F1 Qualifying Results: Lando Norris takes massive step toward first championship win

McLaren's Piastri and Norris with concerned expressions in front of an edited US-flag backdrop — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Qualifying Results: Norris takes massive step toward first championship win

The results after F1 qualifying at the 2025 Las Vegas GP

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

Saturday 22 November 2025 06:23

Lando Norris took a huge step toward his maiden F1 championship on a rainy Friday night in Las Vegas.

The Brit put in a brilliant lap in changing conditions as the track dried, beating Max Verstappen into second place by three tenths of a second despite a huge moment in the final sector.

Crucially, Norris' team-mate Oscar Piastri could only go fifth fastest, a full second behind his title rival after he had to abandon his final lap after being compromised by Liam Lawson, leaving him languishing behind the two at the top, as well as Carlos Sainz and George Russell.

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Earlier on, the first part of the session wiped a Ferrari, a Red Bull and a Mercedes off the board, with Lewis Hamilton, Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Antonelli all failing to make the cut-off on a track littered with yellow flags.

Only two drivers hit the barriers in any meaningful way, with Oliver Bearman going straight on through a run-off area and doinking his front wing into the tyres before Alex Albon got a massive snap of oversteer on corner exit at the end of the lap, snapping his front-right suspension and sending him out of the session.

F1 Qualifying Results: Las Vegas 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)