F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: McLaren STUNNED at Miami Grand Prix as Mercedes phenom secures stunning pole

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F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: McLaren STUNNED at Miami Grand Prix as Mercedes phenom secures stunning pole

All the times from the Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying session!

By Kerry Violet.

Friday 2 May 2025 23:33

McLaren stars Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were beaten in Miami Grand Prix sprint qualifying on Friday as Mercedes phenom Kimi Antonelli secured a stunning pole.

The 18-year-old set a lap time of 1:26.482 around the Miami International Autodrome, beating Piastri and Norris by 0.045 and 0.100 seconds, respectively.

Antonelli's Mercedes team-mate George Russell went out early in SQ3 to set his hot-lap, but the plan backfired, with the Brit usurped by his rivals and now set to start Saturday's sprint in P5.

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Elsewhere, reigning world champion Max Verstappen will start tomorrow's sprint in P4, whilst Ferrari duo Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualified P6 and P7.

Alex Albon, Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso rounded out the top 10.

F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Miami Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:26.482
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.045
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.100
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.255
5	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.309
6	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.326
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.548
8	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.711
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.061
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.308