Max Verstappen scorched to Singapore sprint race pole position in his Red Bull on Friday after a thrilling qualifying session at the Marina Bay Street circuit.
George Russell's Mercedes will join Verstappen on the front row for the 21-lap dash on Saturday with the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc third and Oscar Piastri's McLaren fourth.
A resurgent Verstappen, who won for the first time this season in Malaysia last weekend, clocked 1min 31.156sec under lights at a Marina Bay Circuit enveloped in haze caused by fires in Indonesia.
"It's always close here in Singapore. And also your lap itself, you're pushing as hard as you think is possible, close to the walls in places," said the four-time world champion.
"Once we bolted on the soft tyres (for SQ3), it felt like the car was coming alive a little bit more, but I did not expect this.
"Of course, very happy to be first."
Fifth was the McLaren of Lando Norris, followed by the Ferrari of Lewis Hamilton.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli, sporting a new aero package, was only seventh in his Mercedes, with Liam Lawson (RB), Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine) completing the top 10 on the grid.
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