Lando Norris saw off Oscar Piastri in an all-McLaren duel for Belgian Grand Prix Formula 1 pole position.
Norris's first Q3 lap was enough to beat Piastri's late effort by 0.085s.
Sprint race winner Max Verstappen (Red Bull) was left to rue a mistake early in his final lap that allowed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc to pick him off by 0.003s for third place on the grid.
A track limits-thwarted Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) is due to start 16th, while like him Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) was also knocked out in Q1 for a second day running.
He indicated that he will start from the pitlane.
Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll recorded the worst qualifying performance in Aston Martin's history in 19th and 20th.
Belgian Grand Prix provisional grid
1 Lando Norris (McLaren)
2 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
4 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
5 Alex Albon (Williams)
6 George Russell (Mercedes)
7 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
8 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
9 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
10 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
11 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
12 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
13 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
14 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
15 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
16 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
17 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
18 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
19 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Pitlane Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)*
*expected but not confirmed
