Carlos Sainz Jr. took both his first pole position and Formula One victory, ahead of Sergio Pérez and Lewis Hamilton.

Championship leader Max Verstappen finished seventh after acquiring car damage early in the race.

A multi-car crash occurred on the opening lap, in which Zhou Guanyu's car flipped over the tyre wall marking the circuit boundaries.

[7] There was rain before and during the session,[8] with teams deciding not to go on track as much as they normally would have, due to dry weather predicted for the rest of the weekend.

A number of drivers attempted to drive the track on slick tyres, including Lance Stroll, who spun at turn 9, getting stuck in the gravel.

The Aston Martin of Sebastian Vettel picked up some floor damage in the session, but he made it back to the pits.

[7] The session was held in wet conditions and ended with Carlos Sainz Jr. claiming his maiden pole position.

Max Verstappen's final qualifying attempt was interrupted by yellow flags, after Charles Leclerc spun.

George Russell had a bad start and was passed by Nicholas Latifi, and Zhou Guanyu pulled alongside him leaving a large gap between them.

He landed upside down, skidding down the track, then skipping and bouncing across the gravel trap at the end of the straight, all while barely slowing and turning sideways.

The inverted car suddenly dug into the gravel carrying sufficient speed and momentum to launch it over the tire barrier, rotating 540 degrees on its axis before hitting the catch fencing sideways facing up just a few feet from the front row of the grandstand.

Albon spun into the concrete pit wall, rebounded back on the track and was hit by Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon, damaging both of their cars.

[24] The two AlphaTauri cars collided on lap 14, both continued initially but Gasly later retired due to the collision damage.

Leclerc subsequently defended from Sergio Pérez, which allowed Hamilton to pass them both on the exit of the last corner.

"[36] Concern was also raised surrounding the failure of the roll-hoop, designed to stop the driver's head hitting the ground in the event of a car being upside-down.