Japanese Grand Prix 2025: Verstappen by 0.012s
Max Verstappen secured Japanese Grand Prix 2025 pole at Suzuka by 0.012s from Lando Norris, with McLaren taking second and third on the grid.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix at Suzuka Circuit with a Q3 lap of 1:26.983. Lando Norris qualified second for McLaren, 0.012s slower than Verstappen on a 1:26.995.
Qualifying
Oscar Piastri completed a McLaren two-three in third place with a 1:27.027, which left him 0.044s away from pole. Charles Leclerc qualified fourth for Ferrari on 1:27.299, while George Russell took fifth for Mercedes with a 1:27.318.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli put the second Mercedes sixth on a 1:27.555 after reaching Q3. Isack Hadjar qualified seventh for RB F1 Team with a 1:27.569, and Lewis Hamilton took eighth for Ferrari with a 1:27.610.
Front-row fight
Norris led the McLaren challenge after setting the quickest Q2 time among the front row pair with a 1:27.146. Verstappen then improved from 1:27.502 in Q2 to 1:26.983 in Q3 to secure pole for Red Bull.
Top 10 grid
Alexander Albon placed Williams ninth with a 1:27.615 in Q3 after progressing from Q1 on 1:28.218. Oliver Bearman completed the top 10 for Haas F1 Team with a 1:27.867, having reached Q3 with a 1:27.711 lap in Q2.