Lando Norris won the sprint race in Miami in May
Lando Norris took pole position for the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix with McLaren team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri in third.
Norris beat Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli by 0.097 seconds, while Piastri was 0.185secs adrift of the Briton in third.
Norris took the championship lead from Piastri by one point with victory in Mexico City two weeks ago.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen, the only other realistic title contender at 36 points behind Norris, could manage only sixth, beaten by Mercedes' George Russell and Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso.
