Piastri wins sprint qualification for Qatar Formula 1 Grand Prix

McLaren driver Oscar Piastri has qualified for the sprint race at the penultimate, 23rd stage of the Formula 1 season, the Qatar Grand Prix. The Australian completed his best lap in 1 minute, 20.055 seconds. This became known on November 28.

Briton George Russell from Mercedes became the second, losing only 0.032 seconds. Another McLaren driver qualified third, overall standings leader Lando Norris (+0.230 seconds), Sport-Expert clarified.

The top eight also includes: fourth — Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin, Spain), fifth — Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull, Japan), sixth — four-time world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull, Netherlands), seventh — Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes, Italy), The eighth is Carlos Sainz (Williams, Spain).

Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton, representing Ferrari, completed qualifying after the first segment, showing the 18th result.

The sprint race will be held on November 29 at 17:00 Moscow time.

In the individual standings, Lando Norris is in first place with 390 points, while Piastri and Verstappen share second position with 366 points each.

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Earlier, on November 23, it was reported that the results of the McLaren team drivers Oscar Piastri of Australia and Lando Norris of Britain following the Las Vegas Formula 1 Grand Prix race were canceled, according to the website of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). Initially, Norris and Piastri took second and fourth places respectively.

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