Magnussen takes 1st career pole for Brazilian GP sprint race

Haas' Kevin Magnussen finished first in Friday's qualifying session to take his first career pole position for Saturday's sprint race for the Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in Sao Paulo.

Pos.	Driver	Team	Time
1.	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:11.674
2.	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.203
3.	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.385
4.	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.589
5.	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	+0.683
6.	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	+0.751
7.	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	+0.830
8.	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.937
9.	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	+3.927
10.	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11.	Alexander Albon	Williams	Q2
12.	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	Q2
13.	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	Q2
14.	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	Q2
15.	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	Q2
16.	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	Q1
17.	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	Q1
18.	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	Q1
19.	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	Q1
20.	Mick Schumacher	Haas	Q1

The drivers will compete for season-long standings points and set the grid for Sunday's race during the third and final sprint of the season.

It's Haas' first pole position since joining F1 before the 2016 season.

"I don't know what to say," Magnussen said. "The team put me out on track at exactly the right moment. We're on pole. It's incredible."

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The Brazilian Grand Prix is the penultimate race of the 2022 season. The campaign will conclude in Abu Dhabi on Nov. 19.

Magnussen takes 1st career pole for Brazilian GP sprint race

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