Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri set the fastest times in the final official practice session for the Hungarian Grand Prix and Sunday’s race will see both McLaren cars on the grid and in the top two positions.
Pole position was the third of Norris’s career, with qualifying for the Budapest race interrupted twice after Sergio Perez (Red Bull) crashed on the first lap and Yuki Tsunoda (RB) on the final.
Behind Norris and Piastri, who made it McLaren’s first 1-2 in 12 years and the Brazilian Grand Prix (with Jenson Button and Lewis Hamilton as drivers), will be Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz with Red Bull and Ferrari respectively.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) will start on the third row, ahead of the Aston Martins of Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll.
He got a shot at pole… and nailed it!
Lando Norris is Formula 1 pole-sitter for the third time #F1 #GPHungarian pic.twitter.com/SFG8G2oyxS
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