Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.

Row 1 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’22.207
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
2. (4) Lando Norris 1’22.408
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
Row 2 3. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’22.437
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
4. (63) George Russell 1’22.645
Mercedes W16
Row 3 5. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’22.730
Ferrari SF-25
6. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’22.902
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
Row 4 7. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’22.904
Sauber-Ferrari C45
8. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’22.913
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
Row 5 9. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’23.072
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
10. (22) Yuki Tsunoda No time
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
Row 6 11. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’23.041
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
12. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’23.042
Williams-Mercedes FW47
Row 7 13. (30) Liam Lawson 1’23.077
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
14. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’23.080
Mercedes W16
Row 8 15. (18) Lance Stroll 1’23.097
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
16. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’23.394
Ferrari SF-25
Row 9 17. (23) Alexander Albon 1’23.416
Williams-Mercedes FW47
18. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’23.450
Sauber-Ferrari C45
Row 10 19. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’23.468
Alpine-Renault A525
20. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’23.890
Alpine-Renault A525

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying result

P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2)
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’22.877 1’22.752 (-0.125s) 1’22.207 (-0.545s)
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’23.178 1’22.804 (-0.374s) 1’22.408 (-0.396s)
3 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’22.605 1’23.021 (+0.416s) 1’22.437 (-0.584s)
4 George Russell Mercedes 1’23.247 1’22.730 (-0.517s) 1’22.645 (-0.085s)
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’23.163 1’22.948 (-0.215s) 1’22.730 (-0.218s)
6 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’23.071 1’22.861 (-0.210s) 1’22.902 (+0.041s)
7 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1’23.374 1’22.874 (-0.500s) 1’22.904 (+0.030s)
8 Esteban Ocon Haas 1’23.334 1’23.023 (-0.311s) 1’22.913 (-0.110s)
9 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1’23.373 1’22.997 (-0.376s) 1’23.072 (+0.075s)
10 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1’23.386 1’23.034 (-0.352s)
11 Oliver Bearman Haas 1’23.254 1’23.041 (-0.213s) Missed by 0.007s
12 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 1’23.187 1’23.042 (-0.145s) Missed by 0.008s
13 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1’23.265 1’23.077 (-0.188s) Missed by 0.043s
14 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’22.894 1’23.080 (+0.186s) Missed by 0.046s
15 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1’23.316 1’23.097 (-0.219s) Missed by 0.063s
16 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’23.394 Missed by 0.008s
17 Alexander Albon Williams 1’23.416 Missed by 0.030s
18 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1’23.450 Missed by 0.064s
19 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1’23.468 Missed by 0.082s
20 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1’23.890 Missed by 0.504s

Penalties

None announced so far

Investigations

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