F1 Qualifying Results: Chaos in Imola as Lewis Hamilton suffers in DOUBLE Ferrari exit

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Imola Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Results: Chaos in Imola as Lewis Hamilton suffers in DOUBLE Ferrari exit

All the times from Imola Grand Prix qualifying

Chris Deeley

Saturday 17 May 2025 17:40 Updated: 19:32

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Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc failed to progress into the final part of qualifying for the Imola Grand Prix, with Ferrari disappointing their home fans.

Aston Martin took a bold tyre decision in Q2 to go out on medium compound tyres and were rewarded with sixth and seventh, knocking out both Ferraris in the dramatic final moments of the session.

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Max Verstappen was pipped to pole by Oscar Piastri by just 34 thousandths of a second, with George Russell slotting into third ahead of Lando Norris after another untidy lap from the second McLaren driver.

Yuki Tsunoda was knocked out of qualifying early, after a scary crash which red flagged the session.

Tsunoda walked away from the crash apparently unharmed, but his mechanics will have a tough job on their hands to repair the wreckage of his car before Sunday's race.

Meanwhile, Franco Colapinto looks likely to be penalised after being released from his garage before a post-red flag restart time had been announced by the FIA, with George Russell getting a one-place penalty for a similar incident in the past.

The session was red flagged for a second time with just seconds to go when Colapinto demolished his Alpine, getting gingerly out of the car as the session ended early.

There was a long gap between Q1 and Q2, with stewards needing to fix the barriers after Colapinto's crash before there was a further delay as the FIA reviewed Ollie Bearman's final lap, which was deleted for being finished under a red flag – an incredibly marginal call which was pored over frame by frame.

F1 Qualifying Results: Imola Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:14.670
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.034s
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.137s
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.292s
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.761s
6	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.762s
7	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.803s
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.911s
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.076s
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.117s
11	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	OUT IN Q2
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	OUT IN Q2
13	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	OUT IN Q2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN Q2
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q2
16	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q1
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	OUT IN Q1
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q1
19	Ollie Bearman	Haas	OUT IN Q1
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q1