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2025 Japanese Grand Prix qualifying: Max Verstappen took pole

Max Verstappen took pole for Red Bull ahead of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri at Suzuka.

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

Race recap

Pole
Max Verstappen
Pole team
Red Bull
Front row
Max Verstappen and Lando Norris
Classified
Top 20
Round
3
Circuit
Suzuka
Qualifying date
April 5, 2025

The front of the grid

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

How the classification lined up

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

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 Aug 31, 2025.

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