F1 2025 Qatar Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

Qatar Grand Prix

F1 2025 Qatar Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

The official starting grid for the F1 2025 Qatar Grand Prix

Sheona Mountford F1 Journalist

Motorsport journalist working in F1 since 2024.

Sunday 30 November 2025 16:07

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The F1 starting grid for the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix has been officially confirmed by the FIA.

Oscar Piastri achieved the double in Qatar, securing sprint and main race pole position alongside a commanding sprint race victory.

The Aussie needs to beat McLaren team-mate Lando Norris on Sunday to remain in the F1 title fight, with the British driver lining up next to Piastri in second on the grid.

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Max Verstappen couldn't trouble the two McLarens in qualifying, but managed to secure third in what is set up to be a thrilling first lap on Sunday evening.

Here is the official starting grid for Sunday's Qatar GP, as now officially confirmed by the FIA.

Position	Driver	Team
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
2	Lando Norris	McLaren
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
4	George Russell	Mercedes
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams
8	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas
14	Alex Albon	Williams
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas
17	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
19	Gabriel Bortoleto*	Kick Sauber
Pit-lane	Franco Colapinto**	Alpine

* = Gabriel Bortoleto will serve a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

**Franco Colapinto is required to start from the pit-lane after a series of changes were made to his Alpine under parc ferme conditions.

F1 Race times - Qatar Grand Prix

Lights out in Qatar is today (Sunday, November 30, 2025), at 7pm local time (AST) at Lusail.

Find the race start time converted to your local time zone below:

Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

Race - Sunday, November 30, 2025

Location	Time
Local time (AST)	7pm Sunday
United Kingdom (GMT)	4pm Sunday
Central European Time (CET)	5pm Sunday
United States (ET)	11am Sunday
United States (CT)	10am Sunday
United States (PT)	8am Sunday
Brazil (BRT)	1pm Sunday
Australia (AET)	3am Monday
Australia (AWT)	12am Monday
Australia (ACT)	2:30am Monday
Mexico (CST)	10am Sunday
Japan (JST)	1am Monday
South Africa (SAST)	6pm Sunday
Egypt (EET)	6pm Sunday
China (CST)	12am Monday
India (IST)	9:30pm Sunday
Singapore (SGT)	12am Monday
Turkey (TRT)	7pm Sunday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	8pm Sunday

How to watch Qatar Grand Prix Qualifying live on TV today

Broadcast details vary depending on your location. Check below to see how to tune in for some major countries:

Where to watch: F1 2025 broadcasters by region

Region/Country	Broadcaster(s)
United Kingdom	Sky Sports
United States	ESPN, ESPN Deportes
Italy	Sky Italia
Netherlands	Viaplay, Viaplay Xtra
China	CCTV, Shanghai TV, Guangdong Television Channel, Tencent
Japan	Fuji TV, DAZN
Australia	Fox Sports, Foxtel, Kayo, Network Ten
Spain	DAZN F1, Mediaset
Canada	CTV, RDS, RDS 2, TSN, Noovo
Germany	Sky Deutschland, RTL
France	Canal+
Belgium*	RTBF, Telenet, Play Sports
Luxembourg*	RTL.lu
Mexico	Fox Sports Mexico
Singapore	beIN SPORTS
Hungary	M4 (MTVA Sports Channel)
Brazil	Bandeirantes, Bandsports
Austria*	Servus TV, ORF
Middle East & Turkey	beIN SPORTS
Africa	SuperSport
Latin America	ESPN

*F1 fans in Austria (ORF), Belgium (RTBF) and Luxembourg (RTL.lu) can watch a FREE live stream of every F1 race in 2025.

F1TV Pro also carries coverage of the sport, depending on which territory you are in.

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Sheona Mountford - F1 Journalist

Sheona Mountford is a motorsport journalist specialising in F1. As a writer and contributor, she covers a wide range of motorsport series from F1 to F1 Academy, responsible for breaking news, live race coverage and in depth analysis of the sport and the culture around it.

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