Lando Norris secured pole position in Singapore GP
Lando Norris claims pole in Singapore GP qualifying, beating Verstappen. Ferrari struggles as Sainz crashes and Leclerc starts 9th.
Lando Norris secured pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix in a dramatic qualifying session.
The McLaren driver outpaced championship leader Max Verstappen, who will start alongside him on the front row.
Q1 saw Daniel Ricciardo, Lance Stroll, Pierre Gasly, Valtteri Bottas, and Zhou Guanyu eliminated. Notably, Franco Colapinto impressed by advancing to Q2 in his Williams.
In Q2, Alex Albon narrowly missed out on Q3 by just 0.024 seconds. Sergio Perez suffered a shock elimination, qualifying only 13th and nearly a second behind his Red Bull teammate Verstappen. Kevin Magnussen and Esteban Ocon also failed to progress.
Q3 was interrupted when last year's winner Carlos Sainz crashed his Ferrari at Turn 17.
After the restart, Norris set a blistering lap of 1:29.525 to claim pole. Verstappen secured second, while Mercedes locked out the second row with Lewis Hamilton and George Russell.
Ferrari endured a difficult session, with Charles Leclerc's lap deleted and Sainz's crash leaving them ninth and tenth on the grid.
Oscar Piastri, Nico Hulkenberg, Fernando Alonso, and Yuki Tsunoda rounded out the top eight.
Singapore Grand Prix Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Time | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | 1:29.525 | McLaren | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 1:29.728 | Red Bull | 0.203 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | 1:29.841 | Mercedes | 0.342 |
| 4 | George Russell | 1:29.867 | Mercedes | 0.428 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | 1:29.953 | McLaren | 0.590 |
| 6 | Nico Hulkenberg | 1:30.115 | Haas | 0.689 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | 1:30.214 | Aston Martin | 0.829 |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | 1:30.354 | RB | 0.829 |
| 9 | Charles Leclerc | No Time | Ferrari | |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jr | No Time | Ferrari | |
| 11 | Alex Albon | Williams | ||
| 12 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | ||
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Williams | ||
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | ||
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | ||
| 16 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB | ||
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | ||
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | ||
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | ||
| 20 | Guanyu Zhou | Sauber |
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