Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Welcome!
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
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Where To Watch?
Motorsports fans in India can watch the F1 Singapore Grand Prix 2025 live on the FanCode app and website. You can also follow the live updates on Outlook India for free.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: FP3 Results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 1m30.148s
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — 1m30.165s
George Russell (Mercedes) — 1m30.197s
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — 1m30.237s
Lando Norris (McLaren) — 1m30.237s
Carlos Sainz (Williams) — 1m30.392s
Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) — 1m30.489s
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) — 1m30.559s
Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) — 1m30.637s
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 1m30.651s
Alex Albon (Williams) — 1m30.668s
Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) — 1m30.697s
Esteban Ocon (Haas) — 1m30.799s
Oliver Bearman (Haas) — 1m30.799s
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) — 1m30.923s
Franco Colapinto (Alpine) — 1m31.0047s
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) — 1m31.260s
Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) — 1m31.440s
Pierre Gasly (Alpine) — 1m31.643s
Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) — 1m33.628s
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Maiden Pole For Verstappen?
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?
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Respite For Hamilton
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Q1 Underway!
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Verstappen Leads Q1
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Hamilton Tops Q1!
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
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Gasly Finishes P20
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Q2 Underway!
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Verstappen Leads Q2
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Russell Tops Q2!
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
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Q3 Underway!
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?
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Russell Leads Q3
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Russell Grabs Pole!
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.
Singapore Grand Prix 2025 F1 Qualifying LIVE: Top 10
George Russell (Mercedes): 1:29.158
Max Verstappen (Red Bull): +0.182
Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.366
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): +0.379
Lando Norris (McLaren): +0.428
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari): +0.530
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +0.626
Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls): +0.688
Oliver Bearman (Haas): +0.710
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.797