FACTS AND STATS: Russell takes his first Singapore GP pole in a new track record

George Russell claimed pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, denying Max Verstappen top spot, while title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will start third and fifth respectively. Here are the best facts and stats from the Marina Bay Street Circuit after Qualifying…

• Russell set pole position, the seventh of his Formula 1 career, with a new track record – a 1m 29.158s – which was also the first for Mercedes since Lewis Hamilton started from pole in 2018.
• The Briton claimed victory from his only other pole this season in Canada, while 10 of the previous 15 Singapore Grands Prix have been won from pole.

• Verstappen secured his fourth front row start in Singapore, all of which have been achieved by never taking pole position.
• The Red Bull driver has out-qualified both McLaren drivers at the last three Grands Prix.
• For Drivers' Championship leader Piastri, third marks his highest-ever starting position in Singapore.

• Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli has qualified in the top-four at consecutive races for the first time in his career.
• Lando Norris will start fifth, the McLaren driver having qualified outside the top-four for the second consecutive race.
• Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton will start sixth, which signifies the first time the seven-time World Champion has started outside the top-five in Singapore, while team mate Charles Leclerc directly behind was only out-qualified by the Briton for the fifth time this season.
• Isack Hadjar made his 11th Q3 appearance of the season for Racing Bulls and will start eighth.
• Ninth for Haas' Ollie Bearman signifies a career-best start in F1 and means the American team has started inside the top-10 in Singapore for the fourth season in a row.
• Tenth for Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso marks the Spaniard's lowest starting position in Singapore since 2018.
• Kick Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg will start 11th after missing out on a first Q3 appearence of the season by just 0.065s.

• Liam Lawson was promoted two places and will start 12th at the expense of Williams drivers Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz.
• Yuki Tsunoda initially tied his lowest-ever starting position in Singapore before being promoted at the expense of both Williams drivers.
• Kick Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto was out-qualified by Hulkenberg for the first time in eight races and will start P14.
• Lance Stroll found himself out in Q1 for the third consecutive season, with the Aston Martin driver now set to line-up 15th.
• Franco Colapinto has out-qualified Alpine team mate Pierre Gasly for the third consecutive race.
• Esteban Ocon has now been out-qualified by Haas team mate Bearman this season by 10-8.
• It marks the fourth time this season that Alpine has been slowest in Q1, the honours going to Gasly in Singapore.
• Prior to being disqualified for a technical breach, Albon had tied with Sainz in Qualifying head-to-heads on 9-9.
• Sainz started the last Grand Prix in Baku from the front row but will line-up last in Singapore after being disqualified from the final results.