Piastri had struggling in contrast with Norris for the reason that begin of follow and was a great chunk off the Briton in all three qualifying classes.
Norris stated: “Disenchanted to not be on pole however not a shock for us to be only a bit slower than the Crimson Bull these days.
“Somewhat couple of bits right here and there I may have improved on and caught a couple of bumps slightly bit incorrect, that is the problem of this observe. In any other case, all pleased.”
Piastri stated: “A reasonably scruffy lap. Simply did not actually get it collectively. In some methods, I really feel a bit lucky to be third. The tempo within the automotive is sweet. It is nothing main, simply been a little bit of a messy lap and hopefully I can tidy it up tomorrow.”
The dash provides eight factors for the winner down to at least one for eighth place.
The stand-out efficiency in qualifying got here from Hulkenberg, the primary time he has certified within the high 10 all yr, and the perfect Sauber efficiency of the season.
Their earlier high grid place was seventh for team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto in Hungary initially of August.
“Happy, pleased, as you may think,” the German stated. “P1 regarded too good to be true. We weren’t positive if it was the true deal however we had been in a position to proceed that pattern. Hopefully we are able to grasp on to it this weekend.
“The tempo was simply there. The automotive gave the impression to be quick and in a great window, hit the candy spot, I feel that is all.”
