Overview
- Max Verstappen secured pole with a single late lap, with Carlos Sainz starting second and Liam Lawson third.
- Powerful gusts and intermittent rain made the street circuit treacherous, prompting repeated stoppages and barrier repairs.
- Crashes by Alex Albon, Nico Hülkenberg, Franco Colapinto, Oliver Bearman, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri triggered the red flags.
- McLaren faltered as Piastri crashed and qualified ninth, while Lando Norris managed only seventh.
- Charles Leclerc starts 10th and Lewis Hamilton 12th; Isack Hadjar qualified eighth as Esteban Ocon and Pierre Gasly were eliminated in Q1.