Lando Norris ' march toward a first world title continued apace Friday after he took pole position in a wet and perilous qualifying session at the Las Vegas Grand Prix while his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri could manage only fifth.

Norris improved on his final lap in Q3 to set a fastest time of 1:47.934, beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole position by 0.323 seconds.

Meanwhile, Piastri, who had briefly held the fastest time during the early exchanges of Q3, came across Racing Bulls' Isack Hadjar in Turn 12 on his final flying lap for the fifth spot.

With 84 points still up for grabs between Saturday night's Las Vegas Grand Prix and the end of the season, Norris leads Piastri by 24 points atop the standings and has a 49-point lead over Verstappen in third.

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