Overview

• Lando Norris delivered a 1:03.971 lap to claim his first pole at the Red Bull Ring and end Max Verstappen’s run of five consecutive poles there.
• Charles Leclerc qualified second to split the McLarens, with Oscar Piastri relegated to third after Pierre Gasly’s spin brought out yellow flags in Q3.
• Max Verstappen will start seventh after his final flying lap was ruined by a late yellow flag and ongoing grip issues with his Red Bull.
• Qualifying was stopped in Q2 when trackside grass at Turn 10 caught fire, prompting a red flag before the final runs resumed.
• Lewis Hamilton, George Russell and Liam Lawson secured fourth, fifth and sixth on the grid respectively.