Nothing new in the qualifications - the current Formula 1 champion, Max Verstappen, won the pole position before the Chinese Grand Prix.
The Dutchman took his fifth pole position in Shanghai this season, and his sixth in a row. Today he also celebrated in the sprint race.
The current champion reached pole position for the 37th time in his career, and with a lap time of 1:33.660 minutes, he brought Red Bulu its 100th pole position.
Second place was taken by Verstappen's teammate Sergio Peres, three tenths behind, while third place was taken by Fernando Alonso in Aston Martin.
Qualifying was marked by the early elimination of Lewis Hamilton, as well as an interruption in the second part caused by Carlos Sainz in Ferrari.
Hamilton will take the 18th place at the start, while Sains, after a mistake in the 16th corner, managed to get back on the track and break into the last section, but he could not do better than the seventh place.
Verstappen leads the general standings with 85 points, 15 more than Peres, while Charles Leclerc is third with 64.
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