Overview
- Lando Norris secured pole with a 1:47.934, finishing 0.323 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen in a rain-affected qualifying.
- Oscar Piastri qualified fifth and remains 24 points behind his McLaren team-mate in the title fight.
- Carlos Sainz took third for Williams but faces a stewards’ investigation for an unsafe rejoin, and Mercedes were summoned over missing set-up sheets.
- The session began on full-wet tyres in Q1 and Q2 before switching to intermediates for Q3 as the track dried, making timing and tyre choice critical.
- Lewis Hamilton suffered a Q1 exit and will start 20th after struggling for grip in the wet.