Lando Norris has pipped George Russell to pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix with Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli rounding out the top three.
The reigning world champion beat sprint winner Russell by 0.102s to cap off a strong qualifying for McLaren, as the defending champions had topped every session at Zandvoort.
It came after Norris, who also topped Q2, had already claimed provisional pole with a 1m11.344s and that was 0.151s quicker than Russell with Oscar Piastri two tenths off in third.
Until then the session had been held in dry conditions but rain was about to fall down on the seaside track, causing a flurry of cars to soon leave the pitlane for their second laps in Q3.
This did cause some trouble though, as Norris and Russell entered the track at the same time and were seen racing each other on their out-laps with five minutes remaining.
Norris was first to cross the line, improving to a 1m11.163s on his final tour, and although Russell also bettered his time, it was only to a 1m11.265s.
They displaced Antonelli who had briefly gone to the top of the timesheet and Russellâs Mercedes team-mate was eventually 0.133s off pole with Piastri taking fourth.
George Russell, Mercedes
Photo by: Simon Galloway / LAT Images via Getty Images
The Australian was 0.142s behind team-mate Norris and it will be an all-Ferrari third row with Lewis Hamilton in fifth, 0.331s off the pace, and Charles Leclerc sixth, 0.395s behind pole.
Seventh went to Red Bullâs home hero Max Verstappen, who was 0.455s behind Norris, and he will share the fourth row with temporary team-mate Liam Lawson as he is replacing the injured Isack Hadjar.
Gabriel Bortoleto qualified ninth for Audi and impressive Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad rounded out the top 10 on the day he achieved his fifth, straight Q3 appearance.
Pierre Gasly was just a tenth away from Q3 as he took 11th for Alpine and will share the sixth row with former team-mate and Racing Bulls stand-in Yuki Tsunoda upon his F1 return.
A late improvement from Nico Hulkenberg left the Audi veteran in 13th, meaning Gaslyâs team-mate Franco Colapinto dropped to 14th ahead of Haas driver Esteban Ocon in 15th.
Zandvoort marks the first time since Miami-Imola-Monaco in May last year that the under pressure Ocon has outqualified team-mate Oliver Bearman on consecutive occasions.
Rounding out the Q2 drop zone was Alex Albon, whose team-mate Carlos Sainz suffered a second, consecutive Q1 exit as he took 17th on the weekend heâs signed a Williams contract extension.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
Photo by: Alastair Staley / LAT Images via Getty Images
Relatively speaking it was more positive for Aston Martin, who confirmed the step forward it has made with its upgraded engine and chassis despite drivability woes in the sprint sessions.
Fernando Alonso took 18th with team-mate Lance Stroll in 19th, while Bearmanâs fears that Haas had regressed to becoming the âsecond-worst teamâ came true as he qualified 20th.
That was ahead of only newcomer Cadillac, which was a second off making it into Q2 and 1.7s behind Piastriâs Q1 benchmark, with Valtteri Bottas taking 21st and Sergio Perez sitting in 22nd.
F1 Dutch GP - Qualifying results
Grid
All Stats
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 1 McLaren Mercedes
1'11.163
215.454 2 G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes
+0.102
1'11.265
215.146 3 A. Antonelli Mercedes 12 Mercedes Mercedes
+0.133
1'11.296
215.052 4 O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes
+0.142
1'11.305
215.025 5 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44 Ferrari Ferrari
+0.331
1'11.494
214.457 6 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari
+0.395
1'11.558
214.265 7 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 3 Red Bull Red Bull
+0.455
1'11.618
214.085 8 L. Lawson Red Bull Racing 30 Red Bull Red Bull
+0.570
1'11.733
213.742 9 G. Bortoleto Audi 5 Audi Audi
+0.916
1'12.079
212.716 10 A. Lindblad Racing Bulls 41 RB Red Bull
+1.022
1'12.185
212.404 11 P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Mercedes
+1.453
1'12.616
211.143 12 Y. Tsunoda Racing Bulls 22 RB Red Bull
+1.464
1'12.627
211.111 13 N. Hulkenberg Audi 27 Audi Audi
+1.634
1'12.797
210.618 14 F. Colapinto Alpine 43 Alpine Mercedes
+1.637
1'12.800
210.609 15 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31 Haas Ferrari
+1.974
1'13.137
209.639 16 A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes
+2.019
1'13.182
209.510 17 C. Sainz Williams 55 Williams Mercedes
+2.411
1'13.574
208.394 18 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Honda
+2.487
1'13.650
208.179 19 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Honda
+2.655
1'13.818
207.705 20 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87 Haas Ferrari
+2.663
1'13.826
207.682 21 V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 77 Cadillac Ferrari
+3.208
1'14.371
206.161 22 S. Perez Cadillac F1 Team 11 Cadillac Ferrari
+3.437
1'14.600
205.528
The reigning world champion beat sprint winner Russell by 0.102s to cap off a strong qualifying for McLaren, as the defending champions had topped every session at Zandvoort.
It came after Norris, who also topped Q2, had already claimed provisional pole with a 1m11.344s and that was 0.151s quicker than Russell with Oscar Piastri two tenths off in third.
Until then the session had been held in dry conditions but rain was about to fall down on the seaside track, causing a flurry of cars to soon leave the pitlane for their second laps in Q3.
This did cause some trouble though, as Norris and Russell entered the track at the same time and were seen racing each other on their out-laps with five minutes remaining.
Norris was first to cross the line, improving to a 1m11.163s on his final tour, and although Russell also bettered his time, it was only to a 1m11.265s.
They displaced Antonelli who had briefly gone to the top of the timesheet and Russellâs Mercedes team-mate was eventually 0.133s off pole with Piastri taking fourth.
George Russell, Mercedes
Photo by: Simon Galloway / LAT Images via Getty Images
The Australian was 0.142s behind team-mate Norris and it will be an all-Ferrari third row with Lewis Hamilton in fifth, 0.331s off the pace, and Charles Leclerc sixth, 0.395s behind pole.
Seventh went to Red Bullâs home hero Max Verstappen, who was 0.455s behind Norris, and he will share the fourth row with temporary team-mate Liam Lawson as he is replacing the injured Isack Hadjar.
Gabriel Bortoleto qualified ninth for Audi and impressive Racing Bulls rookie Arvid Lindblad rounded out the top 10 on the day he achieved his fifth, straight Q3 appearance.
Pierre Gasly was just a tenth away from Q3 as he took 11th for Alpine and will share the sixth row with former team-mate and Racing Bulls stand-in Yuki Tsunoda upon his F1 return.
A late improvement from Nico Hulkenberg left the Audi veteran in 13th, meaning Gaslyâs team-mate Franco Colapinto dropped to 14th ahead of Haas driver Esteban Ocon in 15th.
Zandvoort marks the first time since Miami-Imola-Monaco in May last year that the under pressure Ocon has outqualified team-mate Oliver Bearman on consecutive occasions.
Rounding out the Q2 drop zone was Alex Albon, whose team-mate Carlos Sainz suffered a second, consecutive Q1 exit as he took 17th on the weekend heâs signed a Williams contract extension.
Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
Photo by: Alastair Staley / LAT Images via Getty Images
Relatively speaking it was more positive for Aston Martin, who confirmed the step forward it has made with its upgraded engine and chassis despite drivability woes in the sprint sessions.
Fernando Alonso took 18th with team-mate Lance Stroll in 19th, while Bearmanâs fears that Haas had regressed to becoming the âsecond-worst teamâ came true as he qualified 20th.
That was ahead of only newcomer Cadillac, which was a second off making it into Q2 and 1.7s behind Piastriâs Q1 benchmark, with Valtteri Bottas taking 21st and Sergio Perez sitting in 22nd.
F1 Dutch GP - Qualifying results
Grid
All Stats
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 1 McLaren Mercedes
1'11.163
215.454 2 G. Russell Mercedes 63 Mercedes Mercedes
+0.102
1'11.265
215.146 3 A. Antonelli Mercedes 12 Mercedes Mercedes
+0.133
1'11.296
215.052 4 O. Piastri McLaren 81 McLaren Mercedes
+0.142
1'11.305
215.025 5 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44 Ferrari Ferrari
+0.331
1'11.494
214.457 6 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16 Ferrari Ferrari
+0.395
1'11.558
214.265 7 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 3 Red Bull Red Bull
+0.455
1'11.618
214.085 8 L. Lawson Red Bull Racing 30 Red Bull Red Bull
+0.570
1'11.733
213.742 9 G. Bortoleto Audi 5 Audi Audi
+0.916
1'12.079
212.716 10 A. Lindblad Racing Bulls 41 RB Red Bull
+1.022
1'12.185
212.404 11 P. Gasly Alpine 10 Alpine Mercedes
+1.453
1'12.616
211.143 12 Y. Tsunoda Racing Bulls 22 RB Red Bull
+1.464
1'12.627
211.111 13 N. Hulkenberg Audi 27 Audi Audi
+1.634
1'12.797
210.618 14 F. Colapinto Alpine 43 Alpine Mercedes
+1.637
1'12.800
210.609 15 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31 Haas Ferrari
+1.974
1'13.137
209.639 16 A. Albon Williams 23 Williams Mercedes
+2.019
1'13.182
209.510 17 C. Sainz Williams 55 Williams Mercedes
+2.411
1'13.574
208.394 18 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14 Aston Martin Honda
+2.487
1'13.650
208.179 19 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18 Aston Martin Honda
+2.655
1'13.818
207.705 20 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87 Haas Ferrari
+2.663
1'13.826
207.682 21 V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 77 Cadillac Ferrari
+3.208
1'14.371
206.161 22 S. Perez Cadillac F1 Team 11 Cadillac Ferrari
+3.437
1'14.600
205.528
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