Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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

Sheona Mountford Sunday 18 May 2025 11:00 Updated: 13:06

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.

With that said, let's take a look at Sunday's provisional starting grid in full.

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

Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:14.670
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.034s
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.137s
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.292s
5	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.761s
6	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.762s
7	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.803s
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.911s
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.076s
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.117s
11	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	OUT IN Q2
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	OUT IN Q2
13	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	OUT IN Q2
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN Q2
15	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q1
16	Franco Colapinto*	Alpine	OUT IN Q2
17	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	OUT IN Q1
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q1
19	Ollie Bearman	Haas	OUT IN Q1
PIT LANE	Yuki Tsunoda*	Red Bull	OUT IN Q1

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:

Location	Start Time
Local Time (CEST)	3 PM
New York, United States (ET)	9 AM
Chicago, United States (CT)	8 AM
Denver, United States (MT)	7 AM
Los Angeles, United States (PT)	6 AM
London, United Kingdom (BST)	2 PM
Sydney, Australia (AEST)	11 PM
Adelaide, Australia (ACST)	10:30 PM
Perth, Australia (AWST)	9 PM
Mexico City, Mexico (CT)	8 AM
Berlin, Germany (CEST)	3 PM
Tokyo, Japan (JST)	10 PM
Cape Town, South Africa (SAST)	3 PM
Cairo, Egypt (EEST)	4 PM
Beijing, China (CST)	9 PM
New Delhi, India (IST)	6:30 PM
São Paulo, Brazil (BRT)	10 AM
Singapore, Singapore (SGT)	9 PM

How to watch F1 qualifying 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:

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

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

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