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Charles Leclerc has taken his second pole position of the 2022 Formula 1 season, setting a 1:17.868s to beat Max Verstappen by almost three-tenths of a second.

Verstappen held the advantage as the drivers began their final laps in Q3, however Leclerc was able to produce the necessary time to jump the reigning World Champion.

Sergio Perez, who has performed strongly all weekend, had to settle for third place but was less than a tenth behind team-mate Verstappen.

Carlos Sainz in the second Ferrari endured a difficult Q3 session, as his first attempt was cancelled out by a red flag.

His final effort wasn’t enough to see him challenge at the front, with the Spaniard forced to slot in down in ninth place.

McLaren improves, Alonso crashes out

Following a difficult opening two rounds to the campaign, McLaren produced its strongest outing yet in Melbourne.

Not only did both cars feature in the top ten, Lando Norris ended the session in fourth place, while team-mate Daniel Ricciardo was seventh.

Lodged between the two McLarens was the Mercedes duo, with Lewis Hamilton besting George Russell by one-tenth of a second for fifth.

Fernando Alonso failed to set a lap time in Q3, with his opening attempt looking good enough to put him among the leading Ferraris and Red Bulls.

However, he slid off the circuit at Turn 13 and damaged his car, stating that a loss of hydraulics prevented him from shifting down past fourth gear.

His team-mate Esteban Ocon was eighth fastest.

The two AlphaTauris and both Alfa Romeos were knocked out in Q2, as was Mick Schumacher for Haas.

Latifi and Stroll involved in Q1 collision

Latifi and Stroll were both eliminated in Q1 after they were involved in a bizarre collision late on in the session.

Latifi slowed before Turn 5 to let Stroll past, but on the run to Turn 6, he attempted to re-pass his Canadian compatriot.

However, Stroll’s front right tyre made contact with Latifi’s left rear, sending the Williams driver into a spin with heavy damage, while Stroll suffered a broken suspension.

Stroll was also involved in a collision in FP3, as he hit the barriers in the final moments of the session. His team-mate Sebastian Vettel, who also crashed in final practice, set a last-gasp time to go 17th, behind Alexander Albon and Kevin Magnussen.

Albon will drop three places due to a grid penalty he picked up in Saudi Arabia following a collision with Stroll.

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Position Driver Team Time Gap
1 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:17.868
2 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:18.154 0.266
3 Sergio Perez Red Bull 1:18.240 0.372
4 Lando Norris McLaren 1:18.703 0.835
5 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:18.825 0.957
6 George Russell Mercedes 1:18.933 1.065
7 Daniel Ricciardo McLaren 1:19.032 1.164
8 Esteban Ocon Alpine 1:19.061 1.193
9 Carlos Sainz Jr Ferrari 1:19.408 1.540
10 Fernando Alonso Alpine
11 Pierre Gasly AlphaTauri 1:19.226
12 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo 1:19.410
13 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri 1:19.424
14 Guanyu Zhou Alfa Romeo 1:20.155
15 Mick Schumacher Haas 1:20.465
16 Alex Albon Williams 1:20.135
17 Kevin Magnussen Haas 1:20.254
18 Sebastian Vettel Aston Martin 1:21.149
19 Nicholas Latifi Williams 1:21.372
20 Lance Stroll Aston Martin

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