Mercedes' George Russell took pole position ahead of Ferrari's Charles Leclerc for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix on Friday.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri was third fastest at the Baku City Circuit.
Mercedes' runaway championship leader Kimi Antonelli hit the wall at Turn One during the opening phase of qualifying.
The 20-year-old Italian will start 16th for the race, which is being held on Saturday this year with the country marking its Remembrance Day on Sunday.
Rayan's late equaliser rescues Brazil against Australia
Rayan struck deep into added time to spare Brazil's blushes as they drew 1-1 in the first of two friendlies with Australia on Friday, denying the hosts a first win over the five-time world champions in 25 years.
Gulf Giants Development win DP World ILT20 Development Tournament
Gulf Giants Development clinched the fourth DP World ILT20 Development Tournament after beating Desert Vipers Development by four wickets in the final at the ICC Academy in Dubai.
Sinner withdraws from China Open as knee injury recovery continues
World number one Jannik Sinner has withdrawn from the China Open, saying on Friday that he is not yet ready to compete as he continues to recover from the knee injury that also forced him to miss the US Open.
Alcaraz calls for end to late-night finishes at Grand Slams
Carlos Alcaraz has had enough of pulling all-nighters at Grand Slams, urging organisers to finish play by 11 pm after his US Open title defence came to an end in a gruelling 3:33 am finish earlier this month.
Dubai Basketball edge Real Madrid in EuroLeague opener
Dubai Basketball has secured a historic 78-77 victory over Real Madrid in their EuroLeague season opener at Coca-Cola Arena on Thursday.
