The Briton, lapped the 6.1-km long circuit in 1:29.786 seconds in his Mercedes, pipping Verstappen by just 0.056 seconds.
The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is the first of only two races left on this year's Formula One calendar, with the hard fought battle of the generations between 36-year-old Hamilton and 24-year-old Verstappen racing towards its conclusion. Hamilton, who only needs to finish fifth to keep the battle alive into next week's Abu Dhabi finale, is gunning for a 100th win to force a last-race showdown in his quest for an unprecedented eighth world title.
Hamilton, whose Mercedes is expected to have an advantage around the circuit's high-speed layout, dialled himself in more gradually, vaulting to the top of the timesheets with 15 minutes of the hour-long session to run.Behind the top-three, Frenchman Pierre Gasly was fourth for AlphaTauri.
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