Lewis Hamilton secures Sprint Pole Position in his second race with Ferrari

Lewis Hamilton secures Pole Position for the Sprint at the Chinese Grand Prix, his first official Sprint Pole but the first time he will start on pole for a sprint since the British Grand Prix in 2021.

The big talking points from the qualifying session are Liam Lawson’s performance in Qualifying, and how neither McLaren could capitalise on their super fast MCL39.

Red Bull will be worried at the fact that Lawson will be starting last for the sprint, with Verstappen starting second on the grid for tomorrow.

Sprint Qualifying is as follows:

1. Lewis Hamilton - 1:30.849

2. Max Verstappen - 1:30.867 (+0.018)

3. Oscar Piastri - 1:30.929 (+0.080)

4. Charles Leclerc - 1:31.057 (+0.208)

5. George Russell - 1:31.169 (+0.320)

6. Lando Norris - 1:31.393 (+0.554)

7. Kimi Antonelli - 1:31.738 (+0.889)

8. Yuki Tsunoda - 1:31.773 (+0.924)

9. Alexander Albon - 1:31.852 (+1.003)

10. Lance Stroll - 1:31.982 (+1.133)

Knockout Time: Yuki Tsunoda - 1:31.794

11. Fernando Alonso - 1:31.815 (+0.021)

12. Oliver Bearman - 1:31.978 (+0.184)

13. Carlos Sainz - 1:32.325 (+0.531)

14. Gabriel Bortoleto - 1:32.564 (+0.770)

15. Isack Hadjar - No Time Set

Knockout Time: Gabriel Bortoleto - 1:32.539

16. Jack Doohan - 1:32.575 (+0.036)

17. Pierre Gasly - 1:32.640 (+0.101)

18. Esteban Ocon - 1:32.651 (+0.112)

19. Nico Hulkenberg - 1:32.675 (+0.136)

20. Liam Lawson - 1:32.729 (+0.190)