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AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 22: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP waves to the crowd after qualifying in pole position during qualifying for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2016 in Austin, United States.  (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)
AUSTIN, TX - OCTOBER 22: Lewis Hamilton of Great Britain and Mercedes GP waves to the crowd after qualifying in pole position during qualifying for the United States Formula One Grand Prix at Circuit of The Americas on October 22, 2016 in Austin, United States. (Photo by Mark Thompson/Getty Images)Mark Thompson/Getty Images

USA F1 Grand Prix 2016 Qualifying: Saturday's Results, Times, Final Grid

Mike ChiariOct 22, 2016

Lewis Hamilton set a new track record Saturday at the Circuit of the Americas in Elroy, Texas, to earn the pole position for Sunday's Formula One United States Grand Prix. 

Hamilton's time of one minute and 34.999 seconds was the fastest lap ever recorded at the track and good enough to beat out Mercedes teammate Nico Rosberg by more than two-tenths of a second.

Here is a full rundown of how all 22 drivers fared in qualifying:

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1Lewis Hamilton1:34.999
2Nico Rosberg1:35.215
3Daniel Ricciardo1:35.509
4Max Verstappen1:35.747
5Kimi Raikkonen1:36.131
6Sebastian Vettel1:36.358
7Nico Hulkenberg1:36.628
8Valtteri Bottas1:37.116
9Felipe Massa1:37.269
10Carlos Sainz1:37.326
11Sergio Perez1:37.353
12Fernando Alonso1:37.417
13Daniil Kvyat1:37.480
14Esteban Gutierrez1:37.773
15Jolyon Palmer1:37.935
16Marcus Ericsson1:39.356
17Romain Grosjean1:38.308
18Kevin Magnussen1:38.317
19Jenson Button1:38.327
20Pascal Wehrlein1:38.548
21Felipe Nasr1:38.583
22Esteban Ocon1:38.806

Saturday marked Hamilton's first pole at Austin, although he is a four-time winner, including each of the past two years.

According to F1's official Twitter account, Hamilton earned his 58th career pole and inched closer to Michael Schumacher's all-time record:

Peter Windsor of Formula1.com had the following to say about Hamilton's remarkable qualifying performance Saturday:

While Hamilton jumped out to a big lead and seemed destined to capture the pole from early in the session, his day wasn't without hiccups.

As seen in the following photo, Hamilton made a mistake in Q3 that allowed Rosberg to close the gap and nearly steal the pole:

Rosberg said after qualifying he was disappointed to settle for second but added he knows he still has a great chance to win from that spot:

Rosberg has never won at the Circuit of the Americas and is still in search of his first F1 championship as well. On both counts, Hamilton has been the main thing standing in his way.

The 31-year-old German is first in the standings and holds a 33-point lead over Hamilton in the title race.

Hamilton can cut into that lead with a great showing at Austin, but as BBC Sport pointed out, he needs to do a better job of starting the race quickly:

The 31-year-old Brit acknowledged that fact and said he has been working on improving in that area:

A good qualifying run doesn't guarantee success in the race itself, but the manner in which 2016 has played out suggests Hamilton and Rosberg will be the drivers to beat Sunday.

While Hamilton scored the first shot in qualifying, Rosberg seemingly has his best chance yet to win the United States Grand Prix for the first time in his career.

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