F1 qualifying results: Max Verstappen takes Canadian GP pole

Verstappen will start ahead of Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 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.

Canadian Grand Prix qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Hulkenberg

What happened in Canadian Grand Prix Q1?

After a brief red flag for Zhou Guanyu’s Alfa Romeo grinding to a halt with a mechanical problem and then restarting, Verstappen set the early pace at 1m21.988s in damp but drying conditions on intermediate tyres.

He lowered that to 1m21.739s in the closing minutes before Alonso took P1 with 1m21.583s and then 1m21.481s. But Verstappen wasn’t to be denied with 1m20.851s.

Falling at the first hurdle were Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri), Pierre Gasly (Alpine – who was furious to balked at the chicane by Sainz on his last lap), Nyck de Vries (AlphaTauri), Logan Sargeant (Williams) and Zhou.

Canadian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Alonso

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'20.851			194.179
2	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1'21.481	0.630	0.630	192.678
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'21.554	0.703	0.073	192.505
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1'21.798	0.947	0.244	191.931
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'21.843	0.992	0.045	191.825
6	Alex Albon	Williams	1'21.938	1.087	0.095	191.603
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'21.998	1.147	0.060	191.463
8	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'22.114	1.263	0.116	191.192
9	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'22.151	1.300	0.037	191.106
10	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1'22.190	1.339	0.039	191.015
11	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'22.248	1.397	0.058	190.881
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'22.332	1.481	0.084	190.686
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'22.351	1.500	0.019	190.642
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'22.677	1.826	0.326	189.890
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	1'22.730	1.879	0.053	189.769
16	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'22.746	1.895	0.016	189.732
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1'22.886	2.035	0.140	189.411
18	Nyck de Vries	AlphaTauri	1'23.137	2.286	0.251	188.840
19	Logan Sargeant	Williams	1'23.337	2.486	0.200	188.386
20	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'23.342	2.491	0.005	188.375
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What happened in Canadian Grand Prix Q2?

Alex Albon was an early adopter of slick tyres on his Williams as the track dried, setting the pace at 1m18.725s, a second quicker than Alonso on intermediates. Verstappen went P2 on slicks, almost four tenths slower as the rain started to fall again.

Knocked out at this point were Charles Leclerc (whose Ferrari team didn’t put him on slicks when he asked for them), Sergio Perez (Red Bull), Lance Stroll (Aston), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Valtteri Bottas (Alfa).

Canadian Grand Prix Q2 results: Albon fastest from Verstappen

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Alex Albon	Williams	5	1'18.725			199.423
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	9	1'19.092	0.367	0.367	198.497
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	9	1'19.347	0.622	0.255	197.860
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	9	1'19.659	0.934	0.312	197.085
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	8	1'19.776	1.051	0.117	196.796
6	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	8	1'19.856	1.131	0.080	196.598
7	George Russell	Mercedes	8	1'20.098	1.373	0.242	196.004
8	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	7	1'20.305	1.580	0.207	195.499
9	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	8	1'20.406	1.681	0.101	195.254
10	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	9	1'20.426	1.701	0.020	195.205
11	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	10	1'20.615	1.890	0.189	194.747
12	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	10	1'20.959	2.234	0.344	193.920
13	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	8	1'21.484	2.759	0.525	192.670
14	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	9	1'21.678	2.953	0.194	192.213
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	11	1'21.821	3.096	0.143	191.877
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What happened in Canadian Grand Prix Q3?

Verstappen set the early pace at 1m27.059s, 0.227s ahead of Alonso, then lowered the bar to 1m25.858s, 1.244s ahead of Hulkenberg – who just beat a red flag as Oscar Piastri crashed his McLaren at Turn 7.

The session resumed but the track was much wetter, so the grid was already set.

Alonso will start third, ahead of the Mercedes duo of Lewis Hamilton and George Russell. Esteban Ocon will start sixth for Alpine, ahead of Lando Norris (McLaren) and Carlos Sainz, the latter under investigation for impeding at the chicane.

Piastri and Albon, who didn't run, will start from row five.

Canadian Grand Prix Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Laps	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	5	1'25.858			182.855
2	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas	5	1'27.102	1.244	1.244	180.243
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	5	1'27.286	1.428	0.184	179.863
4	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	5	1'27.627	1.769	0.341	179.163
5	George Russell	Mercedes	5	1'27.893	2.035	0.266	178.621
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	5	1'27.945	2.087	0.052	178.516
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	5	1'28.046	2.188	0.101	178.311
8	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	6	1'29.294	3.436	1.248	175.819
9	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3	1'31.349	5.491	2.055	171.863
10	Alex Albon	Williams	5
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