Lewis Hamilton roared to Sprint pole position at Silverstone for the British Grand Prix, defeating Kimi Antonelli by just 0.011s.
At the location of the very first Sprint race in 2021, Hamilton recorded just his third pole position in the format with a blistering lap of 1:28.376.
That was enough to defeat championship-leader Antonelli to after the Mercedes' lap of 1:28.387, to continue his record of qualifying second for every Sprint in 2026.
Hamilton's other two Sprint poles came at Silverstone in 2021 and China in 2025.
Max Verstappen was third, George Russell fifth, Lando Norris sixth, Arvid Lindblad in 10th, and Oliver Bearman in 17th.
The 2026 F1 British Grand Prix Sprint race starts on July 4th, at 12:00 BST.
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SQ3
In what turned out to be a one-lap shootout at the end of SQ3, it was Hamilton who roared to pole, with a time of 1:28.376.
That was 0.011s faster than Antonelli with Verstappen third.
Charles Leclerc was fourth ahead of Russell and Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in sixth and seventh.
Norris barely survives
Norris narrowly escaped elimination from SQ2, but was 0.081s from Pierre Gasly in 11th.
Norris picked up damage in SQ1 from a kerb strike at the rear of the car, and was the final driver to make it through to the sprint qualifying shootout, with Russell only taking seventh in the segment.
Gasly was joined by Gabriel Bortoleto, Nico Hulkenberg, Franco Colapinto, Carlos Sainz, and Alex Albon in being eliminated.
Up front, the segment was topped by Hamilton, 0.099s clear of Antonelli with Leclerc in third.
Bearman out in SQ1
In SQ1, Ollie Bearman suffered a late elimination after being bumped by Alex Albon's final lap of the session.
The Haas driver had moved himself into a place of safety with his final effort, but was only 15th after it, with both Williams yet to complete their laps.
Albon was the final driver to set a time, and moved to 14th, dumping Bearman out by 0.010s, with Sainz just the right side of the bubble.
He was joined by team-mate Esteban Ocon in being eliminated, with Sergio Perez's Cadillac less than a tenth behind Ocon.
Valtteri Bottas joined his team-mate, as both Cadillacs once again out-qualified both Aston Martin's, with Fernando Alonso nudging ahead of Lance Stroll.
At the front, the segment was topped by Hamilton, from Leclerc and Hadjar.
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