Round 17 qualifying β Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2025-09-21
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix with a 1:41.117 lap.
Carlos Sainz (Williams) joined the front row, 0.478s shy of pole, with Liam Lawson (RB F1 Team) third on the grid. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) missed the cut by 0.338s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.402s β pole to P10 β with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:41.331 | 1:41.255 | 1:41.117 | 1:41.117 |
| 2 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:42.635 | 1:41.675 | 1:41.595 | +0.478 |
| 3 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:42.257 | 1:41.537 | 1:41.707 | +0.590 |
| 4 |
| 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
| Mercedes |
| 1:42.247 |
| 1:41.464 |
| 1:41.717 |
| +0.600 |
| 5 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:41.646 | 1:41.455 | 1:42.070 | +0.953 |
| 6 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:42.347 | 1:41.788 | 1:42.143 | +1.026 |
| 7 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:41.322 | 1:41.396 | 1:42.239 | +1.122 |
| 8 | 6Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:41.656 | 1:41.647 | 1:42.372 | +1.255 |
| 9 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:41.839 | 1:41.414 | β | +0.297 |
| 10 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:41.458 | 1:41.519 | β | +0.402 |
| 11 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:42.211 | 1:41.857 | β | +0.740 |
| 12 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:41.821 | 1:42.183 | β | +1.066 |
| 13 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:42.511 | 1:42.277 | β | +1.160 |
| 14 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:42.101 | 1:43.061 | β | +1.944 |
| 15 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:42.666 | β | β | +1.549 |
| 16 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:42.779 | β | β | +1.662 |
| 17 | 27Nico HΓΌlkenberg | Sauber | 1:42.916 | β | β | +1.799 |
| 18 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:43.139 | β | β | +2.022 |
| 19 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:43.778 | β | β | +2.661 |
| 20 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | β | β | β | β |