The Kiwi Racing Bulls driver kept his composure through a record six red-flag stoppages to deliver a blistering final lap that put him on the second row, behind pole-sitter Max Verstappen and Carlos Sainz.
Lawson now has a golden chance to become the first New Zealander on an F1 podium since Denny Hulme in 1974.
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