It's Oscar Piastri who starts on 'pole position' for the first time in his Formula 1 career at the Qatar Grand Prix Sprint.
A final flying lap at Lusail was enough to leapfrog team-mate Lando Norris, who ran wide exiting the final corner on his last lap to secure the Australian P1.
It is the first time since the 2012 Brazilian Grand Prix McLaren has started one-two on the grid, with Max Verstappen in third as he bids to win a third straight title.
All the Red Bull driver needs is a top six finish - or three points.
Sergio Perez is down in eighth and Lewis Hamilton in 12th having had a lap-time deleted in SQ2 that dropped him out.
Check out the starting grid for the 2023 F1 Qatar Grand Prix Sprint below!
2023 F1 Qatar Grand Prix Sprint grid
| Position | Driver | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 2nd | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| 3rd | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| 4th | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 5th | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari |
| 6th | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| 7th | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas |
| 8th | Sergio Perez | Red Bull |
| 9th | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| 10th | Esteban Ocon | Alpine |
| 11th | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
| 12th | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes |
| 13th | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo |
| 14th | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri |
| 15th | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo |
| 16th | Lance Stroll | AlphaTauri |
| 17th | Alexander Albon | Williams |
| 18th | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri |
| 19th | Kevin Magnussen | Haas |
| 20th | Logan Sargeant | Williams |
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