Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying Highlights: Russell Grabs Pole Position; Verstappen, Piastri In Top 3

Good evening, motorsports fans! Thank you for joining us for the start of our live coverage of the F1 Singapore GP 2025 qualifying today. The qualifying race is set to start in about an hour, so stay tuned for live updates.

• Track: Marina Bay Street Circuit

• Time: 6:30 PM IST

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1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 1m30.148s

2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — 1m30.165s

3. George Russell (Mercedes) — 1m30.197s

4. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — 1m30.237s

5. Lando Norris (McLaren) — 1m30.237s

6. Carlos Sainz (Williams) — 1m30.392s

7. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) — 1m30.489s

8. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) — 1m30.559s

9. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) — 1m30.637s

10. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 1m30.651s

11. Alex Albon (Williams) — 1m30.668s

12. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) — 1m30.697s

13. Esteban Ocon (Haas) — 1m30.799s

14. Oliver Bearman (Haas) — 1m30.799s

15. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) — 1m30.923s

16. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) — 1m31.0047s

17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) — 1m31.260s

18. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) — 1m31.440s

19. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) — 1m31.643s

20. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) — 1m33.628s

Max Verstappen is one of the favourites to grab the pole position tonight, having finished first in a tight free practice earlier. The Dutch racer grabbed poles in the last two F1 races (Italian GP, Azerbaijan GP) and will aim for a hat-trick. However, interestingly, Verstappen has never taken the pole position in Singapore. Will that curse be broken tonight?

With just a few minutes before the start of the Qualifying, Lewis Hamilton has been cleared of any wrongdoings by the stewards in FP3, and will not face any grid punishments.

Q1 is green, and the cars are underway. The Marina Bay Circuit is completely full with spectators, and fans will be expecting a tight start to the qualifying! It's hot and humid out there in Singapore, and the slowest five racers will be eliminated at the end of this round.

Almost halfway through the Q1 stage, and Max Verstappen leads the pack with a timing of 1:30:317. Young driver Oliver Bearman, competing for Haas, is second, who is just 0.103s behind the leader.

Meanwhile, Oscar Piastri received a yellow flag for going off the track, but he is clearly unhappy about the decision.

Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton has topped Q1 with a timing of 1:29.765. The top three spots have been taken by Brits, with George Russell and Lando Norris in second and third places.

Meanwhile, the five players who are eliminated are:

• Gabriel Bortoleto

• Lance Stroll

• Franco Colapinto

• Esteban Ocon

• Pierre Gasly

Alpine's Pierre Gasly finished P20 in the Qualifying session after hitting the barrier. The French driver complains of "heavy steering", and received a yellow flag.

After some delay as the marshals provided assistance to Gasly in removing his car at Turn 11, the lights are green and Q2 is finally underway!

It has been a top performance from the big names - with Piastri being probably the only one who had to work a bit harder than he would have expected. Let's see how the board shapes up at the end of the second round.

With the second round almost halfway done, Max Verstappen leads the way with a timing of 1:29.747. Meanwhile, Leclerc is struggling with his tires, being stuck in the elimination zone at P13. Antonelli had his timing deleted after exceeding the track limits.

The chequered flag comes out for Q2, and the top position goes to George Russell, who had a timing of 1:29.562. Verstappen fell to second place, and Antonelli recovered well to finish third.

Meanwhile, Sainz is out in Q2, despite his performance at Baku. The eliminated five are:

• Nico Hulkenberg

• Alex Albon

• Carlos Sainz

• Liam Lawson

• Yuki Tsunoda

The lights are green, and Q3 is underway! It's going to be a fight between the Russell, Verstappen, and Antonelli at the top. Who will grab the pole position in Singapore?

Six minutes left on the clock, and Russell has built a large gap at the top with a timing of 1:29.165. Verstappen and Piastri are pushing hard, while Norris has had an off night and is lagging in P5.

Russell has been on fire since Q2, and the Briton improves upon his privisonal pole lap time to set a timing of 1:29.158. Red Bull's Verstappen was the only one who could have upset the cart, but he falls behind and has to settle for P2, 0.182s behind pole.

1. George Russell (Mercedes): 1:29.158

2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull): +0.182

3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.366

4. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): +0.379

5. Lando Norris (McLaren): +0.428

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari): +0.530

7. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +0.626

8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls): +0.688

9. Oliver Bearman (Haas): +0.710

10. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.797