F1 Qualifying Results: McLaren dominance wavers as Verstappen claws back into title race

Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, Red Bull, McLaren, Montreal, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Qualifying Results: McLaren dominance wavers as Verstappen claws back into title race

All the drama from qualifying at the Singapore Grand Prix

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Saturday 4 October 2025 16:20

George Russell took a brilliant pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix on Saturday, combining with Max Verstappen to lock the McLarens out of the front row.

Championship leader Oscar Piastri will start in third after his abysmal weekend in Baku last time out, while Lando Norris will start down in fifth as the cracks in McLaren's dominance continue to widen.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton was fastest during Q1, making the most of the track evolution to secure the fastest time ahead of rivals Russell and Norris.

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The Brit did end up outqualifying his team-mate when the session got down to crunch time, but the Ferraris could only go sixth and seventh overall in another rough Saturday performance.

F1 Qualifying Results: Singapore Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	George Russell	Mercedes	1:29.158
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.182secs
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.366secs
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.379secs
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.428secs
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.530secs
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.626secs
8	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.688secs
9	Ollie Bearman	Haas	+0.710secs
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.797secs
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	OUT IN Q2
12	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q2
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams	OUT IN Q2
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q2
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q2
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN Q1
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q1
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q1
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN Q1