By Can Erozden
ANKARA (AA) - Red Bull Racing driver and Formula One's back-to-back champion Max Verstappen secured the pole position for Sunday's Canadian Grand Prix.
Dutch racer Verstappen beat his opponents Saturday in the third qualifying session, which was held in wet conditions, with a time of a minute and 25.858 seconds to guarantee the lead spot in Montreal.
Haas team's Nico Hulkenberg of Germany was 1.2 seconds behind Verstappen to start second in the race.
Aston Martin's experienced racer Fernando Alonso from Spain was third in the qualifying session.
The Canadian Grand Prix, the ninth round of the 2023 Formula 1 World Championship, will be run over 70 laps at Montreal's 4.361-kilometer (2.7-mile) Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
The race will start at 1800GMT.