Verstappen secures pole during wet qualifying session for Canadian GP
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Red Bull's Max Verstappen will start from P1 for the Canadian Grand Prix on Sunday after posting the fastest time in Saturday's qualifying on a wet Circuit Gilles Villeneuve track in Montreal.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.299 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Alpine | +0.645 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | +0.797 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +1.592 |
| 5 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1.661 |
| 6 | Mick Schumacher | Haas | +2.057 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +2.230 |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | +2.258 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | +2.450 |
| 10 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | +2.731 |
| 11 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Q2 |
| 12 | Alex Albon | Williams | Q2 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | Q2 |
| 14 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q2 |
| 15 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q1 |
| 16 | Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | Q1 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 |
| 18 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 |
| 19 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q2* |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q1 |
Ferrari star Charles Leclerc, who has started in the top row in every race this season, will begin from the rear after multiple penalties.
Meanwhile, veteran Spaniard Fernando Alonso secured P2 for his best qualifying performance since 2012.
"It feels great, it was an unbelievable weekend so far for us ... the car was mega, I was so comfortable driving this car, and the fans pushed me to make an extra push. I think we'll attack Max on the first corner," Alonso said.