Dutch driver Max Verstappen of the Red Bull team will start the 10th leg of the season in the Formula 1 World Championship, the Austrian Grand Prix, from the first row.
Verstappen took the first pocket with a time of 1 minute 04,391 seconds in the qualifying laps held on the 4.3 km Red Bull Circuit in the city of Spielberg.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was second, 0.048 seconds behind the Dutch driver, and Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), who laps 0.190 seconds slower than the leader, took the third place.
The sprint race in the Austrian Grand Prix will be held at 17.30 CEST tomorrow. The pilots who finish the sprint challenge in the top 8 places will be given points from 1 to 8.
The 71-lap race will start on Sunday, July 2 at 16:00 CEST.