Both drivers clocked an identical time of 1:12.000, but thanks to the crucial advantage of setting the time first, Russell will line up for today's race in pole position ahead of the Dutchman.
McLaren's Lando Norris will start a strong third, with team-mate Oscar Piastri grabbing fourth on the grid and Daniel Ricciardo rounding out the top five.
For Lewis Hamilton, however, qualifying turned into a frustrating afternoon. The seven-time world champion fell short of expectations, languishing down in P7, 0.280 seconds behind his team-mate.
The race kicks off today, Sunday, June 9, at 2pm local time. Find the session start times converted to your local time zone below:
Local time (EDT): 2pm Sunday UK time: 7pm Sunday CEST: 8pm Sunday United States (CDT): 1pm Sunday United States (PDT): 11am Sunday Australia (Melbourne): 4am Monday South Africa: 8pm Sunday
How to watch the Canadian Grand Prix live on TV today
The answer depends on your location. Here's a breakdown of how to catch the action in some major countries:
United Kingdom: Sky Sports United States: ESPN, ESPN Deportes Canada: RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo Australia: Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten Italy: Sky Italia Netherlands: Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra Spain: DAZN F1 Germany: Sky Deutschland France: Canal+ Belgium: RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports Japan: Fuji TV, DAZN Mexico: Fox Sports Mexico Singapore: beIN SPORTS Hungary: M4 (MTVA Sports Channel) China: CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent Brazil: Bandeirantes, Bandsports Austria: Servus TV, ORF Middle East & Turkey: beIN SPORTS Africa: SuperSport Latin America: ESPN
F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.