mercedes
Kimi Raikkonen - Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari
Carlos Sainz - McLaren-Renault
Lando Norris - McLaren-Renault
Lance Stroll - Racing Point-BWT Mercedes
George Russell - Williams-Mercedes
Robert Kubica - Williams-Mercedes
Antonio Giovinazzi - Alfa Romeo Racing-Ferrari
Alexander Albon - Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda