Australian Grand Prix 2025: Norris on pole
Lando Norris took pole for the Australian Grand Prix 2025 by 0.084s from Oscar Piastri, with McLaren locking out the front row at Albert Park.
Lando Norris took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix on 16 March 2025 with a Q3 lap of 1:15.096, beating Oscar Piastri by 0.084 seconds. McLaren locked out the front row at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit for round one of the season.
Qualifying
Piastri qualified second for McLaren with a 1:15.180, while Max Verstappen took third for Red Bull on 1:15.481. George Russell secured fourth for Mercedes with a 1:15.546, 0.065 seconds behind Verstappen.
Yuki Tsunoda put RB F1 Team fifth on the grid with a 1:15.670, and Alexander Albon followed in sixth for Williams on 1:15.737. Charles Leclerc qualified seventh for Ferrari with a 1:15.755, and Lewis Hamilton took eighth in the second Ferrari on 1:15.973.
Top 10
Pierre Gasly placed ninth for Alpine F1 Team with a 1:15.980 in Q3. Carlos Sainz completed the top 10 for Williams with a 1:16.062 after reaching Q3.
Norris set 1:15.912 in Q1, 1:15.415 in Q2 and 1:15.096 in Q3. The Australian Grand Prix 2025 qualifying result left McLaren on the front row, with Red Bull and Mercedes on the second row and Ferrari starting from seventh and eighth.
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