Max Verstappen and George Russell finished the Canadian Grand Prix in pole position, despite the two posting identical timings after an exciting qualifying session.
Russell took the pole in his F1 career for the second time, and Mercedes’s first since the Hungarian Grand Prix last year, setting his 1:12.000 ahead of Verstappen.
Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris’s teammate at McLaren, finished third, just 0.021 seconds behind pole position. Lewis Hamilton, who had demonstrated remarkable speed in the last practice, had to settle for seventh place.
Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz’s Ferraris were eliminated in the second qualifying round at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, while Sergio Perez was eliminated in the first round.
In front of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, Daniel Ricciardo achieved his best qualifying result of the year in fifth place.
After it was revealed earlier on Saturday that Yuki Tsunoda will remain at RB through 2025, he finished eighth, ahead of Alex Albon of Williams and home driver Lance Stroll.
Canadian GP Qualifying Timesheet
| Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 1) George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.000 |
| 2) Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.000 |
| 3) Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.021 |
| 4) Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.103 |
| 5) Daniel Ricciardo | RB | +0.178 |
| 6) Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.228 |
| 7) Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.280 |
| 8) Yuki Tsunoda | RB | +0.414 |
| 9) Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.701 |
| 10) Alex Albon | Williams | +0.796 |
| Knocked out in Q2 | ||
| 11) Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:12.691 |
| 12) Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:12.728 |
| 13) Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:12.736 |
| 14) Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:12.916 |
| 15) Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:12.940 |
| Knocked out in Q1 | ||
| 16) Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:13.326 |
| 17) Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:13.366 |
| 18) Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:13.435 |
| 19) Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:13.978 |
| 20) Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 1:14.292 |
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