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Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

F1 Qualifying Results: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix times and grid positions

All the qualifying action from Abu Dhabi!

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 6 December 2025 16:10 Updated: 21:09

Max Verstappen claimed a stunning pole position ahead of Lando Norris as the F1 title fight goes down to the wire at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

The Dutchman was unbeatable in Q3, setting purple sector after purple sector, with Norris and Oscar Piastri in second and third respectively.

George Russell looked at one stage like he could interfere for pole position, but only managed P4 on the grid.

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Elsewhere, Yuki Tsunoda made it into Q3 during his final qualifying appearance with Red Bull, before he makes way for Isack Hadjar next year, giving his team-mate Verstappen a crucial tow for pole position.

Lower down the field, Lewis Hamilton suffered yet another Q1 exit during the final qualifying session of 2025 joining the likes of Alpine and Nico Hulkenberg in the bottom five, following a crash at the high-speed Turn 9 earlier on Saturday during FP3.

Hamilton apologised to his Ferrari team over the radio when he realised he had not progressed to Q2, and said: "Every time, mate. I'm so sorry."

F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying results

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:22.207
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.201secs
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.230secs
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.438secs
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.523secs
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.695secs
7	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.697secs
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+0.706secs
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.8655secs
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	NO TIME
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas	OUT IN Q2
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	OUT IN Q2
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q2
14	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	OUT IN Q2
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q2
16	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	OUT IN Q1
17	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q1
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	OUT IN Q1
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q1

Points if
Finishing Position	Norris	Verstappen	Piastri
P1	433	421	417
P2	426	414	410
P3	423	411	407
P4	420	408	404
P5	418	406	402
P6	416	404	400
P7	414	402	398
P8	412	400	396
P9	410	398	394
P10	409	397	393

How does F1 Qualifying work?

The qualifying session is split into three finite windows, which provide a dramatic prelude to Sunday's race.

The bottom five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1, with a further five eliminated after Q2.

Then, Q3 gives us a shootout between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions at the front of the grid.

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