Red Bull might have appeared to be on the back foot on the limited information available from practice for Formula 1's season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix but it turned that around come qualifying - with Max Verstappen securing his 12th pole of the season.
Here's how the final order looked after the qualifying hour at the Yas Marina circuit - with Lewis Hamilton and Carlos Sainz surprise scalps in Q2 and Q1 respectively.
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Name | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1m24.160s | 1m23.740s | 1m23.445s |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1m24.459s | 1m23.969s | 1m23.584s |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m24.487s | 1m24.278s | 1m23.782s |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1m24.337s | 1m24.013s | 1m23.788s |
| 5 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Mercedes | 1m24.368s | 1m23.920s | 1m23.816s |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 1m24.286s | 1m24.207s | 1m23.968s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m24.501s | 1m24.131s | 1m24.084s |
| 8 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas-Ferrari | 1m24.425s | 1m24.213s | 1m24.108s |
| 9 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1m24.209s | 1m24.116s | 1m24.171s |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine-Renault | 1m24.600s | 1m24.078s | 1m24.548s |
| 11 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1m24.437s | 1m24.359s | |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine-Renault | 1m24.565s | 1m24.391s | |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin-Mercedes | 1m24.405s | 1m24.422s | |
| 14 | Alex Albon | Williams-Mercedes | 1m24.298s | 1m24.439s | |
| 15 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT | 1m24.461s | 1m24.442s | |
| 16 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1m24.738s | ||
| 17 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1m24.764s | ||
| 18 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m24.788s | ||
| 19 | Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1m25.159s | ||
| 20 | Logan Sargeant | Williams-Mercedes |
