Lando Norris saw off rival Max Verstappen to take pole position for the US Grand Prix and boost his F1 championship dream.
Verstappen claimed his first win in nearly four months when he led every lap of the sprint race at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas earlier on Saturday to extend his title advantage from 52 to 54 points.
Norris finished third – after he was passed by Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz on the final lap – but he bounced back in qualifying to take spot, beating Verstappen by just 0.031 seconds.
Norris set the early pace in the shootout for pole, and then lucked-in when George Russell crashed out in his Mercedes at the penultimate corner.
See below for the F1 standings after Singapore
Driver Standings after US GP
1. Max Verstappen – 339 points
2. Lando Norris – 285 points
3. Charles Leclerc – 250 points
4. Oscar Piastri – 237 points
5. Carlos Sainz – 197 points
6. Lewis Hamilton – 177 points
7. George Russell – 159 points
8. Sergio Perez – 144 points
9. Fernando Alonso – 62 points
10. Nico Hulkenberg – 25 points
11. Lance Stroll – 24 points
12. Yuki Tsunoda – 22 points
13. Alex Albon – 12 points
14. Daniel Ricciardo – 12 points
15. Kevin Magnussen – 8 points
16. Pierre Gasly – 8 points
17. Ollie Bearman – 7 points
18. Esteban Ocon – 5 points
19. Franco Colapinto – 4 points
20. Zhou Guanyu – 0 points
21. Logan Sargeant – 0 points
22. Valtteri Bottas – 0 points
Constructors’ Championship after US GP
1. McLaren – 522 points
2. Red Bull – 483 points
3. Ferrari – 453 points
4. Mercedes – 336 points
5. Aston Martin – 86 points
6. RB – 34 points
7. Haas – 34 points
8. Williams – 16 points
9. Alpine – 13 points
10. Sauber – 0 points
What is the 2024 F1 calendar?
ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (sprint race)
Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 18-20 October
ROUND 20 – MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 25-27 October
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint race)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 1-3 November
ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit – 21-23 November
ROUND 23 – QATAR (sprint race)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 29 November – 1 December
ROUND 24 – ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit – 6-8 December