Max Verstappen, Red Bull, Suzuka, 2025


Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

P.DriverTeamQ1Q2 (v Q1)Q3 (v Q2)
1Max VerstappenRed Bull1’27.9431’27.502 (-0.441s)1’26.983 (-0.519s)
2Lando NorrisMcLaren1’27.8451’27.146 (-0.699s)1’26.995 (-0.151s)
3Oscar PiastriMcLaren1’27.6871’27.507 (-0.180s)1’27.027 (-0.480s)
4Charles LeclercFerrari1’27.9201’27.555 (-0.365s)1’27.299 (-0.256s)
5George RussellMercedes1’27.8431’27.400 (-0.443s)1’27.318 (-0.082s)
6Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes1’27.9681’27.639 (-0.329s)1’27.555 (-0.084s)
7Isack HadjarRacing Bulls1’28.2781’27.775 (-0.503s)1’27.569 (-0.206s)
8Lewis HamiltonFerrari1’27.9421’27.610 (-0.332s)1’27.610 (+0.000s)
9Alexander AlbonWilliams1’28.2181’27.783 (-0.435s)1’27.615 (-0.168s)
10Oliver BearmanHaas1’28.2281’27.711 (-0.517s)1’27.867 (+0.156s)
11Pierre GaslyAlpine1’28.1861’27.822 (-0.364s)Missed by 0.039s
12Carlos Sainz JnrWilliams1’28.2091’27.836 (-0.373s)Missed by 0.053s
13Fernando AlonsoAston Martin1’28.3371’27.897 (-0.440s)Missed by 0.114s
14Liam LawsonRacing Bulls1’28.5541’27.906 (-0.648s)Missed by 0.123s
15Yuki TsunodaRed Bull1’27.9671’28.000 (+0.033s)Missed by 0.217s
16Nico HulkenbergSauber1’28.570Missed by 0.016s
17Gabriel BortoletoSauber1’28.622Missed by 0.068s
18Esteban OconHaas1’28.696Missed by 0.142s
19Jack DoohanAlpine1’28.877Missed by 0.323s
20Lance StrollAston Martin1’29.271Missed by 0.717s

Penalties

No penalties announced

Investigations

Sainz: Potentially impeding Hamilton

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