- Championship leader quickest but has 10-place grid penalty
- Mercedes teammate on pole ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen
Lewis Hamilton was quickest in qualifying for the Turkish Grand Prix, though the world champion will not start from pole position because he has a grid penalty for taking a new engine. His Mercedes teammate Valtteri Bottas, who was second, will be on pole with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen alongside him. Hamilton has a 10-place penalty so will start from 11th. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was in fourth, with AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly in fifth.
Hamilton’s Mercedes team were concerned about potential engine reliability in lasting out the remaining seven races and opted to fit the new engine – their fourth, one more than the regulations allow – at a track where they hope their championship leader will be able to come through the field and minimise the potential points loss to his title rival Verstappen.