Oscar Piastri has taken pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell.
| Row 1 | 1. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’14.670 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| 2. (1) Max Verstappen 1’14.704 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (63) George Russell 1’14.807 Mercedes W16 |
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| 4. (4) Lando Norris 1’14.962 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’15.431 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| 6. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’15.432 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (23) Alexander Albon 1’15.473 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| 8. (18) Lance Stroll 1’15.581 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’15.746 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 10. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’15.787 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’15.604 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| 12. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’15.765 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’15.772 Mercedes W16 |
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| 14. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’16.260 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (30) Liam Lawson 1’16.379 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 16. (43) Franco Colapinto No time Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’16.518 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| 18. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’16.613 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’16.918 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| 20. (22) Yuki Tsunoda No time Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying result
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’15.500 | 1’15.214 (-0.286s) | 1’14.670 (-0.544s) |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’15.175 | 1’15.394 (+0.219s) | 1’14.704 (-0.690s) |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’15.852 | 1’15.334 (-0.518s) | 1’14.807 (-0.527s) |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’15.894 | 1’15.261 (-0.633s) | 1’14.962 (-0.299s) |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’15.695 | 1’15.442 (-0.253s) | 1’15.431 (-0.011s) |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’15.987 | 1’15.198 (-0.789s) | 1’15.432 (+0.234s) |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’16.123 | 1’15.521 (-0.602s) | 1’15.473 (-0.048s) |
| 8 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’15.817 | 1’15.497 (-0.320s) | 1’15.581 (+0.084s) |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1’16.253 | 1’15.510 (-0.743s) | 1’15.746 (+0.236s) |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’15.937 | 1’15.505 (-0.432s) | 1’15.787 (+0.282s) |
| 11 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’16.108 | 1’15.604 (-0.504s) | Missed by 0.083s |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’16.163 | 1’15.765 (-0.398s) | Missed by 0.244s |
| 13 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’15.943 | 1’15.772 (-0.171s) | Missed by 0.251s |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1’16.340 | 1’16.260 (-0.080s) | Missed by 0.739s |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1’16.256 | ||
| 16 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1’16.379 | Missed by 0.039s | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1’16.518 | Missed by 0.178s | |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’16.613 | Missed by 0.273s | |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1’16.918 | Missed by 0.578s | |
| 20 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull |
Penalties
Colapinto: One-place grid drop for leaving the garage before the restart time was announced
Tsunoda: Start from pit lane due to survival cell change and power unit parts change
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2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix
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- Ferrari struggling to recreate set-up which “worked well” in Shanghai – Hamilton
- Verstappen told Red Bull to use Tsunoda before “hold him up” call
- ‘Saturdays have been mine for years but for some reason it’s drifted away’ – Norris
- “Plan C?”: Why McLaren only got their strategy right for one driver at Imola
Sonny Crockett (@sonnycrockett)
17th May 2025, 16:37
Norris screws up again!
Piastri is definitely McLaren’s de facto number 1 driver now.
BLS (@brightlampshade)
17th May 2025, 16:37
Piastri did well to get pole with that horrific traffic at the end. Norris further choking it seems.
Be interesting to see what Max does into the first corner tomorrow.
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
17th May 2025, 16:50
Newey’s had a look at the 2025 car, then.
joe jopling (@jop452)
17th May 2025, 20:48
Have a feeling the first lap will be one we will be talking about for a long time