Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has taken pole position for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. Image: Twitter @ScuderiaFerrari
Singapore Grand Prix: FINAL grid positions after ALL driver penalties
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has taken pole position for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc has taken pole position for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez. Image: Twitter @ScuderiaFerrari
Charles Leclerc took pole position on Saturday for Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix, but Formula One world championship leader Max Verstappen was left fuming.
The Red Bull ace could only finish eighth fastest.
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Leclerc clocked 1:49.412 in his Ferrari in damp conditions to top the timesheets 0.022 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Sergio Perez, with the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton third.
Verstappen, who has a mathematical chance to retain his world title this weekend in Singapore, had looked set to challenge Leclerc’s time on his final flying lap before being told to abandon by his Red Bull team.
The Dutchman, who had set the fastest first sector, then let fly an expletive-peppered tirade over team radio after being instructed to abort and return to the pits because he was low on fuel.
The race will start at 14:00 (SA time).
Grid for the Singapore Grand Prix, the 17th round of the 22-race Formula One world championship, after qualifying on Saturday:
Front row
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
2nd row
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)
3rd row
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Alpine)
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
4th row
Pierre Gasly (FRA/AlphaTauri)
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
5th row
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/AlphaTauri)
6th row
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
7th row
Mick Schumacher (GER/Haas)
Sebastian Vettel (GER/Aston Martin)
8th row
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Alfa Romeo)
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Alfa Romeo)
9th row
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/McLaren)
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
10th row
Alexander Albon (THA/Williams)
Nicholas Latifi (CAN/Williams)
