Max Verstappen secured pole position for the Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix this Saturday with a lap time of 1m31s373 at the Marina Bay street circuit. It was the Red Bull driver's 50th career pole and his first in Singapore.
Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finished in second place, less than a tenth of a second behind the Dutchman, and Lewis Hamilton completed the top 3. Kimi Antonelli finished fourth. Gabriel Bortoleto ended qualifying in 15th, but will start 14th on Sunday, benefiting from the penalty applied to George Russell, who will start from the back of the grid.
The result reinforces Verstappen's strong run, after he had already started at the front in the previous round, according to ge's coverage. For Bortoleto, the starting position improves even after a difficult qualifying: the Brazilian advanced to Q2, but did not manage a time fast enough to go further and was eliminated in the second part of the session.
The race at Marina Bay is scheduled for this Sunday, 11, at 9 a.m. Brasília time.