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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

After finding a couple more tenths in his final run, it looked like Verstappen perhaps had pole in the bag, only for Norris to deliver a 1:11.383, bettering Verstappen by just 0.02s to snatch pole for himself.

It will be an all-Mercedes second row, Lewis Hamilton outqualifying George Russell for just the second time this season, with Charles Leclerc ahead of Ferrari team-mate and home hero Carlos Sainz on row three.

Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Oscar Piastri and Fernando Alonso complete the top 10 for the Spanish Grand Prix grid.

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Sergio Perez will lead the charge to break into the top 10 and points-paying positions, following the application of his three-place grid penalty issued back in Canada, with Sauber’s Valtteri Bottas alongside him on row six.

Haas’ Nico Hulkenberg and Alonso’s Aston Martin team-mate Lance Stroll will form row seven, ahead of Zhou Guanyu in the second Sauber and Kevin Magnussen in the Haas.

It is an all-RB row nine, Yuki Tsunoda ahead of Daniel Ricciardo, while Williams’ Alex Albon and Logan Sargeant will efffectively form the back row for the Spanish Grand Prix. Albon dropped to the pit lane after the team opted to change his Energy Store and Control Electronics.

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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