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2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix qualifying: Oscar Piastri took pole

Oscar Piastri took pole for McLaren ahead of Max Verstappen and George Russell at Imola.

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 Max Verstappen
Classified
Top 20
Round
7
Circuit
Imola
Qualifying date
May 17, 2025

The front of the grid

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

How the classification lined up

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

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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