Lando Norris secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix with a lap time of 1:11.383, narrowly beating Max Verstappen's 1:11.403 by 0.020 seconds. This marks Norris' second career pole position, with his previous pole achieved at the Russian Grand Prix in 2021. Verstappen will start in P2, followed by Mercedes drivers Lewis Hamilton in P3 and George Russell in P4. Norris described his pole lap as the best of his career. Despite a fire scare, Norris remained composed and delivered an inch-perfect lap. McLaren's strong performance continued with Oscar Piastri qualifying in P10. In the race, Norris finished in P2, while Verstappen took the victory. Piastri made significant overtakes to finish in P7, contributing valuable points for McLaren.
P2 for Lando at the #SpanishGP! We couldn't quite close the gap to Max at the end, but Lando drove a brilliant race. Oscar finishes P7 with some epic overtakes. Good points on the board. Austria next! https://t.co/nN7cGYKI0u
A great fight back to P2 for @LandoNorris and plenty of overtakes from @OscarPiastri to deliver some great points! 👊 #SpanishGP 🇪🇸 https://t.co/O9hc1CkCLZ
Another weekend, another podium! 🏁 @LandoNorris secures a P2 finish at the #SpanishGP, continuing a fantastic run for @McLarenF1! 🧡 https://t.co/BsnHSEU2LE
SUPERB DRIVE, LANDO! 👊 He took the fight to them! Another trophy in the bag, and plenty more points, for @LandoNorris ! 🤩 #SpanishGP 🇪🇸 https://t.co/zrk330EgZO
Another weekend, another podium! 🏁 @LandoNorris clinches a P2 finish at the #SpanishGP, continuing a fantastic run for @McLarenF1! 🧡 https://t.co/d8yUGAYNl2
It's #SpanishGP time in Barcelona! Lando Norris starts on pole... will it be another race win for the Briton? #BBCF1 https://t.co/NaYFLIam77
Formula 1 - Spanish Grand Prix LIVE: Start time, leaderboard and lap-by-lap updates as Lando Norris starts on pole ahead of Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton https://t.co/2BXj5eJ7Nm https://t.co/keVbOGtSeK
Pole position #2 ✅ Grand Prix win #2 ...? #F1 #SpanishGP @LandoNorris https://t.co/gQUYe3663W
McLaren's Lando Norris will start from pole position ahead of today's Spanish Grand Prix. Reigning world champion Max Verstappen will share the front row with the Brit, while 7-time world champion Lewis Hamilton sits behind, having qualified third. #DStv403 #eNCA https://t.co/rkNv1hi49g
McLaren is back on pole position after an absence of 1001 days. Lando Norris was quickest today, just as he was in on 25 Sep. 2021 in qualifying for the Russian GP. Norris’ time of 1’11”383 was just 20 thousandths quicker than Max Verstappen’s 1’11”403. #SpanishGP https://t.co/e3ZySDERm4
The lap had to be inch-perfect to earn Lando a second career pole - and it was! 💪 Hear from the McLaren star after a hard-fought qualifying 📝⤵️ #F1 #SpanishGP
Lando Norris overcomes McLaren fire scare to snatch Spanish GP pole by 0.020 seconds before roaring 'let's go, baby!' https://t.co/OVOTMgcBF8
"We're in a great position to convert Pole into a victory." 👊 Hear from Lando, Oscar and Andrea after Qualifying for the #SpanishGP. 🇪🇸
POLE for Lando at the #SpanishGP! MEGA LAP!! Oscar qualifies in P10 but will give it his all tomorrow. McLaren fans, let's fight for the win tomorrow! 👊 https://t.co/Bc5IvOced1
What a thriller! 🤯 Norris secures the second pole of his F1 career in an epic qualifying battle! Read the full report 📝⤵️ #F1 #Formula1 #SpanishGP
"Feels great" 🌟 Lando Norris thinks the lap that secured him pole for tomorrow's race is most likely his best lap ever 😮 https://t.co/1OXriH9nEi
It's POLE for a "super super happy" Lando!! 👊 He describes his #SpanishGP pole position as his "best" of his Formula 1 career 👏 #F1 https://t.co/aSgaPN3eWi
It's POLE for a "super super happy" Lando!! 👊 He describes his #SpanishGP pole position as his "best" of this Formula 1 career 👏 #F1 https://t.co/Yvq4dSY6uv
That's 2⃣ career poles for @LandoNorris! 💪 What a lap, what a session. #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/5O89uTMOLc
Max improves his time to a 1:11.403, but Norris takes pole with a time just 0.020 seconds faster than Verstappen. Max will line up next to Norris on the front row for tomorrow's #SpanishGP with the Mercedes-drivers Hamilton and Russell in P3 and P4.
Max throws down the gauntlet in the first run 🫳 VER, 1m11.673s NOR +0.123s HAM +0.143s RUS +0.167s SAI + 0.242s #F1 #SpanishGP https://t.co/aw02FSaMsW
It's a 1:11.673 for Verstappen on his first flying lap in Q3. He is in P1 for now, with Norris in P2 and Hamilton in P3. #SpanishGP