Starting Grid 2025 Sao Paulo F1 Sprint Race
Event: São Paulo Grand Prix
Track: Autodromo Interlagos
Warm-up lap starts at: 11:00 Local | 15:00 CET | 14:00 UK | 06:00 LA | 23:00 Tokyo
McLaren’s Lando Norris delivered a statement lap at Interlagos to grab Sprint pole for the 2025 Brazilian grand prix weekend, edging Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli by less than a tenth in a thrilling SQ3 shootout. Oscar Piastri lines up third, ensuring another papaya-coloured front-row fight, while George Russell and Fernando Alonso kept their teams in the mix.
Championship contender Max Verstappen could only manage sixth, setting up a tense Sprint where every point could tilt the title race. With storms forecast for Saturday, the battle from lights to flag promises fireworks on Brazilian soil.
F1 Starting Grid 2024 Brazilian Sprint
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Lap Time | Pole gap |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:09,243 | |
| 2 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:09,340 | +0,097s |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:09,428 | +0,185s |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:09,495 | +0,252s |
| 5 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:09,496 | +0,253s |
| 6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:09,580 | +0,337s |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:09,671 | +0,428s |
| 8 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:09,725 | +0,482s |
| 9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:09,775 | +0,532s |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:09,935 | +0,692s |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:09,811 | +0,568s |
| 12 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:09,813 | +0,570s |
| 13 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:09,852 | +0,609s |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:09,923 | +0,680s |
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:09,946 | +0,703s |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:10,441 | +1,198s |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:10,666 | +1,423s |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:10,872 | +1,629s |
| 19 | 22 | *Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:10,692 | +1,449s |
| 20 | 55 | *Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:11,120 | +1,877s |
*Notes:
- Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull RB21 #22 - Required to start from the pit lane, due to car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions.
- Carlos Sainz, Williams FW47 #55 - Required to start from the pit lane, due to car modified whilst under Parc Fermé conditions.
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