Max Verstappen has taken provisional pole position for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell.

Row 1 1. (1) Max Verstappen 1’27.294
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
2. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’27.304
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
Row 2 3. (63) George Russell 1’27.407
Mercedes W16
4. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’27.670
Ferrari SF-25
Row 3 5. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’27.866
Mercedes W16
6. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’28.164
Williams-Mercedes FW47
Row 4 7. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’28.201
Ferrari SF-25
8. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’28.204
Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21
Row 5 9. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’28.367
Alpine-Renault A525
10. (4) Lando Norris No time
McLaren-Mercedes MCL39
Row 6 11. (23) Alexander Albon 1’28.109
Williams-Mercedes FW47
12. (30) Liam Lawson 1’28.191
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
Row 7 13. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’28.303
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
14. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’28.418
Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02
Row 8 15. (87) Oliver Bearman 1’28.648
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
16. (18) Lance Stroll 1’28.645
Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25
Row 9 17. (7) Jack Doohan 1’28.739
Alpine-Renault A525
18. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’28.782
Sauber-Ferrari C45
Row 10 19. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’29.092
Haas-Ferrari VF-25
20. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’29.462
Sauber-Ferrari C45

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix qualifying result

P. Driver Team Q1 Q2 (v Q1) Q3 (v Q2)
1 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1’27.778 1’27.529 (-0.249s) 1’27.294 (-0.235s)
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren 1’27.901 1’27.545 (-0.356s) 1’27.304 (-0.241s)
3 George Russell Mercedes 1’28.282 1’27.599 (-0.683s) 1’27.407 (-0.192s)
4 Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1’28.552 1’27.866 (-0.686s) 1’27.670 (-0.196s)
5 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1’28.128 1’27.798 (-0.330s) 1’27.866 (+0.068s)
6 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams 1’28.354 1’28.024 (-0.330s) 1’28.164 (+0.140s)
7 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1’28.372 1’28.102 (-0.270s) 1’28.201 (+0.099s)
8 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull 1’28.226 1’27.990 (-0.236s) 1’28.204 (+0.214s)
9 Pierre Gasly Alpine 1’28.421 1’28.025 (-0.396s) 1’28.367 (+0.342s)
10 Lando Norris McLaren 1’27.805 1’27.481 (-0.324s)
11 Alexander Albon Williams 1’28.279 1’28.109 (-0.170s) Missed by 0.007s
12 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls 1’28.561 1’28.191 (-0.370s) Missed by 0.089s
13 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin 1’28.548 1’28.303 (-0.245s) Missed by 0.201s
14 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls 1’28.571 1’28.418 (-0.153s) Missed by 0.316s
15 Oliver Bearman Haas 1’28.536 1’28.648 (+0.112s) Missed by 0.546s
16 Lance Stroll Aston Martin 1’28.645 Missed by 0.074s
17 Jack Doohan Alpine 1’28.739 Missed by 0.168s
18 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber 1’28.782 Missed by 0.211s
19 Esteban Ocon Haas 1’29.092 Missed by 0.521s
20 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber 1’29.462 Missed by 0.891s

Penalties

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Penalties

Investigations

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