Max Verstappen has taken his second pole position of the 2022 Formula 1 season in Montreal, setting a 1:21.299 to top the session.
Qualifying took place in wet conditions, with the opening stages requiring the Full Wet compound from the drivers.
However, the track became less saturated as the session ticked on, with lap times progressively dropping.
Verstappen was the pace-setter for much of the session, and on his final Q3 run, he posted his best effort to date to consolidate his position at the head of the timesheet.
Fernando Alonso was second for Alpine, having shown strong pace throughout the weekend – the two-time World Champion was six-tenths of a second down on Verstappen.
Carlos Sainz was third, with Lewis Hamilton fourth for Mercedes.
Haas enjoyed an impressive outing, with Kevin Magnussen and Mick Schumacher set to form the third row on Sunday’s grid in fifth and sixth respectively.
Esteban Ocon was seventh in the second Alpine, ahead of George Russell, who took a late gamble in Q3 to switch to the Soft tyres.
Daniel Ricciardo was ninth, while Zhou Guanyu’s first-ever Q3 appearance saw him set the 10th fastest lap time.
Valtteri Bottas is set to start from 11th place, having been out-qualified by his team-mate for the second race in a row.
Alexander Albon ended up in 12th, ahead of Sergio Perez in 13th, whose day ended in the barriers in Q2.
Lando Norris complained of a Power Unit issue during qualifying and was only 14th, in front of Charles Leclerc who will take a back-of-the-grid penalty for new engine components.
Pierre Gasly was a lowly 16th, joining team-mate Yuki Tsunoda in the Q1 drop zone.
Tsunoda was the slowest of the runners in the opening session, but was due to start from the back row anyway due to taking on new Power Unit parts for the weekend.
After displaying some promising pace during the final free practice session on Saturday morning, Sebastian Vettel was a surprise drop-out in Q1.
The Aston Martin driver was audibly frustrated over the team radio to miss out, with team-mate Lance Stroll and Williams’ Nicholas Latifi also failing to progress.
The Canadian Grand Prix will get underway at 14:00 local time on Sunday.
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