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US GP F1 qualifying results: Charles Leclerc starts on pole

Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position for Sunday’s United States Grand Prix, the 19th round of the Formula 1 World Championship, in Austin, Texas.

Leclerc will start ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen set the fastest time in Q3, but this was stripped away as he exceeded track limits.

As this is a sprint weekend format, these sessions set the grid for Sunday’s race and have no impact on Saturday’s sprint event.

UPDATE: On Sunday morning, Aston Martin confirmed that Fernando Alonso would start from the pitlane, after reverting to an older car specification, as will team-mate Lance Stroll. Haas has also decided to take the same route with both its cars after an upgrade failed to deliver.

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US GP qualifying results: Leclerc on pole from Norris

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'34.723
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'34.853	0.130
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'34.862	0.139
4	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'34.945	0.222
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'35.079	0.356
6	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.081	0.358
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'35.089	0.366
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'35.154	0.431
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.173	0.450
10	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'35.467	0.744
11	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT	1'35.697	0.974
12	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo/Ferrari	1'35.698	0.975
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo/Ferrari	1'35.858	1.135
14	3	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT	1'35.974	1.251
15	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1'36.315	1.592
16	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1'36.827	2.104

17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'35.880	1.157	1.221
		Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
18	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'36.235	1.512	1.596
		Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
19	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'36.268	1.545	1.631
		Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions
20	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'36.589	1.866	1.970
		Required to start from the pit lane, car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions

What happened in US GP Q1?

Hamilton set the pace at 1m35.091s, 0.019s faster than Norris and 0.255s ahead of Verstappen.

Falling at the first hurdle were Nico Hulkenberg (Haas – who lost his best lap due to track limits), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Alex Albon (Williams), Lance Stroll (Aston) and Logan Sargeant (Williams).

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US GP Grand Prix Q1 results: Hamilton fastest from Norris

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'35.091		6
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'35.110	0.019	8
3	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.346	0.255	6
4	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'35.824	0.733	6
5	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT	1'35.913	0.822	6
6	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.989	0.898	6
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'36.009	0.918	6
8	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo/Ferrari	1'36.052	0.961	9
9	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'36.061	0.970	9
10	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'36.064	0.973	9
11	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo/Ferrari	1'36.082	0.991	9
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'36.131	1.040	9
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'36.158	1.067	7
14	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'36.165	1.074	6
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT	1'36.213	1.122	6
16	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas/Ferrari	1'36.235	1.144	6
17	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'36.268	1.177	8
18	23	Alexander Albon	Williams/Mercedes	1'36.315	1.224	6
19	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin/Mercedes	1'36.589	1.498	9
20	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams/Mercedes	1'36.827	1.736	8

What happened in US GP Q2?

Leclerc set the fastest time at 1m35.004s, 0.004s ahead of Verstappen and two tenths clear of Hamilton.

Knocked out at this point were Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), the Alfa Romeo duo of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri).

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US GP Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Verstappen

Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'35.004		6
2	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.008	0.004	6
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'35.240	0.236	6
4	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'35.302	0.298	6
5	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'35.413	0.409	6
6	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'35.441	0.437	6
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'35.496	0.492	6
8	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'35.576	0.572	5
9	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'35.606	0.602	6
10	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.679	0.675	5
11	22	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT	1'35.697	0.693	6
12	24	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo/Ferrari	1'35.698	0.694	6
13	77	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo/Ferrari	1'35.858	0.854	6
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas/Ferrari	1'35.880	0.876	6
15	3	Daniel Ricciardo	AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT	1'35.974	0.970	6

What happened in US GP Q3?

On the first runs, Leclerc set the bar at 1m34.829s from Hamilton’s 1m34.885s and Verstappen’s 1m35.081s.

On the final runs, Leclerc improved to 1m34.723s, which Verstappen beat by 0.005s with 1m34.718s. But Verstappen’s time was deleted for exceeding track limits at the penultimate corner.

Norris took second, 0.13s off Leclerc, just ahead of Hamilton.

Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz will start fourth, ahead of George Russell (Mercedes), the penalized Verstappen, Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Sergio Perez (Red Bull) and Oscar Piastri (McLaren).

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Cla	Nº	Driver	Car / Engine	Time	Delay	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'34.723		6
2	4	Lando Norris	McLaren/Mercedes	1'34.853	0.130	6
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'34.862	0.139	6
4	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1'34.945	0.222	6
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1'35.079	0.356	6
6	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.081	0.358	6
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine/Renault	1'35.089	0.366	6
8	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine/Renault	1'35.154	0.431	6
9	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull/Honda RBPT	1'35.173	0.450	6
10	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren/Mercedes	1'35.467	0.744	6