Pit Lane F1
Round 2 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2025-03-23
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) took pole for the 2025 Chinese Grand Prix with a 1:30.641 lap.
George Russell (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.082s shy of pole, with Lando Norris (McLaren) third on the grid. Alexander Albon (Williams) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Esteban Ocon (Haas F1 Team) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.065s — pole to P10 — with Alexander Albon (Williams) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:31.591 | 1:31.200 | 1:30.641 | 1:30.641 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:31.295 | 1:31.307 | 1:30.723 | +0.082 |
| 3 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:30.983 | 1:30.787 | 1:30.793 | +0.152 |
| 4 |
| 3Max Verstappen |
| Red Bull |
| 1:31.424 |
| 1:31.142 |
| 1:30.817 |
| +0.176 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:31.690 | 1:31.501 | 1:30.927 | +0.286 |
| 6 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:31.579 | 1:31.450 | 1:31.021 | +0.380 |
| 7 | 6Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:31.162 | 1:31.253 | 1:31.079 | +0.438 |
| 8 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:31.676 | 1:31.590 | 1:31.103 | +0.462 |
| 9 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:31.238 | 1:31.260 | 1:31.638 | +0.997 |
| 10 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:31.503 | 1:31.595 | 1:31.706 | +1.065 |
| 11 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:31.876 | 1:31.625 | — | +0.984 |
| 12 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:31.921 | 1:31.632 | — | +0.991 |
| 13 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:31.719 | 1:31.688 | — | +1.047 |
| 14 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:31.923 | 1:31.773 | — | +1.132 |
| 15 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:31.628 | 1:31.840 | — | +1.199 |
| 16 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:31.992 | — | — | +1.351 |
| 17 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:32.018 | — | — | +1.377 |
| 18 | 7Jack Doohan | Alpine F1 Team | 1:32.092 | — | — | +1.451 |
| 19 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:32.141 | — | — | +1.500 |
| 20 | 30Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:32.174 | — | — | +1.533 |