Round 21 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2025-11-09
Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole for the 2025 SĂŁo Paulo Grand Prix with a 1:09.511 lap.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.174s shy of pole, with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third on the grid. Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.528s — pole to P10 — with Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:09.656 | 1:09.616 | 1:09.511 | 1:09.511 |
| 2 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:10.192 | 1:09.774 | 1:09.685 | +0.174 |
| 3 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09.934 | 1:09.801 | 1:09.805 | +0.294 |
| 4 |
| 81Oscar Piastri |
| McLaren |
| 1:09.928 |
| 1:09.835 |
| 1:09.886 |
| +0.375 |
| 5 | 6Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:10.083 | 1:09.970 | 1:09.931 | +0.420 |
| 6 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09.935 | 1:09.880 | 1:09.942 | +0.431 |
| 7 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:10.108 | 1:09.950 | 1:09.962 | +0.451 |
| 8 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:09.891 | 1:09.755 | 1:09.977 | +0.466 |
| 9 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:09.885 | 1:09.857 | 1:10.002 | +0.491 |
| 10 | 27Nico HĂĽlkenberg | Sauber | 1:10.337 | 1:09.985 | 1:10.039 | +0.528 |
| 11 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:10.181 | 1:10.001 | — | +0.490 |
| 12 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:10.115 | 1:10.053 | — | +0.542 |
| 13 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:10.016 | 1:10.100 | — | +0.589 |
| 14 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:10.041 | 1:10.161 | — | +0.650 |
| 15 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:10.184 | 1:10.472 | — | +0.961 |
| 16 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:10.403 | — | — | +0.892 |
| 17 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:10.438 | — | — | +0.927 |
| 18 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:10.632 | — | — | +1.121 |
| 19 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:10.711 | — | — | +1.200 |