Leclerc clinches 2019 pole position prize – despite being fourth fastest

He may have been disappointed to have finished only fourth quickest in qualifying for the Brazilian Grand Prix, but for Charles Leclerc there was at least a silver lining to Max Verstappen taking pole...

Heading to the penultimate race in Interlagos, Leclerc was 7-5 ahead of Mercedes’ Valtteri Bottas in the season-long battle to claim the Pirelli Pole Position Trophy. And with the Finn managing only fifth-best in qualifying, Leclerc is now assured of sealing the award – and in just his second season in F1.

How the poles have been won in 2019

• Australia - Lewis Hamilton
• Bahrain - Charles Leclerc
• China - Valtteri Bottas
• Azerbaijan - Valtteri Bottas
• Spain - Valtteri Bottas
• Monaco - Lewis Hamilton
• Canada - Sebastian Vettel
• France - Lewis Hamilton
• Austria - Charles Leclerc
• Great Britain - Valtteri Bottas
• Germany - Lewis Hamilton
• Hungary - Max Verstappen
• Belgium - Charles Leclerc
• Italy - Charles Leclerc
• Singapore - Charles Leclerc
• Russia - Charles Leclerc
• Japan - Sebastian Vettel
• Mexico - Charles Leclerc
• USA - Valtteri Bottas
• Brazil - Max Verstappen