F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Results: Qualifying times and grid positions

Max Verstappen claimed pole position in the final qualifying session of 2025, keeping the F1 title fight going into the season ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.

All three title contenders placed in the top three, with Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri following Verstappen in second and third respectively.

George Russell looked at one stage like he could interfere for pole position, but only managed P4 on the grid.

Elsewhere, Yuki Tsunoda made it into Q3 during his final qualifying appearance with Red Bull, before he makes way for Isack Hadjar next year, giving his team-mate Verstappen a crucial tow for pole position.

Lower down the field, Lewis Hamilton suffered yet another Q1 exit during the final qualifying session of 2025 joining the likes of Alpine and Nico Hulkenberg in the bottom five, following a crash at the high-speed Turn 9 earlier on Saturday during FP3.

F1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix qualifying results

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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