World champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull snatched a sixth pole position of the season at his team's home track for the Austrian Grand Prix on Friday.
Charles Leclerc will join the world championship leader on the front row ahead of his Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz who qualified third-quickest and starts alongside Lando Norris of McLaren on the second row. "Very happy being on pole," said Verstappen. "We know that this is a different weekend with the whole format, but very happy with today.
At least the car is quick and that's the most important." For the second time this year after Baku, a sprint race will take place on Saturday before the Grand Prix on Sunday.
Friday's qualifying sets the starting grid for Sunday, while Saturday's shootout session sets the grid for the sprint in the afternoon.