Canada's Stroll takes 1st career pole amid wet conditions in Turkey
Racing Point's Lance Stroll will start from pole position for the Turkish Grand Prix after posting the fastest qualifying time Saturday at the rain-soaked Istanbul Park circuit.
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Sunday's race will mark the first time the 22-year-old Canadian will start from P1 in his Formula 1 career. Jacques Villeneuve was the last Canadian to accomplish the feat in 1997.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:47.765 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +0.290 |
| 3 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | +1.556 |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull Racing | +2.683 |
| 5 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | +3.830 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +4.795 |
| 7 | Esteban Ocon | Renault | +4.857 |
| 8 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | +4.980 |
| 9 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +5.493 |
| 10 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | +9.461 |
| 11 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | Q2 |
| 12 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | Q2 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | Q2 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 |
| 15 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Q2 |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | Q2 |
| 17 | Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | Q1 |
| 18 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | Q1 |
| 19 | Nicholas Latifi | Williams | Q1 |
| 20 | George Russell | Williams | Q1 |
"I can't really put it into words right now, I'm shocked," Stroll said post-qualifying. "It's one of the biggest highlights of my career for sure, we dream about these moments growing up, and it's pretty special."
Meanwhile, Mercedes failed to secure a pole position for the first time in the 2020 racing season. Reigning F1 champion Lewis Hamilton will start at P6 and Valtteri Bottas is on P9.
McLaren's Lando Norris qualified 11th but dropped to 15th for failing to slow down under yellow flags, while teammate Carlos Sainz placed 13th but was dropped to 16th for impeding Racing Point's Sergio Perez. Williams' George Russell also fell to 20th because of a grid penalty.