F1 Imola 2025: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

After an exciting qualifying session in Imola on Saturday, the provisional starting grid for the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is set.

McLaren star Oscar Piastri will start the first European race of the season on pole position, the Australian pushing his papaya machinery to the limit in qualifying and edging reigning world champion Max Verstappen by just 0.034 seconds.

Elsewhere, Lando Norris was once again unable to match his McLaren team-mate, with the Brit set to start in P4, whilst Mercedes star George Russell qualified in third.

Meanwhile, Verstappen's team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was unable to make it out of Q1 after he had a major crash in qualifying that he thankfully emerged from unharmed, with the Japanese driver set to start from the pit lane as a result of repairs done to his car.

Ferrari also suffered a miserable day in front of their home crowd, failing to make it into Q3 with both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.

F1 Imola 2025: Who is on pole at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix?

Franco Colapinto * = Made it into Q2 but received a one-place grid penalty.

F1 Imola 2025: Emilia Romagna Grand Prix start times

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix in Imola kicks off today, Sunday, May 18, at 3 pm local time (CEST). In the United States, this means a start time of 9 am (ET).

Find the session start times and day converted to your local time zone below:

How to watch F1 live on TV today

Sunday's race in Imola is set to be shown live on ESPN2 in the United States, as well as ESPN Deportes.

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

F1 action in 2025 is also available to watch via F1TV Pro in selected countries.

READ MORE: FIA confirm grid penalty for F1 star after qualifying incident at Imola

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