The F1 world championship leader headed a Ferrari 1-2 in qualifying to push Max Verstappen into third place after the Red Bull driver had held provisional pole after the first runs in Q3.
It marks Leclerc’s third pole of the season and acts as a good omen for the Monegasque driver as he has gone on to win both races that he’s started from first place this year.
Sainz was content with second place as he bounced back from a heavy crash in second practice on Friday, missing out on pole by 0.190s, as he beat Verstappen by just 0.005s who also suffered a truncated Friday due to a gearbox change and a hydraulics issue.
Perez claimed fourth place in the sister Red Bull, as Valtteri Bottas impressed again with fifth place for Alfa Romeo and out-qualified former Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly beat Lando Norris to seventh in qualifying as the McLaren driver split him from his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda, as Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll rounded out the top 10.
The biggest absentees from Q3 were Fernando Alonso (Alpine) and George Russell (Mercedes) who will start the Miami GP from 11th and 12th respectively after being knocked out in Q2.
Alpine’s Esteban Ocon will start from the back after missing qualifying entirely due to car damage sustained in a heavy crash in final practice.
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing RB18
Photo by: Zak Mauger / Motorsport Images
When is the F1 Miami Grand Prix?
Date: Sunday 8th May 2022 Start time: 8:30pm BST, 3:30pm local time
The fifth round of the 2022 F1 season, the Miami GP at the Miami International Autodrome, gets underway at 3:30pm local time (8:30pm BST) on Sunday 8th May.
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