F1 Qualifying Results: McLaren have qualifying disaster as Mercedes and Red Bull lock out top row

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Canadian Grand Prix

F1 Qualifying Results: McLaren have qualifying disaster as Mercedes and Red Bull lock out top row

All the times from Canadian Grand Prix qualifying

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Saturday 14 June 2025 23:27

McLaren had their worst qualifying session of the year at the Canadian Grand Prix on Saturday, failing to put either of their cars on the front row as Lando Norris could only go seventh fastest.

George Russell stormed back at the end of the session to take a shocking pole position when it looked as though Max Verstappen had it locked up, knocking Oscar Piastri down to third.

Lewis Hamilton's resurgent weekend continued with his joint-best qualifying result of the season, while lower down the field Yuki Tsunoda's Q2 exit combined with his ten-place grid penalty mean that he'll start plumb last on the grid.

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Carlos Sainz and home star Lance Stroll were both knocked out in that first period, the first being heavily impeded by Isack Hadjar on his final flying lap, which will almost certainly see the Racing Bulls star demoted three places.

Q1 was red flagged with five and a half minutes remaining when the engine cover of Alex Albon's car blew off down the straight approaching the end of the lap, leaving debris all over the track.

F1 Qualifying Results: Canadian Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:10.899
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.160s
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.221s
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.492s
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.627s
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.687s
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.726s
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.783s
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.968s
10	Alex Albon	Williams	+1.008s
11	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q2
12	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q2
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	OUT IN Q2
14	Ollie Bearman	Haas	OUT IN Q2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q2
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN Q1
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	OUT IN Q1
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q1
19	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q1
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN Q1