top of page

Motor racing-Verstappen takes pole position at Japanese GP for third year in a row

Motor racing-Verstappen takes pole position at Japanese GP for third year in a row
Formula One F1 - Japanese Grand Prix - Suzuka Circuit, Suzuka, Japan - April 6, 2024 Red Bull's Max Verstappen celebrates on the podium after qualifying in pole position along with second placed Red Bull's Sergio Perez and third placed McLaren's Lando Norris REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon

SUZUKA, Japan - Formula One world champion Max Verstappen took pole position for a third straight year at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, with Sergio Perez qualifying second to ensure a Red Bull front-row lockout.

McLaren's Lando Norris will start Sunday's race in third place.

Verstappen, who will be looking for a third straight victory in Japan in Sunday's race, becomes the first driver to take pole in the opening four races of a season since Lewis Hamilton nine years ago.

"It was very close in the end, nevertheless most importantly to be on pole - of course you want every lap to be perfect but at a track like this it isn't always the case," the Dutchman said after setting the pace with a lap of one minute 28.197 seconds.

Ferrari's Carlos Sainz qualified in fourth with his teammate Charles Leclerc frustrated by a difficult drive which will see him start back in eighth on Sunday.



"That's the best I can do. Honestly, I don't get it" Leclerc said over the team radio.

Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso and McLaren's Oscar Piastri, celebrating his 23rd birthday on Saturday, finished in fifth and sixth respectively.

Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton and George Russell, both of Mercedes, finished in seventh and ninth, with local hero Yuki Tsunoda getting one of the biggest cheers of the day sneaking into the final round of qualifying and starting tenth tomorrow.

(Reporting by Aadi Nair in Bengaluru; Editing by William Mallard and Muralikumar Anantharaman)

Comments


Top Stories

Advertise Now (1).png
Elon Musk at Davos: AI, Robots, Mars & Abundance | WEF 2026 | Amaravati Today
31:48
Vance Defends ICE in Minneapolis Amid Chaos, Child Detention & Shooting | Amaravati Today
33:14
Trump on Gaza Peace Board, Greenland Talks & Fed Pick | Air Force One | Amaravati Today
28:36
Cyprus Sets EU Presidency Priorities: Autonomous Union, Open World | Amaravati Today
01:18:19
EU Parliament Debates Drones & New Warfare Strategy | Defence Shift | Amaravati Today
01:00:11
EU Parliament Debates New Social Rights Action Plan 2026 | Amaravati Today
01:07:03
EU Parliament Debates Global Rise in Death Penalty Executions | Amaravati Today
21:41
EU JHA Meet in Cyprus: Migration, Returns & Schengen | Amaravati Today
46:13
9.png
Live Streams | Facts | Analysis | Explainers | Breaking News

Get in Touch

Manikondu Pvt Ltd
SY. 130P & 115/1P, ISB Rd
Financial District, Gachibowli
Hyderabad, India 500032
letstalk {at} amaravati (dot) today

Follow us on

  • X
  • LinkedIn
  • Youtube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

© 2024 by Amaravati Today | Privacy Policy | Imprint & Dsiclaimer | CIN: U70200TS2024PTC184435

bottom of page