The Red Bull driver saw off a McLaren attack to take pole, beating Lando Norris by 0.241s, who led an impressive qualifying display for the Woking-based squad with Oscar Piastri completing a 2-3.
But it was a nightmare qualifying again for Verstappen’s team-mate Sergio Perez, who dropped out in Q1 after being shuffled out by the final flying lap improvements.
Charles Leclerc heads Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz in fourth and fifth respectively, after the pair came close to clashing over qualifying strategy.
George Russell led the Mercedes effort in sixth place, directly ahead of team-mate Lewis Hamilton, with Alex Albon continuing a solid weekend for Williams in eighth place.
Fernando Alonso could only manage ninth in Q3 for Aston Martin as Alpine’s Pierre Gasly rounded out the top 10.
The 10th round of the 2023 F1 season, the British GP at Silverstone, gets underway at 3:00pm local time (3:00pm BST) on Sunday 9 July.
Source: Autosport