Pit Lane F1
Round 24 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2025-12-07
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix with a 1:22.207 lap.
Lando Norris (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.201s shy of pole, with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) third on the grid. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) missed the cut by 0.007s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.827s — pole to P10 — with Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.877 | 1:22.752 | 1:22.207 | 1:22.207 |
| 2 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:23.178 | 1:22.804 | 1:22.408 | +0.201 |
| 3 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.605 | 1:23.021 | 1:22.437 | +0.230 |
| 4 |
| 63George Russell |
| Mercedes |
| 1:23.247 |
| 1:22.730 |
| 1:22.645 |
| +0.438 |
| 5 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.163 | 1:22.948 | 1:22.730 | +0.523 |
| 6 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:23.071 | 1:22.861 | 1:22.902 | +0.695 |
| 7 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:23.374 | 1:22.874 | 1:22.904 | +0.697 |
| 8 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.334 | 1:23.023 | 1:22.913 | +0.706 |
| 9 | 6Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:23.373 | 1:22.997 | 1:23.072 | +0.865 |
| 10 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:23.386 | 1:23.034 | — | +0.827 |
| 11 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.254 | 1:23.041 | — | +0.834 |
| 12 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:23.187 | 1:23.042 | — | +0.835 |
| 13 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:23.265 | 1:23.077 | — | +0.870 |
| 14 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:22.894 | 1:23.080 | — | +0.873 |
| 15 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:23.316 | 1:23.097 | — | +0.890 |
| 16 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:23.394 | — | — | +1.187 |
| 17 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:23.416 | — | — | +1.209 |
| 18 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:23.450 | — | — | +1.243 |
| 19 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.468 | — | — | +1.261 |
| 20 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.890 | — | — | +1.683 |