A stunning lap from Max Verstappen saw the Red Bull driver steal pole position from McLaren for the second time in 2025.
He proved a tenth fastest than Oscar Piastri with George Russell third fastest.
Lando Norris crashed out in the opening moments of Qualifying 3 without a time on the board, locking him in to a 10th place starting position.
Liam Lawson will start 12th, the New Zealander out-qualifying his Racing Bulls teammate Isack Hadjar for the first time this season.
Further back, Jack Doohan was eliminated in the first phase of the three-part session and will start the race from 17th.
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| Pos | Num | Driver | Team | Laps | Diff | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull – Honda | 19 | 1:27.778s | 1:27.529s | 1:27.294s | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren – Mercedes | 18 | 0.010s | 1:27.901s | 1:27.545s | 1:27.304s |
| 3 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 16 | 0.113s | 1:28.282s | 1:27.599s | 1:27.407s |
| 4 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 19 | 0.376s | 1:28.552s | 1:27.866s | 1:27.670s |
| 5 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 17 | 0.572s | 1:28.128s | 1:27.798s | 1:27.866s |
| 6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams – Mercedes | 23 | 0.870s | 1:28.354s | 1:28.024s | 1:28.164s |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 20 | 0.907s | 1:28.372s | 1:28.102s | 1:28.201s |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull – Honda | 16 | 0.910s | 1:28.226s | 1:27.990s | 1:28.204s |
| 9 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine – Renault | 22 | 1.073s | 1:28.421s | 1:28.025s | 1:28.367s |
| 10 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren – Mercedes | 11 | 1:27.805s | 1:27.481s | ||
| 11 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams – Mercedes | 14 | 1:28.279s | 1:28.109s | ||
| 12 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls – Honda | 11 | 1:28.561s | 1:28.191s | ||
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 14 | 1:28.548s | 1:28.303s | ||
| 14 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls – Honda | 12 | 1:28.571s | 1:28.418s | ||
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas – Ferrari | 15 | 1:28.536s | 1:28.648s | ||
| 16 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin – Mercedes | 9 | 1:28.645s | |||
| 17 | 7 | Jack Doohan | Alpine – Renault | 9 | 1:28.739s | |||
| 18 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber – Ferrari | 8 | 1:28.782s | |||
| 19 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas – Ferrari | 9 | 1:29.092s | |||
| 20 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber – Ferrari | 8 | 1:29.462s |
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