George Russell took the “pole” position for the sprint, completing his fastest lap in the final part of qualifying in 1 min, 11.567 sec.
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The results are truly impressive, and there was no shortage of drama until the end, as the qualifying gaps in the top four were very small.
The next three drivers were very close to G. Russell. Charles Leclerc, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri were less than 0.1 sec behind the qualifying leader.
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Kimi Antonelli was slightly slower, finishing 5th. Two more drivers, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton, were more than half a second behind. Pierre Gasly, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Arvid Lindblad also made it into the top ten.
Liam Lawson was unlucky, as he did not make it to the final part of qualifying with the Red Bull car, and Yuki Tsunoda also missed the top ten by a very small margin.
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Schedule
Saturday: 13:00–14:00 – sprint, 17:00–18:00 – qualifying.
Sunday: 16:00 – race.