Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz outpaced team-mate Charles Leclerc to take pole place for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix in Austin, Texas.
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The Spaniard delivered a ultimate flying lap in 1:34.356 to beat his Monegasque associate by 0.065, leaving world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull third, on the day his workforce’s founder and co-owner Dietrich Mateschitz died aged 78.
However, with Leclerc taking a grid penalty, Dutchman Verstappen will begin second on Sunday alongside Sainz on the entrance row as he bids for a record-equalling thirteenth win of the season to assist Red Bull clinch their fifth constructors’ title.
The race is because of begin at 21:00 (SA time).
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GRID FOR THE USA GRAND PRIX
Front row
Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
2nd row
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
third row
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
4th row
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo)
Alexander Albon (THA/Williams)
fifth row
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
Sebastian Vettel (GER/Aston Martin)
sixth row
Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri)
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
seventh row
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri)
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine)
eighth row
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren)
ninth row
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas)
tenth row
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo)
Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams)
