20:15
That's a wrap
We will be back tomorrow afternoon for the sprint race which is due to kick off at 2pm GMT.
See you then! It could be a wet one...
Piastri is one point behind Norris
2025 F1 Sao Paulo GP - Sprint Qualifying - As it happened
Reaction to Lando Norris' sprint qualifying pole in Brazil
07 Nov 2025
20:15
Sprint Qualifying Results
Norris secured his first ever sprint pole in F1
20:14
Hamilton on his SQ2 exit
“Yeah, it definitely didn’t help, but it’s not for the lack of trying. The team thought we were a lot faster than we are.
“We gave it everything and that’s ultimately what matters most, we were just not quick enough.”
Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
© XPB Images
19:16
Top 10
Norris, Antonelli, Piastri, Russell, Alonso, Verstappen, Stroll, Leclerc, Hadjar and Hulkenberg.
19:15
Norris takes pole for the sprint
Norris stays on top as Antonelli can't improve at the end. Piastri completes the top three.
19:14
Piastri improves
It's only third-fastest for Piastri as Norris finds a little bit of time to extend his advantage to nearly a tenth over Antonelli.
19:12
Two minutes on the clock
Norris currently fastest ahead of Antonelli, Russell, Piastri, Leclerc and Hulkenberg.
No times from Alonso, Hadjar, Stroll and Verstappen yet.
19:09
Norris on pole currently
A 1m09.271s for Norris to go 0.069s ahead of Antonelli. Russell just 0.2s off in third. Piastri with a poor lap to go fourth.
19:06
SQ3 is underway
The battle for sprint pole is now underway at Interlagos.
19:00
Out in SQ2
Hamilton, Albon, Gasly, Bortoleto and Bearman.
Alonso fastest ahead of Norris and Russell.
19:00
Hamilton is out in SQ2
A spin for Leclerc means Hamilton is unable to improve. The seven-time world champion is out in SQ2.
18:56
Three minutes to go
Hamilton, Albon, Gasly, Bearman and Bortoleto are in the drop-zone currently.
18:55
McLaren
Norris goes second; Piastri into third. Neither of them can beat Alonso's impressive early time.
18:53
Good time from Alonso
He goes fastest for Aston Martin with a 1m09.330s, 0.2s ahead of Hadjar. Stroll completes the top three ahead of Verstappen and Leclerc.
18:49
SQ2 is underway
Hulkenberg takes to the track as SQ2 gets underway at Interlagos. Again, all drivers must run on the medium tyres.
18:43
Chequered flag
Colapinto, Lawson, Tsunoda, Ocon and Sainz are out in Q1.
18:42
Verstappen improves
He splits the McLarens to go second, 0.2s off the pace. Bearman sets a great lap as he moves into fifth.
18:40
Hamilton improves
Hamilton improves to move into the top six, 0.6s down on Norris. Leclerc goes eighth.
18:38
Good time from Norris
He sets a storming lap - 1m09.702s - to go 0.3s ahead of teammate Piastri.
18:37
Russell lowers the benchmark
A 1m10.048s now for Russell to go 0.059s ahead of Verstappen.
18:36
Verstappen goes fastest
He gets a lovely slipstream down the back straight to go fastest by over a tenth.
18:35
Hamilton
Hamilton goes seventh-fastest in the lead Ferrari, less than a tenth ahead of Leclerc.
18:33
First times on the board
Piastri takes to the top with a 1m20.286s, 0.025s ahead of Norris. Alonso and Stroll slot into the top four.
18:30
SQ1 is underway
The first part of sprint qualifying is now underway at Interlagos.
18:19
Ferrari
We didn't get to see Ferrari's true pace as they elected to run the whole session on one set of hard tyres.
