The starting grid for the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint

After Lewis Hamilton Kimi Antonelli in Miami, China Oscar piastri in Belgium and Max Verstappen In Texas, a fifth driver dominated the sprint qualifying session at Interlagos (Brazil). It's Lando Norris (McLaren) who earned the honors of protocol by dominating the surprise Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes). The two men battled for pole position ahead of their respective teammates, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes), who will start from the second row.

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The third tier will consist of six world titles: four for Max Verstappen (Red Bull), 6th, are added the two of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), a brilliant 5th. The Spaniard's teammate, Lance stroll, also had a successful session, taking the 7th fastest time, ahead of the Ferrari de Charles Leclerc.

The Monegasque driver's teammate, Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), missed Q3 and had to settle for 11th place, behind a fifth row comprised of Isack Hadjar (9th) and Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber, 10th).

Further down the rankings, it's worth noting the 13th place of Pierre Gasly (Alpine) and the 19th ofEsteban Ocon (Haas), which does a little better than Carlos Sainz (Williams), dead last. The session was also disappointing for Yuki tsunoda (Red Bull), only 18th, and Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls), 17th. Both men finished far behind their respective teammates.

The sprint race will start on Saturday at 15 p.m. Paris time. Live commentary of the race will be available on AUTOhebdo.fr

F1 – Brazilian Grand Prix
The starting grid for the sprint race

1) Lando Norris (McLaren)
2) Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
3) Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
4) George Russell (Mercedes)
5) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
6) Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
7) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
8) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
9) Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
10) Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
11) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
12) Alex Albon (Williams)
13) Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
14) Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
15) Oliver Bearman (Haas)
16) Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
17) Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
18) Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
19) Esteban Ocon (Haas)
20) Carlos Sainz (Williams)