Max Verstappen has taken pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell.
| Row 1 | 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’27.294 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| 2. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’27.304 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (63) George Russell 1’27.407 Mercedes W16 |
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| 4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’27.670 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’27.866 Mercedes W16 |
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| 6. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’28.164 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’28.201 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| 8. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’28.204 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’28.367 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| 10. (4) Lando Norris No time McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (23) Alexander Albon 1’28.109 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| 12. (30) Liam Lawson 1’28.191 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’28.303 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| 14. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’28.418 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’28.648 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| 16. (18) Lance Stroll 1’28.645 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (7) Jack Doohan 1’28.739 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| 18. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’28.782 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’29.092 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| 20. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’29.462 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying result
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’27.778 | 1’27.529 (-0.249s) | 1’27.294 (-0.235s) |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’27.901 | 1’27.545 (-0.356s) | 1’27.304 (-0.241s) |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.282 | 1’27.599 (-0.683s) | 1’27.407 (-0.192s) |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’28.552 | 1’27.866 (-0.686s) | 1’27.670 (-0.196s) |
| 5 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’28.128 | 1’27.798 (-0.330s) | 1’27.866 (+0.068s) |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’28.354 | 1’28.024 (-0.330s) | 1’28.164 (+0.140s) |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’28.372 | 1’28.102 (-0.270s) | 1’28.201 (+0.099s) |
| 8 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1’28.226 | 1’27.990 (-0.236s) | 1’28.204 (+0.214s) |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’28.421 | 1’28.025 (-0.396s) | 1’28.367 (+0.342s) |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’27.805 | 1’27.481 (-0.324s) | |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’28.279 | 1’28.109 (-0.170s) | Missed by 0.007s |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1’28.561 | 1’28.191 (-0.370s) | Missed by 0.089s |
| 13 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’28.548 | 1’28.303 (-0.245s) | Missed by 0.201s |
| 14 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1’28.571 | 1’28.418 (-0.153s) | Missed by 0.316s |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1’28.536 | 1’28.648 (+0.112s) | Missed by 0.546s |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’28.645 | Missed by 0.074s | |
| 17 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1’28.739 | Missed by 0.168s | |
| 18 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1’28.782 | Missed by 0.211s | |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’29.092 | Missed by 0.521s | |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1’29.462 | Missed by 0.891s |
Penalties
No penalties announced
Investigations
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Riccard
19th April 2025, 19:14
Three genuine contenders – even without Norris, that was one of the most exciting qualis I’ve seen in an age. Great stuff.
Mindboggling driving from Verstappen. Not just the pole, but the one from his first run as well.
Russell and Piastri put in proper performances too. Now bring on the grand prix – the McLaren still looks the faster car, so we should see Piastri right in Verstappen’s gearbox.
Ben
19th April 2025, 19:15
3 facts of current F1
1. Verstappen will always find a way.
2. Hamilton will always find a way to be slow.
3. Norris will always find a way to bottle it.
Nm
19th April 2025, 19:23
I agree with nr 1, i sort of agree with nr 3. 2 is nonsense.
David BR (@david-br)
19th April 2025, 19:41
Attention seeking nonsense at that.
Ben
19th April 2025, 20:02
So we will just ignore brilliance from Max today and in Japan and to be honest most of his racing career.
We will ignore the fact Hamilton has been utterly destroyed by his team mates for the last few years.
We will just ignore the fact Lando has made multiple costly mistakes in China, Bahrain and again today.
Facts are facts. I’m not resorting to name calling or belittling. Reply with a counter argument or don’t bother.
Edvaldo
19th April 2025, 20:30
Says the name who sent me “don’t cry” on the other board instead of giving a proper answer.
That’s what you’re seeking, pal. Enjoy it.
Ben
19th April 2025, 21:30
Did you by chance reply with a counter argument or an insult? I believe it was the latter… Pal!
Edvaldo
19th April 2025, 21:35
What was the insult? Tell me. I’ll wait.
Patrick (@paeschli)
19th April 2025, 19:20
Max went purple in the first sector on his first run but called it not good. Then on his second run he gains 0.2s in that sector alone and can just keep it together for the remainder of the lap to claim pole position. Crazy stuff.
MG1982 (@mg1982)
19th April 2025, 19:22
Tsunoda is where the car allows him to be, but Max pushed that truck from 7th to 1st. 4th best car on pole again!
Yes (@come-on-kubica)
19th April 2025, 19:25
It’s mot the fourth best car. It’s at least second and a lot closer to top than show in practise.
Edvaldo
19th April 2025, 20:21
At least they cut the crap of saying that Racing Bulls car is faster than Red Bull based on Lawson driving the RB21.
It’s quite obvious that the slowest of the top 4 cars is the Ferrari. Red Bull is on par with McLaren on the high-speed tracks like this, with its ‘flowy’, high-speed corners, very similar to Suzuka, in which he also started on pole.
Race pace though, i’m curious to see how it goes as this track has decent overtaking spots, unlike Suzuka.
fawkes
19th April 2025, 19:27
This statement could only ever be done considering that Max would put the McLaren, the Mercedes and the Ferrari on pole, which is just not observable. So given the evidences is also just wishful thinking from you. At best is just an hypothesis.
Nulla Pax (@nullapax)
19th April 2025, 19:24
Good starting grid.
I’m mostly delighted that Yuki is working that cursed car so well though.
Keith Campbell (@keithedin)
19th April 2025, 20:38
@nullapax I don’t know, still 5 tenths down on Max in Q1 and Q2, and 9 tenths in Q3. Lots of work to do because usually with those gaps he wouldn’t be getting out of Q2, making it very hard to score decent points. Hopefully he can close that and get into the 2-3 tenths range consistently and then he might be just about where RB expects a second driver.