Max Verstappen beat the two McLarens to take pole position for the 2025 Formula 1 world championship deciding Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
No grid penalties have been incurred yet. Ten drivers - including all three title contenders - automatically triggered stewards' investigations for breaches of the maximum delta time rules but these were quickly deemed to not be worthy of penalties.
1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 1m22.207s
2 Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.201s
3 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.230s
4 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.438s
5 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.523s
6 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.695s
7 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +0.697s
8 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +0.706s
9 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.865s
10 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) no Q3 time
11 Ollie Bearman (Haas)
12 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
14 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
15 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
16 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
17 Alex Albon (Williams)
18 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
19 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
20 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
