LAS VEGAS :Formula One championship leader Lando Norris took pole position for the Las Vegas Grand Prix on Friday with McLaren teammate and closest rival Oscar Piastri only fifth after a wet qualifying session.

Red Bull's reigning world champion Max Verstappen, third in the standings after 21 of 24 races but 49 points off the lead, joined the Briton on the front row.

Norris leads Piastri by 24 points and is chasing a third win in a row on Saturday night.

(Writing by Alan Baldwin in London, editing by Peter Rutherford)

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