F1 Qualifying Results: Verstappen title challenge collapses as Norris tightens grip

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F1 Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen title challenge collapses as Norris tightens grip

All the times from F1 qualifying at the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Saturday 8 November 2025 20:28

Lando Norris continued a dominant Brazilian Grand Prix weekend on Saturday, adding another qualifying win to his earlier sprint race victory.

The McLaren star also saw his number of challengers effectively fall from two to one, with the trailing Max Verstappen only able to go 16th fastest to start on the eighth row of the grid.

Having crashed out of the sprint earlier on Saturday, Oscar Piastri only managed to qualify in P4 after a late push from Kimi Antonelli saw the Mercedes rookie secure his spot on the front row for Sunday's race.

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Meanwhile, Verstappen was ruled out of the session in Q1 for the first time since Sochi in 2021. The four-time champion will start Sunday's race from P16 in a devastating blow to his 2025 title chances.

His struggling team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was also ruled out early on and will line up P19 for the the Brazilian GP in the first double Q1 exit for Red Bull since the 2006 Japanese GP.

The qualifying shocks continued as seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton only managed to go 13th fastest, with team-mate Charles Leclerc once again triumphing over the Brit having crossed the line third-fastest in Q3.

After suffering a huge double crash in the sprint race, Sauber continued to work on Gabriel Bortoleto's car during Q1, but were unable to send him out in time. As a result, the Brazilian star failed to get out on track but will likely be allowed to start Sunday's race.

Here are the full results from the Brazilian GP qualifying at Interlagos.

F1 Qualifying Results: Brazilian Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:09.511
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.174s
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.294s
4	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.375s
5	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.420s
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.431s
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.451s
8	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+0.466s
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.491s
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.528s
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q2
12	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q2
13	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	OUT IN Q2
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q2
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	OUT IN Q2
16	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	OUT IN Q1
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q1
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
19	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	OUT IN Q1
20	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	(OUT IN Q1)