- World champion makes most of one Q3 lap before deluge
- Charles Leclerc is second, with Aston Martin third and fourth
Max Verstappen took pole position for the São Paulo Grand Prix making the most of only a single lap as heavy rain interrupted qualifying at Interlagos. The Red Bull driver was on good form in Brazil on the tricky test of the Autódromo José Carlos Pace and his team ensured he was in the best possible position to set a good time before a deluge descended.
He beat the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc into second, while Aston Martin also did well out of the weather in setting early times with Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso in third and fourth. Lewis Hamilton and George Russell were in fifth and sixth for Mercedes.