Lando Norris Beats Lewis Hamilton to Pole in Dramatic Wet Finale

Lando Norris beat Lewis Hamilton to Sprint pole at the Chinese Grand Prix after dramatically having his fastest lap reinstated at the end of a wet session.

Hamilton appeared to have claimed pole when Norris had his final flying lap deleted for exceeding track limits, but the stewards then reinstated the lap in the closing moments to give the McLaren driver the second Sprint pole of his career.

Fernando Alonso took third for Aston Martin, while world championship leader Max Verstappen was fourth having also lost a lap during the final part of the session for running off track.

With Verstappen's Red Bull appearing to be the fastest car in dry conditions at the start of the session, Saturday's 19-lap Sprint race, live on Sky Sports at 4am, promises to be an entertaining contest as the Dutchman attempts to get past the trio ahead of him.