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Carlos Sainz will start a Formula 1 race from pole position for the first time in 2024 at the Mexican Grand Prix.
He dominated qualifying, upstaging F1 2024's two title rivals Max Verstappen and Lando Norris, as well as his own team-mate, renowned qualifying specialist Charles Leclerc, who will start fourth.
The Mercedes drivers of George Russell and Lewis Hamilton are due to share the third row with Kevin Magnussen seventh for Haas after his best qualifying since Singapore last year.
Pierre Gasly goes from eighth ahead of the Williams of Alex Albon and Haas driver Nico Hulkenberg.
Yuki Tsunoda starts just outside the top 10 after he crashed at the end of Q2. That denied multiple times drivers a chance to advance to Q3 including team-mate Liam Lawson who starts alongside him in 12th.
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll start their Aston Martins from 13th and 14th ahead of Valtteri Bottas who made it out of Q2 in the Sauber for the first time since before the summer break.
Franco Colapinto starts 16th ahead of surprise Q1 exiters Oscar Piastri and Sergio Perez. Both have a big task on their hands on Sunday.
Esteban Ocon and Zhou Guanyu were due to share the back row of the grid, but Zhou will have it all to himself as Alpine has replaced the battery pack on Ocon's car under parc ferme - which means he will start from pitlane.
Mexican Grand Prix starting grid
1) Carlos Sainz (Ferrari)
2) Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
3) Lando Norris (McLaren)
4) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5) George Russell (Mercedes)
6) Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
7) Kevin Magnussen (Haas)
8) Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
9) Alex Albon (Williams)
10) Nico Hulkenberg (Haas)
11) Yuki Tsunoda (RB)
12) Liam Lawson (RB)
13) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
14) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
15) Valtteri Bottas (Sauber)
16) Franco Colapinto (Williams)
17) Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
18) Sergio Perez (Red Bull)
19) Zhou Guanyu (Sauber)
PL) Esteban Ocon (Alpine)
