Charles Leclerc narrowly qualified for the second part of qualifying, in 15th place, and can still aim for the top ranks. For the second time this year after Baku, a sprint race will take place on Saturday before the Grand Prix on Sunday (there will be six in total this season). If the qualifications on Friday defined the starting grid for Sunday, with Max Verstappen in pole position (3:00 p.m., 1:00 p.m. GMT), a clean qualification takes place on Saturday noon for the sprint, which will start at 4:30 p.m. (2:30 p.m. GMT).
Ranking of the 1st part of the sprint shootout qualifying session
1. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Ferrari)2. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull) 3. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Haas-Ferrari)4. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes)5. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes)6. Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas-Ferrari)7. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)8. Nyck de Vries (NED/AlphaTauri-Red Bull)9. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes)10. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine-Renault)11. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault)