Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
| Row 1 | 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’26.983 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| 2. (4) Lando Norris 1’26.995 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’27.027 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| 4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’27.299 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (63) George Russell 1’27.318 Mercedes W16 |
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| 6. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’27.555 Mercedes W16 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’27.569 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 8. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’27.610 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (23) Alexander Albon 1’27.615 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| 10. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’27.867 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’27.822 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| 12. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’27.897 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (30) Liam Lawson 1’27.906 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 14. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’28.000 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’27.836 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| 16. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’28.570 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’28.622 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| 18. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’28.696 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (7) Jack Doohan 1’28.877 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| 20. (18) Lance Stroll 1’29.271 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’27.943 | 1’27.502 (-0.441s) | 1’26.983 (-0.519s) |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’27.845 | 1’27.146 (-0.699s) | 1’26.995 (-0.151s) |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’27.687 | 1’27.507 (-0.180s) | 1’27.027 (-0.480s) |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.920 | 1’27.555 (-0.365s) | 1’27.299 (-0.256s) |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’27.843 | 1’27.400 (-0.443s) | 1’27.318 (-0.082s) |
| 6 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’27.968 | 1’27.639 (-0.329s) | 1’27.555 (-0.084s) |
| 7 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1’28.278 | 1’27.775 (-0.503s) | 1’27.569 (-0.206s) |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’27.942 | 1’27.610 (-0.332s) | 1’27.610 (+0.000s) |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’28.218 | 1’27.783 (-0.435s) | 1’27.615 (-0.168s) |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1’28.228 | 1’27.711 (-0.517s) | 1’27.867 (+0.156s) |
| 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’28.186 | 1’27.822 (-0.364s) | Missed by 0.039s |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’28.209 | 1’27.836 (-0.373s) | Missed by 0.053s |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’28.337 | 1’27.897 (-0.440s) | Missed by 0.114s |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1’28.554 | 1’27.906 (-0.648s) | Missed by 0.123s |
| 15 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1’27.967 | 1’28.000 (+0.033s) | Missed by 0.217s |
| 16 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1’28.570 | Missed by 0.016s | |
| 17 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1’28.622 | Missed by 0.068s | |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’28.696 | Missed by 0.142s | |
| 19 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1’28.877 | Missed by 0.323s | |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’29.271 | Missed by 0.717s |
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2025 Japanese Grand Prix
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Billy
5th April 2025, 8:13
Hadjar in the RedBull next week?
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
5th April 2025, 8:22
Bring back Liam!
Patrick (@paeschli)
5th April 2025, 9:43
Tsunoda got the second Red Bull out of Q1 for the first time this year and Lawson reached Q2 for the first time. Seems like it’s a win-win.
Doggy
5th April 2025, 12:06
Why would RBR do that? First qualifying for TSunoda, and already did way better than Lawson could have wished for. Also, Lawson seems to be liking more the RB/visa /Toronto rosso/etc car
MG1982 (@mg1982)
5th April 2025, 9:10
Next!
Flicking Soccer
5th April 2025, 9:45
Hopefully Isack Hadjar will make something different. He is talented.