Leclerc takes pole in Belgium

Leclerc achieved his third 'pole' since driving in F1, the third of the year, covering the 7,004 meters of the legendary Belgian circuit in one minute, 42 seconds and 519 milliseconds, 748 less than his teammate, German Sebastian Vettel.

Englishman Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), leader of the World Championship - 763 milliseconds behind - will start third, alongside his Finnish teammate Valtteri Bottas, from the second row.

Dutchman Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - fifth - and Australian Daniel Ricciardo (Renault) will start from the third row; ahead of German Nico Hülkenberg (Renault) and Finnish Kimi Raikkonen (Alfa Romeo), who will start from the fourth row.

Mexican Sergio Pérez (Racing Point) will start ninth, alongside Danish Kevin Magnussen (Haas), from the fifth row.