McLaren's Oscar Piastri, the Formula 1 world championship leader, appeared to be the man to beat in Miami Grand Prix qualifying on Saturday afternoon after an impressive lap in Q2.
Teammate Lando Norris put up the exact same lap time, a 1:26.269, in Q3 around the 19-turn, 3.363-mile (5.412-kilometer) Miami International Autodrome temporary street circuit in Miami Gardens, Florida, but it still wasn't enough to stop Red Bull's Max Verstappen from taking his third pole position of the year.
Verstappen beat Norris to pole by 0.065 seconds with a lap at 1:26.204, and Piastri wasn't even able to take third, as Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli snuck into the mix with a lap just 0.002 seconds shy of a front row starting spot. Piastri qualified fourth, unable to replicate the lap he put up in Q2.
Norris won Saturday's sprint ahead of Piastri after a timely safety car handed him the lead; the race never restarted.
Here is the full starting lineup for Sunday's 57-lap race, the sixth of a record-tying 24 Grands Prix on the 2025 calendar.
Miami Grand Prix starting lineup
1st - Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2nd - Lando Norris, McLaren
3rd - Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
4th - Oscar Piastri, McLaren
5th - George Russell, Mercedes
6th - Carlos Sainz Jr., Williams
7th - Alex Albon, Williams
8th - Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
9th - Esteban Ocon, Haas
10th - Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
11th - Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
12th - Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
13th - Gabriel Bortoleto, Sauber
14th - Jack Doohan, Alpine
15th - Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
16th - Nico Hulkenberg, Sauber
17th - Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
18th - Pierre Gasly, Alpine
19th - Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
20th - Oliver Bearman, Haas
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