Overview

• George Russell posted a 1:10.899 lap to claim his first pole position of the season at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.
• Max Verstappen qualified second but must avoid another penalty point to escape a potential one-race ban at the Austrian Grand Prix.
• Oscar Piastri secured third place and remains the championship leader with a ten-point advantage.
• Lando Norris dropped to seventh after errors in Q3, his lowest qualifying result this season.
• Yuki Tsunoda will start ten places lower following a grid penalty for overtaking under red-flag conditions in FP3.