F1 Qualifying Results: McLaren dominate as Verstappen beaten by demoted Red Bull star

Lando Norris beat the entire F1 field by half a second in qualifying at the Red Bull Ring on Saturday, having set the lead time in every session he's competed in this weekend.

A late yellow flag in Q3 for a Pierre Gasly spin meant that team-mate Oscar Piastri and rival Max Verstappen had to settle for their banker laps though, putting them third and seventh on the grid respectively.

Charles Leclerc took a shock second, while Piastri and Lewis Hamilton will share the second row from the start on Sunday – and Racing Bulls star Liam Lawson took a fine sixth position after a season of struggles.

Gabriel Bortoleto had a strong day for the struggling Sauber team, qualifying eighth after cruising through Q1 and Q2, never finishing lower than eighth on the timing sheets.

Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda's nightmare season continued with another Q1 elimination, the Red Bull star qualifying just 18th.

F1 Qualifying Results: Austrian Grand Prix 2025

How does F1 Qualifying work?

The qualifying session is split into three finite windows, which provide a dramatic prelude to Sunday's race.

The bottom five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1, with a further five eliminated after Q2.

Then, Q3 gives us a shootout between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions at the front of the grid.

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