Overview

• Norris claimed pole with a lap of 1m03.971s, outpacing Charles Leclerc by 0.521 seconds for the largest margin of the season.
• Oscar Piastri will start third after Pierre Gasly’s late Q3 spin brought out yellow flags and disrupted his final flying lap.
• Max Verstappen’s run of five consecutive poles at his home circuit ended as he could only manage seventh on the grid.
• A grass fire at turn 10 triggered a red flag in Q2, prompting extra track dampening and underscoring safety challenges at the Red Bull Ring.
• Lewis Hamilton and George Russell qualified fourth and fifth, positioning Ferrari and Mercedes to influence tomorrow’s championship-contending race.