Sebastian Vettel will start from pole position for this weekend's Mexican Grand Prix as he attempts to keep his hopes for a fifth world championship victory alive.
Vettel set a 1:16.488 to take the top spot on the standings, leading Red Bull Racing's Max Verstappen by only 0.086s, meaning that the Dutchman will line up in second place. Lewis Hamilton qualified in third as he attempts to clinch a fourth championship, 0.446s down on his rival.
Valtteri Bottas will line up in fourth place ahead of his fellow countryman, Kimi Raikkonen, with 0.280s splitting the pair.
Force India's Esteban Ocon continued his strng run of qualifying performances and will start in sixth place, out qualifying Daniel Ricciardo who was only seventh in the second Red Bull.
Nico Hulkenberg led a Renault 8-9 in qualifying, with Carlos Sainz Jr following close behind while Sergio Perez rounded out the top ten in qualifying in front of his home crowd.
It was a difficult session for Williams, with both Felipe Massa and Lance Stroll failing to get out of Q2, qualifying in 11th and 12th.
With both Fernando Alonso and Stoffel Vandoorne set for a haul of grid penalties, McLaren opted to not run either of its drivers in Q2, despite having the pace to qualify well in Mexico.
