F1 Qualifying Results: Verstappen beaten as Red Bull suffer emb…. read more
Max Verstappen was beaten by more than quarter of a second by Oscar Piastri in Q1 for the Spanish Grand Prix, but team-mate Yuki Tsunoda was the headline-maker on Saturday afternoon, setting the slowest time of the session to qualify 20th and last.
Verstappen and Lando Norris once again got incredibly close on the timing boards, separated by just 0.001sec after being dead level in FP2 on Friday.
Lewis Hamilton continued to struggle with his Ferrari after some issues in free practice, but struggled through in 11th place.
Franco Colapinto caused an almighty traffic jam in the pitlane with just a few minutes left of the session, his car unable to pull away and leaving him stationary at the head of a large queue.
The Argentine was unable to set a final lap time, ending up parked at the pit exit, sending him out of the session early.
F1 Qualifying Results: Spanish Grand Prix 2025
Eliminated in Q1
16. Nico Hulkenberg [Sauber]
17. Esteban Ocon [Haas]
18. Carlos Sainz [Williams]
19. Franco Colapinto [Alpine]
20. Yuki Tsunoda [Red Bull]
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
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.
