The British driver has outperformed Oscar Piastri at each of the last five grands prix.
The McLaren driver edged out fellow driver and championship contender the Australian for the top spot in the final moments of practice at the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Norris, who took the points lead from Piastri by just one point after taking the win in Mexico City two weeks ago, beat the Melbourne-born driver by a mere 0.023s.
Earlier in the session, Oscar Piastri had been the quickest of the McLaren pair throughout the hour before the sprint shootout due at 18:30 GMT.
Max Verstappen, the other racer in the points battle, trailing 36 points behind Norris, finished in 17th place as his Red Bull team followed a unique setup.
His teammate the Japanese driver was the only driver to crash, albeit lightly, when he lost control at the fourth corner soon after starting.
Tsunoda spun out over the exit kerbs before spinning across the gravel trap, and was lucky to avoid just a minor contact of the wall.
The Ferrari of the seven-time champion also spun, at the final moments of the session, rotating twice through the high-speed Mergulho turn approaching the final bend on to the start-finish straight.
The veteran finished practice in 19th, one place behind teammate Charles Leclerc.
The McLaren drivers were significantly quicker of the other competitors, with Nico Hulkenberg's car third fastest, over half a second behind the Australian's time.
Aston Martin's the Spanish driver was fourth quickest, with Sauber's Bortoleto fifth from Mercedes' George Russell and Alpine's Pierre Gasly and the Williams of Carlos Sainz.
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