Oscar Piastri has taken provisional pole position for the Qatar Grand Prix sprint race for McLaren ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris.

Row 1 1. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’20.055
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
2. (63) George Russell 1’20.087
Mercedes W16
Row 2 3. (4) Lando Norris 1’20.285
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
4. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’20.450
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
Row 3 5. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’20.519
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
6. (1) Max Verstappen 1’20.528
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
Row 4 7. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’20.532
Mercedes W16
8. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’20.542
Williams-Mercedes FW47
Row 5 9. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’20.622
Ferrari SF-25
10. (23) Alexander Albon 1’20.788
Williams-Mercedes FW47
Row 6 11. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’21.433
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
12. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’21.494
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
Row 7 13. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’21.567
Sauber-Ferrari C45
14. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’21.631
Sauber-Ferrari C45
Row 8 15. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’21.666
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
16. (18) Lance Stroll 1’21.807
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
Row 9 17. (30) Liam Lawson 1’21.851
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
18. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’22.043
Ferrari SF-25
Row 10 19. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’22.112
Alpine-Renault A525
20. (43) Franco Colapinto 1’22.364
Alpine-Renault A525

Sprint race qualifying results

P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2)
1 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’21.286 1’21.005 (-0.281s) 1’20.055 (-0.950s)
2 George Russell Mercedes 1’21.432 1’21.136 (-0.296s) 1’20.087 (-1.049s)
3 Lando Norris McLaren 1’21.398 1’20.956 (-0.442s) 1’20.285 (-0.671s)
4 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’21.276 1’21.272 (-0.004s) 1’20.450 (-0.822s)
5 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1’21.458 1’21.152 (-0.306s) 1’20.519 (-0.633s)
6 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’21.172 1’21.036 (-0.136s) 1’20.528 (-0.508s)
7 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’21.555 1’21.376 (-0.179s) 1’20.532 (-0.844s)
8 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 1’21.438 1’21.172 (-0.266s) 1’20.542 (-0.630s)
9 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’21.636 1’21.190 (-0.446s) 1’20.622 (-0.568s)
10 Alexander Albon Williams 1’21.721 1’21.212 (-0.509s) 1’20.788 (-0.424s)
11 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1’21.399 1’21.433 (+0.034s) Missed by 0.057s
12 Oliver Bearman Haas 1’21.526 1’21.494 (-0.032s) Missed by 0.118s
13 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1’21.623 1’21.567 (-0.056s) Missed by 0.191s
14 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1’21.327 1’21.631 (+0.304s) Missed by 0.255s
15 Esteban Ocon Haas 1’21.773 1’21.666 (-0.107s) Missed by 0.290s
16 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1’21.807 Missed by 0.034s
17 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1’21.851 Missed by 0.078s
18 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’22.043 Missed by 0.270s
19 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1’22.112 Missed by 0.339s
20 Franco Colapinto Alpine 1’22.364 Missed by 0.591s

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