Lando Norris has taken pole position for the Australian Grand Prix for McLaren ahead of Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
| Row 1 | 1. (4) Lando Norris 1’15.096 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| 2. (81) Oscar Piastri 1’15.180 McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 |
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| Row 2 | 3. (1) Max Verstappen 1’15.481 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| 4. (63) George Russell 1’15.546 Mercedes W16 |
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| Row 3 | 5. (22) Yuki Tsunoda 1’15.670 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 6. (23) Alexander Albon 1’15.737 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| Row 4 | 7. (16) Charles Leclerc 1’15.755 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| 8. (44) Lewis Hamilton 1’15.973 Ferrari SF-25 |
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| Row 5 | 9. (10) Pierre Gasly 1’15.980 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| 10. (55) Carlos Sainz Jnr 1’16.062 Williams-Mercedes FW47 |
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| Row 6 | 11. (6) Isack Hadjar 1’16.175 Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 |
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| 12. (14) Fernando Alonso 1’16.453 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| Row 7 | 13. (18) Lance Stroll 1’16.483 Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 |
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| 14. (7) Jack Doohan 1’16.863 Alpine-Renault A525 |
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| Row 8 | 15. (5) Gabriel Bortoleto 1’17.520 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| 16. (12) Andrea Kimi Antonelli 1’16.525 Mercedes W16 |
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| Row 9 | 17. (27) Nico Hulkenberg 1’16.579 Sauber-Ferrari C45 |
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| 18. (31) Esteban Ocon 1’17.147 Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
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| Row 10 | 19. (30) Liam Lawson 1’17.094 Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 |
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| 20. (87) Oliver Bearman No time Haas-Ferrari VF-25 |
| P. | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 (v Q1) | Q3 (v Q2) |
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| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1’15.912 | 1’15.415 (-0.497s) | 1’15.096 (-0.319s) |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1’16.062 | 1’15.468 (-0.594s) | 1’15.180 (-0.288s) |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1’16.018 | 1’15.565 (-0.453s) | 1’15.481 (-0.084s) |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’15.971 | 1’15.798 (-0.173s) | 1’15.546 (-0.252s) |
| 5 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1’16.225 | 1’16.009 (-0.216s) | 1’15.670 (-0.339s) |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1’16.245 | 1’16.017 (-0.228s) | 1’15.737 (-0.280s) |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’16.029 | 1’15.827 (-0.202s) | 1’15.755 (-0.072s) |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1’16.213 | 1’15.919 (-0.294s) | 1’15.973 (+0.054s) |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1’16.328 | 1’16.112 (-0.216s) | 1’15.980 (-0.132s) |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | Williams | 1’16.360 | 1’15.931 (-0.429s) | 1’16.062 (+0.131s) |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1’16.354 | 1’16.175 (-0.179s) | Missed by 0.063s |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1’16.288 | 1’16.453 (+0.165s) | Missed by 0.341s |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1’16.369 | 1’16.483 (+0.114s) | Missed by 0.371s |
| 14 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1’16.315 | 1’16.863 (+0.548s) | Missed by 0.751s |
| 15 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1’16.516 | 1’17.520 (+1.004s) | Missed by 1.408s |
| 16 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1’16.525 | Missed by 0.009s | |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1’16.579 | Missed by 0.063s | |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1’17.094 | Missed by 0.578s | |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1’17.147 | Missed by 0.631s | |
| 20 | Oliver Bearman | Haas |
Penalties
Liam Lawson: Start from the pit lane
Oliver Bearman: Start from the pit lane
Formula 1
- Contact with team mate may have led to Bortoleto’s Austrian GP crash
- FIA extends DRS zone on Shanghai’s longest straight to make passing easier
- McLaren would have been “stupid” not to use hold position order – Norris
- Hamilton dismisses ‘negativity’ over his radio calls. ‘Other drivers are almost abusive’
- Eddie Jordan, former F1 team principal, manager and driver, dies aged 76
w0o0dy
15th March 2025, 9:02
Seems like McLaren takes a bit longer to get the tyres in the window and that means they had a distinct advantage in sector 3 where most others already had overheating tyres. But if it rains…That Mcl39 seems to be easily as fickle as the RB21 and I have a suspicion that Max will be able to handle that better than Lando or Piastri.
The rookies where mostly quite disappointing except for Bortoleto. Bearman needs to clean up quick or he will be out before the 2nd half of the season. Lawson needs to settle down and except a deficit of 0,8 or so just to get a result. Going off several times isn’t helping to convince anyone.
Steve Rogers (@yossarian)
15th March 2025, 9:37
Promising start to the season. The top 4 teams are still really close, Mclaren seem to have gained a bit while Ferrari lost a bit, but still within the margins of track specific performance we saw last year. Only now the midfield seem another tenth closer, with mega laps from Albon and Tsunoda getting them in amongst them. Only let down so far is Haas, if this poor start continues they could find themselves alone of the back of the pack…
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
15th March 2025, 10:29
Pile-up Watch: look to rows 7 & 8 for a good Aussie schemozzle. Three drivers in their first Grand Prix, Lance Stroll (say no more) plus a couple more young ‘uns right behind, desperate to make up some places.
If I was Hulk I would set my car up perfect for the conditions and start from the pit lane…
Bullfrog (@bullfrog)
15th March 2025, 10:33
Apologies to Jack, it’s his 2nd GP. Could make all the difference.
El Pollo Loco
15th March 2025, 12:43
The odds of rain are declining by the hour. It’s down to 40%. Looks like we’re going to miss out on rain. The highest odds are 70% and that’s hours before the race start. So, it looks like at most, maybe a start on intermediates for a handful of laps.