The qualifying rounds of the race, which will be run over 66 laps on the 4.65 kilometer Barcelona-Catalonia track in Barcelona, were held.
Russell took pole position with a time of one minute 14.679.
Great Britain’s Lewis Hamilton from the Ferrari team finished second, 0.064 seconds behind the British pilot, and Mercedes’ Italian pilot Kimi Antonelli finished the race in third place, with a difference of 0.319 seconds.
The Spanish Grand Prix will start on Sunday at 16.00 GMT.