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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
Verstappen seemed to have secured the pole position after improving his time in his final run, but Norris snatched it from him by delivering a 1:11.383, which was just 0.02s faster than Verstappen.
The second row will be entirely occupied by Mercedes, with Lewis Hamilton outperforming George Russell for only the second time this season. Charles Leclerc will be leading his Ferrari team-mate and local favorite, Carlos Sainz, on the third row.
The top 10 of the Spanish Grand Prix grid is completed by Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso.
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Following his three-place grid penalty from Canada, Sergio Perez will spearhead the endeavor to penetrate the top 10 and score points, with Valtteri Bottas of Sauber joining him on the sixth row.
Nico Hulkenberg from Haas and Lance Stroll from Alonso’s Aston Martin team will make up row seven, followed by Zhou Guanyu in the secondary Sauber and Kevin Magnussen from Haas.
The ninth row in the all-RB is led by Yuki Tsunoda, followed by Daniel Ricciardo. Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant of Williams will essentially form the final row for the Spanish Grand Prix. After deciding to change his Energy Store and Control Electronics, Albon was moved 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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