Isack Hadjar
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2025 F1 Miami Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 sprint qualifying for the Miami Grand Prix

02 May 2025
22:21
That concludes our live coverage

That brings an end to our coverage of sprint qualifying. We will be back tomorrow for the sprint and qualifying!

Keep across Crash.net for the latest reaction and news from Miami.

22:18
Antonelli radio

"Mate that feels mega," he says over team radio.

22:17
Top 10

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

22:16
McLaren

Second and third for the McLarens - Piastri ahead of Norris again. 

22:16
Antonelli takes pole for the sprint

Wow. 

22:15
Mega lap from Antonelli

He goes fastest now with a 1m26.482s. 

22:15
Tidy lap from Hamilton

He goes second for Ferrari, 0.2s off Russell's pole time.

22:13
90 seconds on the clock

Russell has come into the pit lane. The other nine cars are out on track.

22:10
Russell takes provisional pole

Just two lap times on the board.

A 1m26.791s for Russell, 0.2s ahead of Verstappen. 

22:06
SQ3 is underway

A chance for everyone to run the softs now. 

22:03
Mega lap by Alonso
22:01
Out in SQ2

Hulkenberg, Ocon, Gasly, Lawson and Sainz. 

21:59
Chequered flag

Mighty lap from Hulkenberg as he goes seventh. Ocon also moves into the top 10. 

21:58
Albon not happy

"I dont know how the Mercedes is legal," Albon reports.

21:55
Current order

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

21:54
Piastri sets the early pace

A 1m27.354s for Piastri to go 0.183s clear of Norris. Antonelli is third, 0.3s off the pace.

21:50
SQ2 is underway

Once again, all teams must run on the mediums. 

21:43
Chequered flag

Stroll, Doohan, Tsunoda, Bortoleto and Bearman are out in SQ1.

Doohan, Tsunoda and Bearman all failed to start their final laps in time. 

21:38
Current order

Antonelli, Norris, Verstappen, Piastri, Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc, Albon, Alonso and Ocon.

In the drop-zone currently: Doohan, Tsunoda, Bortoleto, Bearman and Hadjar.

21:37
Norris lowers the benchmark

A 1m27.890s for Norris to go fastest of all, 0.063s ahead of Verstappen. Piastri slots into third. 

21:36
Ferrari

Good time from Hamilton to go second, 0.3s down on Verstappen. Leclerc slots into third. 

21:34
Verstappen leads the way

A 1m27.953s for Verstappen, 0.9s ahead of Sainz in second. 

21:31
SQ1 is go

The first part of qualifying is underway in Miami. 

All teams are mandated to run on the mediums in SQ1. That's the case in SQ2.

The SQ3 participants will have one set of softs available. 

21:27
It's nearly time for sprint qualifying

Who claimed pole last time in sprint qualifying back in China? It was Lewis Hamilton.

Hard to see that happening again, though, based on FP1.

21:10
What happened in FP1?

It was Oscar Piastri who set the pace for McLaren in FP1.

CLICK HERE: For the full FP1 results from a busy first session in Miami

Oscar Piastri
Oscar Piastri