Piastri beats Norris to pole position in Spain

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri put in a stunning lap to earn pole position from team-mate Lando Norris at the Spanish Grand Prix.

The Australian beat Norris by 0.209 seconds, vaulting himself ahead of the Briton – who had been faster on the first runs in final qualifying but made an error on his last lap.

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen was third fastest, 0.302secs slower than Piastri.

Mercedes driver George Russell set exactly the same lap time as the Dutchman but will start fourth because he set it a few seconds later.

Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton beat team-mate Charles Leclerc for only the second time in a grand prix qualifying session this year to take fifth, ahead of Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli.

Leclerc, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, Racing Bulls’ Iscak Hadjar and Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso completed the top 10. (BBC Sport)