Overview

• Lando Norris secured pole with a lap of 1:03.971, half a second clear of Charles Leclerc and ending Max Verstappen’s five-race pole run at his home circuit.
• A red flag in Q2 for a trackside grass fire and a late yellow flag from Pierre Gasly’s spin in Q3 disrupted rivals’ final laps.
• Charles Leclerc capitalized on Ferrari’s upgraded aero package to split the McLarens by taking second on the grid.
• Championship leader Oscar Piastri was forced to abandon his final flying lap after Gasly spun and settled for third.
• Lewis Hamilton qualified fourth, George Russell fifth and rookie Liam Lawson claimed sixth, while Verstappen starts seventh and Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto achieved his first Q3 appearance in eighth.