Ferrari's Carlos Sainz held off a late push from Mercedes' George Russell on Saturday to claim pole position for Sunday's Singapore Grand Prix.
The result is Sainz's second consecutive pole.
Reigning world champion Max Verstappen failed to reach Q3 for the first time since the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix in March.
Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Pérez was also knocked out in Q2, marking the first time both Red Bull drivers failed to reach Q3 since 2018.
Position | Driver | Team | Time |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:30.984 |
2. | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.072 |
3. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.079 |
4. | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.286 |
5. | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.501 |
6. | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +0.591 |
7. | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.631 |
8. | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | +0.689 |
9. | Niko Hulkenberg | Haas | +0.824 |
10. | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | +1.284 |
11. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | Q2 |
12. | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q2 |
13. | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | Q2 |
14. | Alex Albon | Williams | Q2 |
15. | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q2 |
16. | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Q1 |
17. | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | Q1 |
18. | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Q1 |
19. | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | Q1 |
20. | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 |
Haas had an excellent day, as both its drivers reached Q3 for the first time since last year's Austrian Grand Prix.
The proceedings were halted in the first qualifying session after Aston Martin's Lance Stroll crashed into the wall. Stroll was cleared by the on-site medical team and returned to the track.