2025 F1 Sao Paulo GP - Sprint Qualifying - As it happened

Reaction to Lando Norris' sprint qualifying pole in Brazil

Connor McDonagh

07 Nov 2025

18:10

We're building up to sprint qualifying

Sprint qualifying kicks off at 6.30pm BST.

In sprint qualifying...

SQ1 - 12 minutes (medium tyres only)

SQ2 - 10 minutes (medium tyres only)

SQ3 - 8 minutes (soft tyres only)

17:40

FP1 results

2025 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Practice Results (1)
1	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren F1 Team	1m09.975s
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren F1 Team	1m09.998s
3	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m10.594s
4	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m10.606s
5	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber	1m10.616s
6	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m10.645s
7	Pierre Gasly	FRA	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m10.681s
8	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Atlassian Williams Racing	1m10.686s
9	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m10.707s
10	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team	1m10.744s
11	Liam Lawson	NZL	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m10.794s
12	Alex Albon	THA	Atlassian Williams Racing	1m10.807s
13	Esteban Ocon	FRA	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m10.906s
14	Oliver Bearman	GBR	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	1m10.961s
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	1m11.070s
16	Franco Colapinto	ARG	BWT Alpine F1 Team	1m11.160s
17	Max Verstappen	NED	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1m11.368s
18	Charles Leclerc	MON	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m11.493s
19	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Scuderia Ferrari HP	1m11.526s
20	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	1m11.763s

15:45

What's next?

Sprint qualifying at Interlagos gets underway at 6.30pm UK time.

15:42

Dominant session for McLaren

A dominant session for McLaren in first practice. Their nearest challenger was Hulkenberg in third, 0.6s off.

15:37

A spin for Hamilton

Hamilton loses control of his Ferrari on his final lap of FP1. No harm done - as he keeps it out of the wall.

15:36

Chequered flag

Norris ahead of Piastri, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Bortoleto, Russell, Gasly, Sainz, Hadjar and Antonelli.

15:36

Norris gets ahead of Piastri

Norris improves on his final lap to pip Piastri by 0.023s.

15:32

Verstappen on the softs

Verstappen was a better lap on the softs but backed out of it after a slow middle sector. He's down in 17th currently.

15:31

Piastri improves

A 1m09.998s for Piastri, which puts him 0.261s ahead of Norris.

15:30

Five minutes on the clock

Piastri, Norris, Hulkenberg, Sainz, Alonso, Lawson, Hadjar, Bortoleto, Ocon and Russell.

15:26

McLaren 1-2

Piastri 0.2s ahead of Norris at the top of the timesheets. Very encouraging for the Australian.

15:25

Piastri goes fastest

A 1m10.193s for Piastri to go 0.6s ahead of Sainz.

15:23

Sainz on top now

The times are tumbling at Interlagos. Sainz goes fastest on the mediums with a 1m10.820s, less than tenth ahead of Ocon.

15:21

Stroll goes second

On the medium tyres, Stroll slots into second, 0.162s down on Russell's top time.

15:18

Tsunoda on the move

Tsunoda moves up the order on the softs, slotting into 10th. He's 0.5s off Russell.

15:15

20 minutes on the clock

Teams are still running on the hard tyre as they complete some higher fuel runs. Expect some soft tyre qualifying simulations at the end of the session.

Verstappen was briefly noted for blocking Russell, but the stewards have confirmed they won't be taking any action.

15:10

25 minutes to go

Russell, Verstappen, Piastri, Sainz, Leclerc, Hamilton, Gasly, Lawson, Antonelli and Norris.

15:07

Piastri improves

Piastri moves up to third, 0.2s off the pace. A better session for him, given his struggles in the last two rounds.

15:04

McLaren

A slow start to the session for McLaren. Piastri is in eighth at the moment; 10th for Norris.

14:55

20 minutes gone in FP1

Russell, Verstappen, Leclerc, Gasly, Hamilton, Piastri, Antonelli, Sainz, Norris and Hadjar.

14:50

Another big lap from Russell

He improves to a 1m11.188s, 0.4s ahead of Leclerc. Piastri is in third, 0.4s off the pace as well.

14:46

Russell on top

Russell currently fastest for Mercedes with a 1m11.542s, 0.2s ahead of Norris. Leclerc, Verstappen and Sainz complete the top five at the moment.

14:44

An off for Tsunoda

He loses control of his car on the kerb at Turn 4, spinning off and clattering the wall. Fortunately, due to the angle of the crash, he's only got front wing damage.