Overview
- Overnight rain left wet kerbs that triggered Oscar Piastri’s lap‑six spin at Curva 3, with Nico Hülkenberg and Franco Colapinto also going off and the Sprint being red‑flagged.
- Lando Norris held off Mercedes pair Kimi Antonelli and George Russell after the restart, converting soft tyres against their mediums to win the Sprint and extend his championship lead to nine points.
- Qualifying later delivered further swings: Norris secured pole, Antonelli starts second and Charles Leclerc third, while Piastri recovered to fourth on the grid.
- Max Verstappen was eliminated in Q1 and will start 16th after reporting a lack of grip, with team figures acknowledging set‑up missteps.
- Stewards investigated Lewis Hamilton for a yellow‑flag breach in SQ2 and issued only a warning, and local driver Gabriel Bortoleto was uninjured in a heavy Sprint crash but did not take part in qualifying due to car damage.