F1 Qualifying Results: Lewis Hamilton lands major blow as McLaren star suffers shocking defeat

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Spanish Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Results: Hamilton lands major blow as McLaren star suffers shocking defeat

All the times from Spanish Grand Prix qualifying

Chris Deeley

Saturday 31 May 2025 17:08 Updated: 23:29

McLaren locked out the front row at the Spanish Grand Prix as arguably their most dominant weekend of the season continues.

Oscar Piastri knocked Lando Norris off provisional pole by more than two tenths of a second with an absolutely mighty lap at the death, as the pair continue to duel for the drivers' title.

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Max Verstappen was beaten by more than quarter of a second by Piastri in every part of the session, but team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the headline-maker on Saturday afternoon, setting the slowest time of the session to qualify 20th and last.

Lewis Hamilton struggled with his Ferrari early on after some issues in free practice, struggling through in 11th in Q1 before picking up the pace in Q2 to edge ahead of team-mate Charles Leclerc, putting eventually putting himself fifth on the grid, outqualifying his team-mate for just the second time in grand prix qualifying this year.

Franco Colapinto caused an almighty traffic jam in the pitlane with just a few minutes left of Q1, his car unable to pull away and leaving him stationary at the head of a large queue.

The Argentine was unable to set a final lap time, ending up parked at the pit exit, sending him out of the session early.

F1 Qualifying Results: Spanish Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:11.546
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.209s
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.302s
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.302s
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.499s
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.565s
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.585s
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.653s
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.706s
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.738s
11	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q2
12	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN Q2
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q2
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q2
15	Ollie Bearman	Haas	OUT IN Q2
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	OUT IN Q1
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q1
18	Carlos Sainz	Williams	OUT IN Q1
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
20	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q1