2025 Canadian Grand Prix – Qualifying F1 results (Montreal)
George Russell has made light of McLaren's team orders
Formula 1 has hit the track at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve for the most critical session of the weekend — aside from the Grand Prix itself, of course!
These are the full F1 results for qualifying at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, with George Russell of Mercedes on pole position.
F1 results: Q3 at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
At last, it was time for Q3, with the remaining 10 drivers battling for pole in Canada.
Oscar Piastri of McLaren snagged an early provisional pole position on a set of soft tyres, only to be pipped by Max Verstappen when the Red Bull driver crossed the line.
Lando Norris struggled during his first fast lap, losing control of his car ever so slightly. He took a second flyer on his soft tyres before heading to the pits for a final charge.
Charles Leclerc nearly lost control of his car on his final flying lap, which he was forced to abort, unable to improve.
Max Verstappen once again took on a set of medium tyres, which sent him right up to the top of the timing charts for provisional pole that was snatched back by Oscar Piastri. Verstappen snatched it back — but almost immediately after, George Russell appeared to snag pole position.
- 1. George Russell | Mercedes | 1:10.899
- 2. Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.160
- 3. Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.221
- 4. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.492
- 5. Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.627
- 6. Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.687
- 7. Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.726
- 8. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.783
- 9. Isack Hadjar* | Racing Bulls | +0.968
- 10. Alex Albon | Williams | +1.008
*- Isack Hadjar is under investigation for impeding during qualifying and may be handed a three-place grid penalty.
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F1 results: Q2 at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
The second session of qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix kicked off with the field all donning soft tyres — aside from Max Verstappen, who opted for the mediums and rocketed up to the top of the timing charts.
The mediums became the tyre of choice later in the session, adopted by Alex Albon, Franco Colapinto, George Russell, Fernando Alonso, and Kimi Antonelli.
Up front was none other than Russell, attempting to emulate his pace in FP2 on Friday evening.
Knocked out of the session were Yuki Tsunoda, Franco Colapinto, Nico Hulkenberg, Oliver Bearman, and Esteban Ocon.
Bolded drivers have been knocked out of the session:
- 1. George Russel | Mercedes | 1:11.570
- 2. Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.029
- 3. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.056
- 4. Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.068
- 5. Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.145
- 6. Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.234
- 7. Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.315
- 8. Alex Albon | Williams | +0.322
- 9. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.404
- 10. Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.433
- 11. Yuki Tsunoda** | Red Bull | +0.532
- 12. Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +0.572
- 13. Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | +0.613
- 14. Oliver Bearman | Haas | +0.770
- 15. Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.064
** – Yuki Tsunoda has a 10-place grid penalty on Sunday for violating the red flag procedure during FP3.
F1 results: Q1 at the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix
The first qualifying session of the 2025 Canadian Grand Prix saw drivers grappling with the narrow racing surface and slippery conditions just as they had all throughout practice.
Even though there had been debate about the ideal tyres to use for the session, much of the field hit the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on softs, with a few holdouts for mediums: Fernando Alonso, Kimi Antonelli, Franco Colapinto, and Pierre Gasly.
Alex Albon sustained damage to the engine cover, which seemingly burst apart as he was driving. A red flag followed to allow marshals to clear up debris, leaving just under five minutes on the clock when the session restarted.
In the closing moments of the session, Carlos Sainz found himself being impeded by Isack Hadjar.
Lando Norris topped the session, followed by his teammate just behind him.
Knocked out in Q1 was Gabriel Bortoleto, Carlos Sainz, Lance Stroll, Liam Lawson, and Pierre Gasly.
Bolded drivers have been knocked out of the session:
- 1. Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:11.826
- 2. Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.113
- 3. Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.126
- 4. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.212
- 5. Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.228
- 6. Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.247
- 7. George Russell | Mercedes | +0.249
- 8. Alex Albon | Williams | +0.264
- 9. Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.385
- 10. Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +0.408
- 11. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.453
- 12. Oliver Bearman | Haas | +0.480
- 13. Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | +0.497
- 14. Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +0.508
- 15. Esteban Ocon | Haas | +0.552
- 16. Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | +0.559
- 17. Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | +0.572
- 18. Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.691
- 19. Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +0.699
- 20. Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.841