Oscar Piastri scored a sensational pole position for the Dutch Grand Prix, setting a new Zandvoort lap record in the process.
Lando Norris had dominated practice, finishing quickest in all three sessions for the first time this season, but he had to give way to to his McLaren team-mate in qualifying.
Piastri had the edge in Q1 by 0.131s, before Norris hit back in Q2, finishing just 0.090s clear with a new lap record at that stage of 1:08.874s, 11-thousandths of a second ahead of Max Verstappen's mark from qualifying in 2021.
In the crucial top-10 shoot-out, Piastri was quicker than Norris on the first run by 0.012s, lowering the lap record to 1:08.662s. Surprisingly, neither driver was able to improve on their second run, giving Piastri his first pole position in six races.
For McLaren, it is the first front-row lock-out since Renault in 1982.
Max Verstappen, who has won three of the four grands prix at this circuit since the Netherlands returned to the F1 calendar, was able to claim third, just over a quarter of a second adrift.
Catch the full qualifying results for the Dutch Grand Prix below!
Result Qualifying - Dutch
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