LAS VEGAS — Charles Leclerc takes pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix. Here’s what you need to know:
- Sergio Pérez and Lewis Hamilton were knocked out of Q2 while neither McLaren escaped Q1.
- For the first time since the Italian Grand Prix, Logan Sargeant advanced to Q3 and qualified right behind his Williams teammate, Alex Albon.
- Reminder: Carlos Sainz and Lance Stroll both face grid drops for Sunday’s grand prix, 10 places for the Ferrari driver and five places for the Aston Martin driver.
Provisional qualifying results
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Alex Albon (Williams)
- Logan Sargeant (Williams)
- Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo)
- Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
- Sergio Pérez (Red Bull)
- Nico Hülkenberg (Haas)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
- Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo)
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri)
(Photo: Bob Kupbens/Icon Sportswire)
