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2025 Qatar Grand Prix qualifying: Oscar Piastri took pole

Oscar Piastri took pole for McLaren ahead of Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at Lusail.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Oscar Piastri
Pole team
McLaren
Front row
Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris
Classified
Top 20
Round
23
Circuit
Lusail
Qualifying date
November 29, 2025

The front of the grid

Oscar Piastri qualified first for McLaren. Lando Norris secured the other front-row place for McLaren, with Max Verstappen third for Red Bull.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Oscar Piastri, Lando Norris, and Max Verstappen. P4 through P20 were George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Isack Hadjar, Carlos Sainz Jr., Fernando Alonso, Pierre Gasly, Charles Leclerc, Nico Hülkenberg, Liam Lawson, Oliver Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, Alexander Albon, Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon, Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, and Franco Colapinto.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, Kick Sauber placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Dec 7, 2025.

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