Pit Lane F1
Round 3 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2025-04-06
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) took pole for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix with a 1:26.983 lap.
Lando Norris (McLaren) joined the front row, 0.012s shy of pole, with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) third on the grid. Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.884s — pole to P10 — with Oliver Bearman (Haas F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:27.943 | 1:27.502 | 1:26.983 | 1:26.983 |
| 2 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:27.845 | 1:27.146 | 1:26.995 | +0.012 |
| 3 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:27.687 | 1:27.507 | 1:27.027 | +0.044 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:27.920 |
| 1:27.555 |
| 1:27.299 |
| +0.316 |
| 5 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:27.843 | 1:27.400 | 1:27.318 | +0.335 |
| 6 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:27.968 | 1:27.639 | 1:27.555 | +0.572 |
| 7 | 6Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:28.278 | 1:27.775 | 1:27.569 | +0.586 |
| 8 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:27.942 | 1:27.610 | 1:27.610 | +0.627 |
| 9 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:28.218 | 1:27.783 | 1:27.615 | +0.632 |
| 10 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.228 | 1:27.711 | 1:27.867 | +0.884 |
| 11 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:28.186 | 1:27.822 | — | +0.839 |
| 12 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:28.209 | 1:27.836 | — | +0.853 |
| 13 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.337 | 1:27.897 | — | +0.914 |
| 14 | 30Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:28.554 | 1:27.906 | — | +0.923 |
| 15 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:27.967 | 1:28.000 | — | +1.017 |
| 16 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:28.570 | — | — | +1.587 |
| 17 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:28.622 | — | — | +1.639 |
| 18 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.696 | — | — | +1.713 |
| 19 | 7Jack Doohan | Alpine F1 Team | 1:28.877 | — | — | +1.894 |
| 20 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.271 | — | — | +2.288 |