Saturday in Shanghai saw a win and a pole position on the same day for three time World Champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull. The Dutchman made a clean sweep of it on Saturday at the 2024 Chinese Grand Prix, winning the first Sprint Race of the season in the morning before taking his first ever pole position at this track in the afternoon.

It was the 37th pole of his career and his Red Bull team's one hundredth.

After starting the Sprint Race from fourth on the grid, Max took just nine laps to work his way to the front, passing Alonso and then Hamilton before taking off for his eighth win from 13 Sprint starts.

"The start of the Sprint was a bit tricky for me because the other drivers on the grid had new tyres, so for the first lap they had a bit more grip than I did," said Verstappen. "My battery was also completely empty, so I had to do a few changes on the wheel to try and get it back up, but once that was all sorted out the pace was good, I was able to look after my tyres well."

"Ahead of qualifying we changed the fittings on the car and they worked out really well, so I'm very pleased with that. It looks promising for the race," added Verstappen.

On the virtual podium for the "short" race, Verstappen was joined by Hamilton and Perez following some exciting duels over the final few laps, involving Alonso, Perez and the Ferrari pair of Sainz and Leclerc.

The two Spaniards came off worst with Carlos finishing fourth, having sustained front wing damage in a collision with his fellow countryman, who also had to pit because of a puncture picked up when they touched.

"To be sat on the front-row for the Sprint was a great feeling," said Hamilton. "Racing into turn one and taking the lead reminded me of what I love so much about this sport! It was a challenging race but to get second was great."

Grand Prix Qualifying Results Summary - Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Zhou, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Bottas, Ocon, Stroll, Gasly, Tsunoda, Albon, Sargeant, Hulkenberg, Alonso

Sprint Results Summary - Verstappen, Hamilton, Perez, Leclerc, Sainz, Norris, Piastri, Russell, Zhou, Magnussen, Ricciardo, Bottas, Ocon, Stroll, Gasly, Tsunoda, Albon, Sargeant, Hulkenberg Alonso

Grand Prix Qualifying Results

Pos	Driver		Team		Time		Gap

1	Verstappen	Red Bull	1:33.660	130.193 mph
2	Perez		Red Bull	1:33.982	0.322
3	Alonso		Aston Martin	1:34.148	0.488
4	Norris		McLaren		1:34.165	0.505
5	Piastri		McLaren		1:34.273	0.613
6	Leclerc		Ferrari		1:34.289	0.629
7	Sainz		Ferrari		1:34.297	0.637
8	Russell		Mercedes	1:34.433	0.773
9	Hulkenberg	Haas		1:34.604	0.944
10	Bottas		Stake		1:34.665	1.005
11	Stroll		Aston Martin	1:34.838	
12	Ricciardo	RB		1:34.934	
13	Ocon		Alpine		1:35.223	
14	Albon		Williams	1:35.241	
15	Gasly		Alpine		1:35.463	
16	Zhou		Stake		1:35.505	
17	Magnussen	Haas		1:35.516	
18	Hamilton	Mercedes	1:35.573	
19	Tsunoda		RB		1:35.746	
20	Sargeant	Williams	1:36.358

Sprint Results

Pos	Driver		Team		Laps	Gap

1	Verstappen	Red Bull	19	32:04.660
2	Hamilton	Mercedes	19	+ 0:13.043
3	Perez		Red Bull	19	+ 0:15.258
4	Leclerc		Ferrari		19	+ 0:17.486
5	Sainz		Ferrari		19	+ 0:20.696
6	Norris		McLaren		19	+ 0:22.088
7	Piastri		McLaren		19	+ 0:24.713
8	Russell		Mercedes	19	+ 0:25.696
9	Zhou		Stake		19	+ 0:31.951
10	Magnussen	Haas		19	+ 0:37.398
11	Ricciardo	RB		19	+ 0:37.840
12	Bottas		Stake		19	+ 0:38.295
13	Ocon		Alpine		19	+ 0:39.841
14	Stroll		Aston Martin	19	+ 0:40.299
15	Gasly		Alpine		19	+ 0:40.838
16	Tsunoda		RB		19	+ 0:41.870
17	Albon		Williams	19	+ 0:42.998
18	Sargeant	Williams	19	+ 0:46.352
19	Hulkenberg	Haas		19	+ 0:49.630
	Alonso		Aston Martin	17	Retired

w/ Pirelli Media (image courtesy of Aston Martin)