Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 Pole Positions: See Who Starts Where

The Saudi Arabian Grand Prix is going to be one of the most thrilling races in the F1 2025. In the qualifying itself, it has given us many dramatic moments as Max Verstappen claimed the pole position and shocked McLaren, while Lando Norris suffered a severe crash. The race begins in less than six hours, so let’s take a look at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 pole positions.

Qualifying for the race was a nail-biting event with the pole positions decided by the slimmest of margins. Max Verstappen clinched the pole by just one-thousandth of a second, while Oscar Piastri followed him for second place. Lando Norris lost control of his car at Turn 4, hitting the wall. He was reported to be okay, but it ended his qualifying prematurely, leading to a DNF.

As the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix comes close to a start, the anticipation is getting much higher. So let’s take a look at the full pole positions.

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 Pole Positions

Position	Driver	Team	Qualifying Time
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:27.294
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:27.304
3	George Russell	Mercedes	1:27.407
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:27.670
5	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:27.866
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	1:28.164
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:28.201
8	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	1:28.204
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:28.367
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	DNF (Crash)
11	Alex Albon	Williams	1:28.109
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:28.191
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:28.303
14	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	1:28.418
15	Ollie Bearman	Haas	1:28.648
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:28.645
17	Jack Doohan	Alpine	1:28.739
18	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	1:28.782
19	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1:29.092
20	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	1:29.462