2025 Qatar Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Lusail International)

Qualifying for the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix ended with Oscar Piastri on pole, a Sprint and Grand Prix pole double for the Australian.

After victory in the Sprint from pole, Oscar Piastri took the momentum into Grand Prix qualifying, his deficit to Lando Norris at the top of the standings down to 22 points. Verstappen, meanwhile, now 25 off P1, is approaching last chance saloon territory.

2025 Qatar Grand Prix qualifying underway

Norris was atop Q1 ahead of the final runs, but with the track ramping up, it was all to play for.

Franco Colapinto, Lance Stroll, Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda and Liam Lawson needed a better lap to avoid Q1 elimination.

Norris topped Q1 from Piastri. Out was Tsunoda, Ocon, Lewis Hamilton, Stroll and Colapinto. That makes it back-to-back Q1 eliminations for Hamilton.

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Piastri was sat P1 as the drivers prepared for a final Q2 push. Norris did not have a time after his original P1 effort was chalked off for Turn 10 track limits.

Like Norris, Charles Leclerc, Gabriel Bortoleto, Alex Albon and Lawson also found themselves at risk in the elimination zone.

Piastri kept hold of P1. Albon, Bortoleto, Oliver Bearman, Lawson and Hulkenberg were out.

Onto the battle for pole in Qatar. It was advantage Norris as he clocked a 1:19.495 for provisional pole. Less than four hundredths separated the McLarens of Norris and Piastri.

Norris abandoned his final lap, and Piastri pounced, claiming pole for the Qatar Grand Prix.

Q3 results

1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:19.387
2 Lando Norris McLaren +0.108
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.264
4 George Russell Mercedes +0.275
5 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.459
6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.727
7 Carlos Sainz Williams +0.900
8 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1.031
9 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.090
10 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +1.174

Q2 results

1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1:19.650
2 Lando Norris McLaren +0.211
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.335
4 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.434
5 George Russell Mercedes +0.536
6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.569
7 Carlos Sainz Williams +0.601
8 Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.674
9 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.693
10 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.700
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11 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber +0.703
12 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.783
13 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +0.788
14 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber +0.884
15 Alexander Albon Williams +0.979

Q1 results

1 George Russell Mercedes 1:20.074
2 Lando Norris McLaren +0.083
3 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.160
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing +0.398
5 Carlos Sainz Williams +0.446
6 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +0.465
7 Oliver Bearman Haas F1 Team +0.474
8 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.490
9 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.502
10 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +0.524
11 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.529
12 Alexander Albon Williams +0.555
13 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber +0.556
14 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber +0.579
15 Pierre Gasly Alpine +0.607
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16 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull Racing +0.687
17 Esteban Ocon Haas F1 Team +0.790
18 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.833
19 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +0.984
20 Franco Colapinto Alpine +1.063

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