Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Verstappen by 0.010s
Max Verstappen took Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 pole for Red Bull by 0.010s from Oscar Piastri, with George Russell third and Lando Norris 10th.
Max Verstappen took pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on 20 April 2025 with a 1:27.294 lap for Red Bull. Oscar Piastri qualified second for McLaren at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, 0.010s behind on 1:27.304.
Qualifying
George Russell secured third for Mercedes with a 1:27.407 in Q3, while Charles Leclerc placed fourth for Ferrari on 1:27.670. Andrea Kimi Antonelli gave Mercedes a second car in the top five with a 1:27.866, and Carlos Sainz qualified sixth for Williams with a 1:28.164.
Lewis Hamilton took seventh for Ferrari on a 1:28.201, with Yuki Tsunoda eighth for Red Bull on 1:28.204. Pierre Gasly completed the Q3 runners in ninth for Alpine F1 Team with a 1:28.367.
Grid
Lando Norris will start 10th for McLaren after reaching Q2 but not setting a Q3 time. Norris had posted a 1:27.805 in Q1 and a 1:27.481 in Q2 before ending the session without a Q3 lap.
At the front, Verstappen improved from 1:27.529 in Q2 to 1:27.294 in Q3 to secure pole position. Piastri also found time from 1:27.545 in Q2 to 1:27.304 in Q3, while Russell moved from 1:27.599 to 1:27.407 to lock in third on the grid.
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