With just one practice session, the Brazilian Grand Prix weekend kicked off with the first major session of the weekend: Sprint qualifying.<\/p>\n
These are the full F1 results for Sprint qualifying at the 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix at Interlagos in S\u00e3o Paulo.<\/p>\n
F1 results: Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint Qualifying 1 (SQ1)<\/p>\n
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With medium tyres mandatory for SQ1, it was a relatively slow start to the session as the two McLarens set the initial pace; Piastri ahead of Norris with a 1:10.285 for the Australian to go 0.025 clear of Norris.<\/p>\n
Alonso went third-fastest, ahead of Hadjar and Stroll, while Hamilton and Leclerc didn\u2019t have particularly strong first runs with seventh and ninth, respectively.<\/p>\n
Halfway through the session, Verstappen put in his first lap to go fastest of all by almost two-tenths of a second, benefitting from a useful slipstream going up the hill out of Juncao.<\/p>\n
Russell then took over at the front by just over half a tenth of a second, before a second lap from Norris put him top by over three-tenths of a second.<\/p>\n
Piastri promptly responded to make it a McLaren 1-2 once again, with Russell keeping Verstappen out of the top three.<\/p>\n
A second run from the Ferraris did little to inspire confidence that the first runs were an outlier, as Hamilton climbed to sixth, Leclerc eighth, but some seven-tenths of a second off the leading pace.<\/p>\n
Heading into the final three minutes, the bottom five consisted of the two Williams drivers, Ocon, Colapinto, and Tsunoda \u2013 the Japanese driver having lost practice time in FP1 after damaging his car due to a crash.<\/p>\n
Tsunoda remained in the bottom five, as did Sainz, Albon, and Colapinto, but Ocon escaped \u2013 to be replaced by Liam Lawson as the Kiwi driver got knocked out in 17th.<\/p>\n
Replays showed Sainz had locked up on his final run in SQ1, as he took to team radio to complain about \u201cthe worst execution he\u2019d ever seen\u201d, while Lawson appeared completely bewildered by why he had ended up in the elimination zone.<\/p>\n
Bolded drivers were knocked out in SQ1:<\/p>\n
Lando Norris\u00a0McLaren 1:09.627
\nMax Verstappen\u00a0Red Bull +0.348
\nFernando Alonso\u00a0Aston Martin 0.384
\nOscar Piastri\u00a0McLaren +0.390
\nGeorge Russell\u00a0Mercedes +0.421
\nOliver Bearman Haas +0.439
\nIsack Hadjar Racing Bulls +0.468
\nPierre Gasly Alpine +0.470
\nGabriel Bortoleto Sauber +0.590
\nLewis Hamilton Ferrari +0.597
\nAlex Albon Williams +0.648
\nCharles Leclerc Ferrari +0.697
\nLance Stroll Aston Martin +0.699
\nNico Hulkenberg Sauber +0.706
\nKimi Antonelli Mercedes +0.754
\nFranco Colapinto Alpine +0.814
\nLiam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.039
\nYuki Tsunoda Red Bull +1.065
\nEsteban Ocon Haas +1.245
\nCarlos Sainz Williams +1.493<\/p>\n