Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz claims pole position for F1 Singapore Grand Prix
Sainz beats Mercedes' George Russell to take pole for Sunday's race
ANKARA
Ferrari's Spanish driver Carlos Sainz on Saturday took the pole position for Sunday's Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
Sainz, 29, beat Mercedes' British racer George Russell by 0.072 seconds for pole position after the Ferrari driver finished the Q3 in a minute and 30.984 seconds at Marina Bay Street Circuit.
Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari driver from Monaco, was third in Saturday's qualifying session.
Back-to-back champion Max Verstappen from the Netherlands has qualified 11th at the Singapore Grand Prix on Sunday.
The 62-lap Singapore GP on the 4.94-kilometer (3.06-mile) Marina Bay Street Circuit will start at 1200GMT.