Lewis Hamilton has claimed pole position at the Canadian Grand Prix ahead of Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg.
The Formula 1 world champion, who is looking to win his fifth race in Montreal and second in succession, was just six hundredths of a second faster than Rosberg as he claimed the 53rd pole of his career.
© AFP
Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was third, just 0.116 seconds off pole, as Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo displaced teammate Max Verstappen for fourth by 0.248 seconds.
Meanwhile, Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen took sixth from Williams's Valtteri Bottas and Felipe Massa.
Qualifying standings:
1. Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes)
3. Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari)
4. Daniel Ricciardo (Red Bull)
5. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
6. Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari)
7. Valtteri Bottas (Williams)
8. Felipe Massa (Williams)
9. Nico Hulkenberg (Force India)
10. Fernando Alonso (McLaren)
11. Sergio Perez (Force India)
12. Jenson Button (McLaren)
13. Daniil Kvyat (Toro Rosso)
14. Esteban Gutierrez (Haas)
15. Romain Grosjean (Haas)
16. Carlos Sainz Jr (Toro Rosso)
17. Jolyon Palmer (Renault)
18. Pascal Wehrlein (Manor)
19. Marcus Ericsson (Sauber)
20. Felipe Nasr (Sauber)
21. Rio Haryanto (Manor)
22. Kevin Magnussen (Renault)
Giuseppe Labellarte
