Overview
- Max Verstappen spun a 1:24.892 to snatch pole position from McLaren’s Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will start second and third after dominating practice but falling short in qualifying
- Ferrari’s upgraded SF-25 demonstrated its step forward as Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc qualified fifth and sixth
- Fernando Alonso will line up seventh following grid penalties for other drivers, while rookie Franco Colapinto crashed in Q1 and will begin last
- Qualifying was disrupted by variable winds, a light rain shower and red flags triggered by multiple on-track incidents