New Zealand's Liam Lawson has unleashed the best qualifying result of his Formula One career and will line up third on the grid for tonight's Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
On a day in which it was best to avoid the carnage, Lawson cleverly negotiated a qualifying session which featured six red flags as all of the drivers contended with wind gusts at the exposed Baku circuit.
Lawson will start behind Red Bull's four-time world champion Max Verstappen and Williams driver Carlos Sainz.
The 23-year-old Kiwi wasn't getting carried away.
"Obviously, tomorrow [Sunday] is the important day," he told Sky Sports UK.
"It's going to be a very hard race, for sure. We have a great starting position, but we're aware of who we're fighting around us. That's what we'll be focused on.
"The car's been good all weekend. When it needed to be in quali, it was good. Massive thanks to the guys and girls, the team's been amazing this weekend so far."
Lawson has been a model of consistency in his debut as an F1 driver at the Azerbaijan GP, placing in the top 10 in all three practice sessions.
In qualifying, he was among a handful of drivers able to set a time early in the session before the weather and a series of incidents turned racing into a slog.
Lawson was able to return to the track on soft tyres after the last of the red flags and capitalised on better track conditions to set his best time.
Verstappen topped the time sheets with a best lap of 1min 41.117sec, just over half a second faster than Lawson.
Mercedes' Kimi Antonelli was fourth fastest and will start alongside Lawson in an all-rookie second row.
Lawson's place on the grid will have New Zealand motor sports fans hoping he can become the first Kiwi to stand on a Formula One podium in 51 years.
Denny Hulme was the last to do so when winning the opening round of the 1974 championship in Argentina - to record the last of his 33 career podium placings.
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