Oscar Piastri claimed pole with the highest margin so far in the 2025 Spanish GP qualifying. The Australian didn’t have the best of races in the past two weekends, and his lead has also narrowed down. This pole is a bold statement to his competitors that he is not a pushover and a clear favorite to win the driver’s championship.
Going into the final run in Q3, Lando Norris was in the lead; however, he once again succumbed to pressure. After winning in the Monaco GP, the Brit was full of confidence, but he overdid his final lap. The good thing is that the Spanish GP track is a great circuit to overtake and get ahead of your competitors.
The McLarens were followed closely by Max Verstappen, who just keeps outperforming his car week in and week out. In a car where his teammates are struggling to get into Q3, the Dutch driver has always outshone them all. George Russell was the next driver on the road after putting in an impressive lap. He was followed by Lewis Hamilton in 5th and Kimi Antonelli in 6th. Charles Leclerc will start in 7th, ahead of Pierre Gasly and Isaac Hadjar. Fernando Alonso put in an impressive lap, but the hometown driver will start only 10th in the session.
Key Takeaways of the 2025 Spanish GP Qualifying
1. Oscar Piastri On Pole Again in the 2025 Spanish GP Qualifying
Oscar Piastri claimed his 4th pole position of the season in the Spanish GP. The current championship leader was quite confident going into the session after performing well in the practice sessions. The thing that has helped him this year is his calm under pressure. Where his teammate has struggled, Piastri has capitalized to get the best results. Going into the final qualifying lap, Norris had a slight edge, but Piastri pulled through an excellent lap to claim pole. To top it off, it was the biggest gap to pole this season.
2. Isack Hadjar Shines again in Qualifying
Isack Hadjar is loving life in F1 and is constantly outperforming the Racing Bulls. This is especially true during the qualifying runs, where he is pulling some stunning laps. In the 2025 Spanish GP Qualifying, he once again out-qualified his teammate and will start 8th in the race. This begs the question: When will he be given the Red Bull seat?
3. Home Hero Carlos Sainz Out in Q1
Williams didn’t have the best car for the Spanish GP. However, the team was expected to be the leader in the midfield. But an exit in Q1 was something that nobody expected for Carlos Sainz. After being held by Colopinto in the pits, Sainz couldn’t get the lap on board to get out of the bottom 5. Q1. This isn’t very reassuring for the Spaniard, who at this point has been constantly outperformed by his teammate.
4. Williams’ Misery in Spanish GP
Williams has been one of the most improved teams in the 2025 F1 season. The team has constantly had impressive qualifying and has gotten great points on race days. However, their good run of form has come to a halt in the Spanish GP Qualifying. None of their cars could make it to the third part of qualifying, and it begs the question, has the flexi wing clampdown affected them?
5. Tsunoda’s Struggles Continue
Yuki Tsunoda hasn’t had the best time in Red Bull so far. However, qualifying last is horrible for the Japanese driver. At the start of the year, poor qualifying was the reason he got the seat. Now, the performance that he’s put up in the last couple of races puts him in the firing line of things. This begs the question: Does Red Bull design cars specifically for Max Verstappen?
6. Colopinto Stalls at Pit Entry
Franco Colopinto was having one of his better weekends after getting in the car. Flavio Briatore wanted him to be fast and avoid crashing, and he was doing that. But at the pit entry for his final run in Q3, the Argentine’s car stalled due to mechanical failure, and his qualifying was over. To add salt to the wound, he will be investigated after the session and will hope to avoid a penalty.
Provisional Starting Grid for the Spanish GP
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
- Lando Norris (McLaren)
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- George Russell (Mercedes)
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
- Alex Albon (Williams)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber)
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- Oliver Bearman (Haas)
- Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
- Esteban Ocon (Haas)
- Carlos Sainz (Williams)
- Franco Colopinto (Alpine)
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
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