Lando Norris took the 14th pole position of his Formula 1 career in qualifying for the Mexican Grand Prix.

That was an important result for the McLaren driver and his 2025 F1 title ambitions, as he lapped almost six tenths faster than team-mate and championship leader Oscar Piastri in the Q3 pole position shootout session.

Piastri was only eighth-fastest with his attempt, though he will start seventh owing to a grid penalty for Carlos Sainz carried over from last weekend's United States GP.

Norris's nearest challengers in Q3 were the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton - who secured his first top-three starting spot for a grand prix since joining the Scuderia for 2025.

Title outsider Max Verstappen will start fifth, sharing the third row of the grid with Kimi Antonelli.

Sainz was seventh in Q3 but his five-place grid drop means he will line up in 12th.

Provisional Mexican GP starting grid

1 Lando Norris (McLaren)
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
3 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
4 George Russell (Mercedes)
5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
6 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
7 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
8 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
9 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
10 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
11 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
12 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
13 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
14 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
15 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
16 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
17 Alex Albon (Williams)
18 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
19 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
20 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

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