F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen throws down title gauntlet at COTA

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F1 Sprint Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen throws down title gauntlet at COTA

All the times from United States Grand Prix sprint qualifying

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

Friday 17 October 2025 00:32

Max Verstappen posted yet another reminder that he can't be ruled out of the F1 title race this year, taking sprint pole at the United States Grand Prix for the third year in a row.

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, his rivals for the title, qualified second and third respectively ahead of surprise package Nico Hulkenberg in the Sauber, who ran strongly all day.

Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda's Red Bull annus horribilis continued in Austin, getting eliminated from sprint qualifying in the first part of the session.

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A horrible pit lane traffic jam saw three drivers sent out too late to make it around to the start-finish line to start their final flying laps, with Tsunoda among them as he locked himself into 18th for Saturday's sprint race.

The title-challenging trio of Norris, Verstappen and Piastri dominated the entire session, setting the first, second and third best times respectively in both SQ1 and SQ2 to lay down an early marker.

F1 Qualifying Results: Singapore Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:32.143
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.071s
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.380s
4	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber	+0.502s
5	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.745s
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.767s
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.768s
8	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.892s
9	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.956s
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.961s
11	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	OUT IN SQ2
12	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	OUT IN SQ2
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN SQ2
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN SQ2
15	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN SQ2
16	Ollie Bearman	Haas	OUT IN SQ1
17	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN SQ1
18	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN SQ1
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN SQ1
20	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber	OUT IN SQ1