Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen.

Row 1 1. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’19.387
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
2. (4) Lando Norris 1’19.495
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
Row 2 3. (1) Max Verstappen 1’19.651
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
4. (63) George Russell 1’19.662
Mercedes W16
Row 3 5. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’19.846
Mercedes W16
6. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’20.114
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
Row 4 7. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’20.287
Williams-Mercedes FW47
8. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’20.418
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
Row 5 9. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’20.477
Alpine-Renault A525
10. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’20.561
Ferrari SF-25
Row 6 11. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’20.353
Sauber-Ferrari C45
12. (30) Liam Lawson 1’20.433
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
Row 7 13. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’20.438
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
14. (23) Alexander Albon 1’20.629
Williams-Mercedes FW47
Row 8 15. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’20.761
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
16. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’20.864
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
Row 9 17. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’20.907
Ferrari SF-25
18. (18) Lance Stroll 1’21.058
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
Row 10 19. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’20.534
Sauber-Ferrari C45
20. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’21.137
Alpine-Renault A525

Qatar Grand Prix qualifying result

P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2)
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’20.234 1’19.650 (-0.584s) 1’19.387 (-0.263s)
2 Lando Norris McLaren 1’20.157 1’19.861 (-0.296s) 1’19.495 (-0.366s)
3 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’20.472 1’19.985 (-0.487s) 1’19.651 (-0.334s)
4 George Russell Mercedes 1’20.074 1’20.186 (+0.112s) 1’19.662 (-0.524s)
5 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’20.576 1’20.084 (-0.492s) 1’19.846 (-0.238s)
6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1’20.603 1’20.350 (-0.253s) 1’20.114 (-0.236s)
7 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 1’20.520 1’20.251 (-0.269s) 1’20.287 (+0.036s)
8 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’20.598 1’20.219 (-0.379s) 1’20.418 (+0.199s)
9 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1’20.513 1’20.324 (-0.189s) 1’20.477 (+0.153s)
10 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’20.564 1’20.343 (-0.221s) 1’20.561 (+0.218s)
11 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1’20.630 1’20.353 (-0.277s) Missed by 0.003s
12 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1’20.539 1’20.433 (-0.106s) Missed by 0.083s
13 Oliver Bearman Haas 1’20.548 1’20.438 (-0.110s) Missed by 0.088s
14 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1’20.653 1’20.534 (-0.119s) Missed by 0.184s
15 Alexander Albon Williams 1’20.629 1’20.629 (+0.000s) Missed by 0.279s
16 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1’20.761 Missed by 0.108s
17 Esteban Ocon Haas 1’20.864 Missed by 0.211s
18 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’20.907 Missed by 0.254s
19 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1’21.058 Missed by 0.405s
20 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1’21.137 Missed by 0.484s

Penalties

Bortoleto: Five-place grid drop for causing a collision with Stroll in the Las Vegas Grand Prix

Investigations

Sainz: Unsafe release
Ocon and Albon: Pit lane incident

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