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Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya main straight.

Lando Norris pipped Max Verstappen to pole for the 2024 Spanish Grand Prix in a thrilling qualifying battle. 

With Verstappen in the Red Bull and McLaren’s Norris joined by the Ferrari and Mercedes duos seemingly in the battle for pole, it was Verstappen and Norris who emerged from this pack as Norris secured that P1 grid slot for Sunday’s Spanish Grand Prix.

Lando Norris snatches Spanish GP pole from Max Verstappen

It seemed as though Verstappen had secured the pole position after improving his timing by a few tenths in his final run. However, Norris surprised everyone by clocking in a 1:11.383, beating Verstappen’s time by a mere 0.02s and claiming the pole position for himself.

Lewis Hamilton will be joined by George Russell on the second row, with Hamilton outqualifying Russell for only the second time this season. The third row will feature Charles Leclerc leading his Ferrari teammate and local favorite, Carlos Sainz. Importantly, this will be an all-Mercedes second row.

The top 10 for the Spanish Grand Prix grid is completed by Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso.

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Sergio Perez will spearhead the effort to break into the top 10 and points-scoring positions, after his three-place grid penalty applied in Canada has been taken into account. Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas will be joining him on the sixth row.

Nico Hulkenberg from Haas and Lance Stroll from Alonso’s Aston Martin team will make up the seventh row, followed by Zhou Guanyu in the second Sauber and Kevin Magnussen in the Haas.

Yuki Tsunoda is leading Daniel Ricciardo in the all-RB row nine, followed by Williams’ Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant, who will essentially form the rear row for the Spanish Grand Prix. After the team decided to replace his Energy Store and Control Electronics, Albon fell back to the pit lane.

2024 Spanish Grand Prix grid

1. Lando Norris, McLaren
2. Max Verstappen, Red Bull
3. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
4. George Russell, Mercedes
5. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
6. Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
7. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
8. Esteban Ocon, Alpine
9. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
10. Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
11. Sergio Perez, Red Bull
12. Valtteri Bottas, Sauber
13. Nico Hulkenberg, Haas
14. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
15. Zhou Guanyu, Sauber
16. Kevin Magnussen, Haas
17. Yuki Tsunoda, RB
18. Daniel Ricciardo, RB
20. Logan Sargeant, Williams

Pit lane – Alex Albon, Williams

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