Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc

2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Qualifying as it happened

Relive text coverage of qualifying for the 2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

  • Oscar Piastri pips Max Verstappen to pole position 
  • Both Ferraris knocked out in Q2 
  • Big crashes for Franco Colapinto and Yuki Tsunoda 
17 May 2025
12:31
Chequered flag

Norris tops the session by 0.1s ahead of Piastri. Verstappen completes the top three. 

12:29
Leclerc also improves

A better lap from Leclerc as he moves into fifth, 0.5s down on the McLarens. 

12:25
Hamilton improves

Hamilton moves into 10th despite running wide and tipping a tyre into the gravel there. 

Piastri has also moved up the order, making it a McLaren 1-2 once again. 

12:20
Into the final 10 minutes

Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Antonelli, Sainz, Hadjar, Leclerc, Russell, Albon and Alonso.

12:16
Norris improves

On the softs, Norris goes fastest with a 1m14.897s. That puts him 0.181s ahead of Verstappen's medium time from earlier. 

12:14
Verstappen on the softs

He doesn't improve on the softer tyre. He remains at the top of the timesheets, for now. 

12:13
A close moment between Hadjar and Sainz
12:11
Order with 20 minutes to go

Verstappen, Norris, Sainz, Hadjar, Leclerc, Russell, Albon, Piastri, Hamilton and Antonelli.

12:02
Verstappen improves

Verstappen finds a small improvement in the RB21 to extend his advantage to nearly 0.2s over Norris. 

12:00
Order with 30 minutes on the clock

Verstappen, Norris, Hadjar, Leclerc, Piastri, Hamilton, Sainz, Albon, Tsunoda and Russell.

11:57
Norris improves

It's not enough to beat Verstappen, though. A tenth off for Norris. 

11:56
Verstappen lowers the benchmark

A 1m15.130s for Verstappen puts him back on top, 0.3s ahead of Hadjar. 

11:53
Good time from Hadjar

He's gone fastest for Racing Bulls with a 1m15.508s, 0.021s ahead of Leclerc. 

11:50
The order after 20 minutes

Verstappen, Piastri, Hamilton, Bearman, Tsunoda, Lawson, Gasly, Leclerc, Hadjar and Alonso. 

11:50
Piastri takes to the top

A 1m15.833s puts Piastri top of the timesheets.

That's quickly beaten by Verstappen, who goes 0.2s ahead. 

11:48
Hamilton improves

Hamilton has improved his benchmark to a 1m15.866s. Leclerc has gone third, 0.8s off his teammate. 

11:43
Current order

Hamilton is on top currently, 0.3s ahead of Bortoleto, who set his time on the softs. 

11:40
First time on the board

Hamilton sets a 1m16.983s in the Ferrari. That's around 1.0s off the best time he set in FP2. 

11:38
Hamilton on track

Hamilton breaks the silence and hits the track on the medium tyres. 

11:33
A slow start to FP3

No cars out on track currently. 

11:30
FP3 is underway

The final practice session of the weekend at Imola is now underway. 

11:14
Can Ferrari perform in front of the Tifosi?
11:09
What happened on Friday?

McLaren enjoyed a dominant Friday, heading 1-2s in the two practice sessions.

READ HERE: What happened in Friday practice at the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

Lando Norris
Lando Norris
11:03
Hello

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for the 2025 F1 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

FP3 kicks off in just under 30 minutes' time.