Lando Norris scores Sao Paulo GP hat-trick: ‘I figured it out pretty quickly’

For three consecutive years, Lando Norris has now claimed pole position at Interlagos.

By Ian Parkes · Racing News 365

Published: Saturday, 7 November 2026 at 8:45 PM

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Lando Norris secured his third consecutive São Paulo Grand Prix pole position in torrential conditions at Interlagos.
The qualifying session was interrupted by an 82-minute red-flag delay caused by heavy rain early in Q1.
George Russell finished second fastest but received a five-place grid penalty for changing his internal combustion engine.

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McLaren driver Lando Norris claimed his third consecutive pole position at the São Paulo Grand Prix after mastering torrential, rain-hit qualifying conditions at Interlagos on Saturday. Norris beat Mercedes driver George Russell to the fastest time, noting he quickly figured out how to drive the car in wet conditions during his first wet-weather running of the season.

Qualifying was heavily disrupted by weather, featuring an 82-minute delay after Q1 was red-flagged just two and a half minutes into the session. Despite finishing second fastest, Russell will drop five places due to an internal combustion engine penalty, allowing Kimi Antonelli to start on the front row alongside Norris.

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Lando Norris scores Sao Paulo GP hat-trick: ‘I figured it out pretty quickly’

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