Hamilton captures 99th career pole ahead of Emilia Romagna GP
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Mercedes star Lewis Hamilton will start from the top spot for Sunday's Emilia Romagna Grand Prix after posting the fastest time during qualifying Saturday at the course in Imola, Italy.
The performance was Hamilton's 99th career pole after beating out the Red Bull tandem of Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.411 |
| 2 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.035 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.087 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.329 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | +0.379 |
| 6 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +0.415 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.464 |
| 8 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +0.487 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.799 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q2 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | Q2 |
| 12 | George Russell | Williams | Q2 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Q2 |
| 14 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q2 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | Q2 |
| 16 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | Q1 |
| 17 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | Q1 |
| 18 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | Q1 |
| 19 | Nikita Mazepin | Haas | Q1 |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 |
"I love it, I love the challenge. We've got the two Red Bulls there, I think it's definitely going to make strategy harder, and they've got great race pace," Hamilton said post-qualifying.
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