Max Verstappen will start from the first row in the Bahrain Grand Prix

Max Verstappen, the Dutch pilot of the Red Bull team, will start from the first row in the Bahrain Grand Prix, the 16th race of the season in the Formula 1 World Championship.

Due to security concerns in the Middle East, the qualifying rounds of the Bahrain Grand Prix, held in Malaysia, were held at the 5.5-kilometer International Sepang Circuit.

Verstappen, who achieved a time of 1 minute 35.130 seconds in the qualifying rounds, placed in the first pocket.

Ferrari's British pilot Lewis Hamilton took the second place, 0.298 seconds behind Verstappen, and French Isack Hadjar from the Red Bull team took the third place with a difference of 0.428 seconds.

The leader of the pilots' classification, Italian Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes, took the 4th place, 0.501 seconds behind the leader.

Bahrain Grand Prix will start tomorrow at 10.00 GMT.