HIGHLIGHTS: Watch all the action from a thrilling qualifying session as Hullkenberg bags P3
Valtteri Bottas took pole position ahead of Lewis Hamilton as Mercedes locked out the front row of the grid - but Racing Point's Nico Hulkenberg stole the show after he qualified a superb third for the 70th Anniversary Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen starts in P4 on hard tyres, as the only driver to have made Q3 on the slowest but most durable compound available; the rest of the top 10 will begin the race on the mediums. Daniel Ricciardo lines up behind his former team mate having taken fifth for Renault.
Qualifying report: Bottas beats Hamilton to 70th Anniversary GP pole as Hulkenberg stars
McLaren and Ferrari only got one car each into Q3, with Lando Norris starting 10th, two places behind Charles Leclerc, while Sebastian Vettel was 12th in the second Ferrari, one place ahead of McLaren's Carlos Sainz.
Watch the video above to catch all the best bits from a thrilling session...
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