F1 US Grand Prix Qualifying Results 2025: Max Verstappen survives MAJOR Red Bull blunder as McLaren struggle

Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen survives MAJOR Red Bull blunder as McLaren struggle

All the drama from qualifying at the US Grand Prix

Chris Deeley

Sunday 19 October 2025 00:17 Updated: 11:41

Max Verstappen took a brilliant pole position at the US Grand Prix on Saturday, but had a nervous moment at the end of Q3 when his Red Bull team failed to send him out early enough to set a final lap time.

The Dutchman was the fastest driver in every part of the session, while title rivals Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris struggled to re-find their pace in qualifying for the US Grand Prix on Saturday evening, after a dramatic crash in the sprint race earlier in the day.

The McLaren pair looked a little ragged in Q1, setting the 11th and 12th best times of the first period of qualifying to leave themselves with a nailbiting last couple of minutes – and while Norris improved to second by the end of Q3, championship leader Piastri could only put his papaya machine sixth on the grid.

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The session was paused in the early stages when Isack Hadjar smashed into the barrier before anyone had set a time, bringing out a red flag as marshals removed the stricken Racing Bull.

F1 Qualifying Results: US Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:32.510
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.291s
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.297s
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.316s
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.402s
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.574s
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.604s
8	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+0.629s
9	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.640s
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.650s
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	OUT IN Q2
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q2
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q2
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN Q2
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q2
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN Q1
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q1
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q1
19	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q1
20	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q1