Lando Norris has F1 Brazil GP pole ahead of Andrea Kimi Antonelli and Charles Leclerc, as Red Bull endures double Q1 exit.
Q1:
It was a bit sunny to start first part in F1 Brazil GP qualifying at Interlagos, as the likes of Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso & Lance Stroll, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc started the running on the medium tyres, as couple started on a used soft.
Everyone switched to new soft for the final run, as Sauber couldn’t finish the work on Gabriel Bortoleto’s car on time. He got himself tucked in the car, but it was too late despite a delayed start to the session by five minutes for barrier repair at Turn 10/11.
It was disaster for Red Bull after double Q1 exit, with Max Verstappen only 16th with a 1m10.403s lap. He headed Haas’ Esteban Ocon (1m10.438s), Alpine’s Franco Colapinto (1m10.632s) and Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda (1m10.711s).
Everyone from P1 to P18 finished under a second’s time, where McLaren’s Lando Norris (1m09.656s) set the pace ahead of Alpine’s Pierre Gasly and Haas’ Oliver Bearman – both of whose teammates were knocked out in Q1.
Q2:
The second part in F1 Brazil GP qualifying saw moments for both Leclerc and Gasly on their first outing, where several complained about grip issues. It was Haas’ Oliver Bearman leading midway, with the Top 3 covered by 0.080s margin.
Norris led the way still after his 1m09.616s lap from Bearman and Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli in the Top 3, with everyone from P1 to P15 were covered within a second’s time. In fact, everyone from P1 to P13 finished within half a second.
Alonso (1m10.001s) was knocked out in 11th from Williams’ Alexander Albon (1m10.053s), Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton (1m10.100s), Stroll (1m10.161s) and Williams’ Carlos Sainz (1m10.472s) to round out the five runners from P11 to P15.
Q3:
The final part in F1 Brazil GP qualifying saw McLaren’s Oscar Piastri (1m09.997s) take top spot by just the 0.002s margin on Leclerc (1m09.899s), as Bearman (1m09.977s) was only 0.080s away from the Australian in the Top 3 – only ones inside the 1m09s barrier.
The Mercedes pair slotted in fourth and fifth, with Antonelli ahead of George Russell in the Top 5, with Norris only 10th after mistake on his first lap. The second run changed the game as Norris got to the top with a 1m09.511s lap on his second attempt.
He secured F1 pole in Brazil GP from Antonelli (1m09.685s), whose last lap helped him jumpt to second for a front-row start, dropping Leclerc (1m09.805s) to third and Piastri (1m09.886s) was only fourth, with Visa Cash App RB’s Isack Hadjar (1m09.931s) making it in Top 5.
His teammate Liam Lawson (1m09.962s) was just behind him but finished seventh after Russell (1m09.942s) managed to finish sixth on the medium compound. Bearman (1m09.977s) was only eighth after he couldn’t improve, with Gasly (1m10.002s) ninth and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg (1m10.039s) rounding the Top 10.
Here’s how F1 Brazil GP sprint panned out
Here’s penalty to Oliver Bearman: https://www.fia.com/system/files/decision-document/2025_sao_paulo_grand_prix_-_infringement_-_car_87_-_driving_in_a_manner_deemed_potentially_dangerous.pdf
Here’s penalty to Liam Lawson: https://www.fia.com/system/files/decision-document/2025_sao_paulo_grand_prix_-_infringement_-_car_30_-_causing_a_collision_with_car_87_at_t4.pdf
