Ferraris Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the fourth year in a row on Saturday as McLarens title contender Lando Norris suffered a qualifying nightmare and will start 17th.
McLarens Oscar Piastri joined Leclerc on the front row with Ferraris Carlos Sainz and Red Bulls Sergio Perez together on the second row.
Red Bulls world championship leader Max Verstappen, 62 points ahead of Norris with eight rounds remaining, qualified only sixth fastest with Mercedes George Russell ahead of him in fifth.
The pole was the 26th of Leclercs career, and third of the season, but he has yet to convert the top slot into victory in Baku where champions Red Bull have won for the past three years.
Its one of my favourite tracks of the season, I really like it, said the Monegasque, who won the previous race in Italy but crashed in Friday practice in Baku.
