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Canadian GP: Qualifying Results

George Russell claimed his third consecutive Canadian Grand Prix pole position at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve with a stunning late lap to snatch top spot from teammate Kimi Antonelli.

Lando Norris qualified third for McLaren ahead of teammate Oscar Piastri, while Lewis Hamilton claimed fifth for Ferrari in front of Max Verstappen and Red Bull teammate Isack Hadjar.

Charles Leclerc was eighth in the second Ferrari, with Arvid Lindblad and Franco Colapinto rounding out the top 10.

The Canadian Grand Prix gets underway at 4pm local time Sunday (6am AEST Monday).

Results: Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix, Qualifying

Pos.

No.

Driver

Team

Q1

Q2

Q3

Laps

1

63

George Russell

Mercedes

1:13.953

1:13.079

1:12.578

24

2

12

Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

1:13.380

1:13.076

1:12.646

24

3

1

Lando Norris

McLaren

1:13.503

1:13.049

1:12.729

28

4

81

Oscar Piastri

McLaren

1:13.559

1:13.285

1:12.781

29

5

44

Lewis Hamilton

Ferrari

1:13.767

1:13.041

1:12.868

27

6

3

Max Verstappen

Red Bull Racing

1:14.067

1:13.479

1:12.907

23

7

6

Isack Hadjar

Red Bull Racing

1:13.654

1:12.975

1:12.935

22

8

16

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

1:13.825

1:13.496

1:12.976

29

9

41

Arvid Lindblad

Racing Bulls

1:13.895

1:13.548

1:13.280

28

10

43

Franco Colapinto

Alpine

1:14.466

1:13.857

1:13.697

27

11

27

Nico Hulkenberg

Audi

1:14.562

1:13.886

21

12

30

Liam Lawson

Racing Bulls

1:14.346

1:13.897

22

13

5

Gabriel Bortoleto

Audi

1:14.775

1:14.071

22

14

10

Pierre Gasly

Alpine

1:14.698

1:14.187

20

15

55

Carlos Sainz

Williams

1:14.276

1:14.273

21

16

87

Oliver Bearman

Haas F1 Team

1:14.449

1:14.416

22

17

31

Esteban Ocon

Haas F1 Team

1:14.845

12

18

23

Alexander Albon

Williams

1:14.851

13

19

14

Fernando Alonso

Aston Martin

1:15.196

11

20

11

Sergio Perez

Cadillac

1:15.429

11

21

18

Lance Stroll

Aston Martin

1:16.195

10

22

77

Valtteri Bottas

Cadillac

1:16.272

10

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