F1 Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen shines in Saudi Arabia as McLaren star in costly crash

Max Verstappen in Japan — Photo: © IMAGO

Saudi Arabia Grand Prix Qualifying

F1 Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen shines in Saudi Arabia as McLaren star in costly crash

The full results from qualifying at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Saturday 19 April 2025 20:33 Updated: 00:11

Red Bull star Max Verstappen took a stunning pole position at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Saturday night as McLaren rival Lando Norris suffered a devastating crash in Jeddah.

Verstappen set a blistering lap time of 1:27:294secs to snatch his second pole of the season, edging Oscar Piastri by just 0.010secs.

Pole position has proved crucial so far in 2025, with the car starting at the front of the order going on to win every grand prix so far this campaign. Verstappen and Red Bull will hope that trend continues on Sunday.

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Aside from Verstappen's brilliance, the biggest story coming out of qualifying is undoubtedly Norris' crash in Q3.

The Brit had looked strong in Q1 and Q2, but made an error on his first hot lap in the final stage of qualifying, getting a snap of the car that he was unable to correct and, as a result, smashing his car into the barriers at Jeddah Corniche Circuit. Norris will now start Sunday's race down in P10.

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Position	Driver	Team	Lap Time / Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:27.294
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.010
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.113
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.376
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.572
6	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.870
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.907
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.910
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.073
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	NO TIME