Overview

• Max Verstappen secured pole position with a 1:24.892 final lap, edging Oscar Piastri by just 0.103 seconds.
• McLaren completed a front-row lockout as Piastri and Lando Norris took second and third spots in a tight Q3.
• Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc will start fifth and sixth after FP3 interruptions and uneven qualifying runs, leaving Ferrari off the front two rows.
• Two red-flag stoppages—triggered by Gabriel Bortoleto’s and Oliver Bearman’s incidents—and a risk of light rain prompted teams to revise their qualifying tactics.
• Teams must now navigate variable track temperatures and tyre choices as Oscar Piastri looks to extend his midseason championship lead on Sunday.