2025 F1 Singapore GP - Qualifying Results: George Russell takes pole

George Russell claimed a stunning pole position at the Singapore Grand Prix.

The Mercedes driver survived a hit with the wall and produced two brilliant laps that were good enough for pole as he beat Max Verstappen by 0.182 seconds in a thrilling qualifying under the lights in Singapore.

F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri was third, 0.366s down on Russell.

Kimi Antonelli took fourth with a strong qualifying showing in the other Mercedes, ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris in fifth.

Lewis Hamilton outqualified teammate Charles Leclerc to claim sixth on the grid, but Ferrari ended up over half a second off the pace.

Isack Hadjar was eighth-fastest for Racing Bulls, with Oliver Bearman an eye-catching ninth for Haas, and Fernando Alonso rounding out the top-10 for Aston Martin.

Nico Hulkenberg was unfortunate to miss out on a spot in Q3 as he produced a great lap to take 11th for Sauber, ahead of the Williams pair of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz.

Liam Lawson was 14th for Racing Bulls, while it was a disappointing qualifying for Yuki Tsunoda, who ended up only 15th as he suffered elimination in Q2.

Gabriel Bortoleto exited in the first part of qualifying with a time good enough for only 16th in his Sauber, while Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll also dropped out in a lowly P17.

It was another dreadful qualifying for Alpine, with Franco Colapinto only 18th, ahead of the Haas of Esteban Ocon and teammate Pierre Gasly, whose car broke down at Turn 11 on his final lap of Q1. 

Russell takes surprise Singapore pole