Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed the pole position with an incredible lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc grabbed the pole position with an incredible lap at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Charles Leclerc took pole position for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix after getting the better of Max Verstappen in a thrilling, hotly-contested qualifying session at the Baku City Circuit.

With the sensational victory, Charles Leclerc ended Red Bull's streak of pole positions in Formula One this season. 

Leclerc and Verstappen had the exact same time midway through the final session of qualifying before both improved on their final runs, with Leclerc going faster by 0.188 seconds in his Ferrari.

Verstappen's Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez was third, ahead of Carlos Sainz Jr. in fourth for Ferrari, seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton fifth for Mercedes and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso sixth. 

Hamilton's teammate George Russell was 11th after missing the cut in the second qualifying session by 0.004 seconds.