Lando Norris claimed pole position over his teammate, Oscar Piastri, for the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne as both McLaren’s will start ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Lando opens his 2025 championship run with a firm pole position pipping his teammate, Oscar, at his home grand prix. McLaren were tipped as the team to beat in 2025 and Saturday’s pole would suggest those assumptions aren’t unfounded.
Red Bull worked hard over the weekend to cure handling issues for Max to claim 3rd despite grip issues. Liam Lawson struggled all weekend and did not make it out of Q1 which was reminiscent of the driver he replaced at Red Bull.
Ferrari looked good earlier in the weekend but struggled with rear tire wear and ended up in P7 and P8 for Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
A big round of applause for Racing Bulls Yuki Tsunoda in P5 and George Russell who dragged his Mercedes to P4 and Alex Albon who took his Williams to P6 ahead of both Ferraris! In fact, both Williams were in the top ten with Carlos Sainz in P10.
Australian GP Qualifying Results:
|
Pos |
No |
Driver |
Car |
Q1 |
Q2 |
Q3 |
Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:15.912 |
1:15.415 |
1:15.096 |
20 |
|
2 |
81 |
Oscar Piastri |
McLaren Mercedes |
1:16.062 |
1:15.468 |
1:15.180 |
18 |
|
3 |
1 |
Max Verstappen |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:16.018 |
1:15.565 |
1:15.481 |
17 |
|
4 |
63 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
1:15.971 |
1:15.798 |
1:15.546 |
21 |
|
5 |
22 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
Racing Bulls Honda RBPT |
1:16.225 |
1:16.009 |
1:15.670 |
18 |
|
6 |
23 |
Alexander Albon |
Williams Mercedes |
1:16.245 |
1:16.017 |
1:15.737 |
21 |
|
7 |
16 |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |
1:16.029 |
1:15.827 |
1:15.755 |
20 |
|
8 |
44 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Ferrari |
1:16.213 |
1:15.919 |
1:15.973 |
23 |
|
9 |
10 |
Pierre Gasly |
Alpine Renault |
1:16.328 |
1:16.112 |
1:15.980 |
21 |
|
10 |
55 |
Carlos Sainz |
Williams Mercedes |
1:16.360 |
1:15.931 |
1:16.062 |
21 |
|
11 |
6 |
Isack Hadjar |
Racing Bulls Honda RBPT |
1:16.354 |
1:16.175 |
|
12 |
|
12 |
14 |
Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:16.288 |
1:16.453 |
|
13 |
|
13 |
18 |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes |
1:16.369 |
1:16.483 |
|
15 |
|
14 |
7 |
Jack Doohan |
Alpine Renault |
1:16.315 |
1:16.863 |
|
15 |
|
15 |
5 |
Gabriel Bortoleto |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
1:16.516 |
1:17.520 |
|
13 |
|
16 |
12 |
Andrea Kimi Antonelli |
Mercedes |
1:16.525 |
|
|
9 |
|
17 |
27 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Kick Sauber Ferrari |
1:16.579 |
|
|
9 |
|
18 |
30 |
Liam Lawson |
Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT |
1:17.094 |
|
|
7 |
|
19 |
31 |
Esteban Ocon |
Haas Ferrari |
1:17.147 |
|
|
9 |
|
NC |
87 |
Oliver Bearman |
Haas Ferrari |
DNS |
|
|
1 |
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