Mercedes thought it had pole position until Lando Norris came along

Lando Norris secured pole position for the Spanish Grand Prix with a time of 1:31.824. He edged out Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes by 0.011 seconds, with Antonelli having briefly thought he had taken pole. Red Bull's Max Verstappen finished third, 0.140 seconds adrift.

Norris expressed delight and surprise at his performance, saying it was "probably one of the best laps I've done, ever in my career." He had struggled with a gearbox issue during practice on Friday but managed to grab the front of the grid at the death with a brilliant final lap at the new Madring circuit.

The top six qualifiers were completed by Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton in fourth, teammate Charles Leclerc in fifth, and Mercedes' George Russell in sixth. According to Motorsport.com, Antonelli had markedly improved on his initial 1m32.140s on his second Q3 run, setting a 1m31.835s.

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