Oscar Piastri will start on pole tomorrow for the race. [Credits: X/Formula 1]

Imola GP Qualifying Results- Oscar Piastri Terrorises the Grid to Claim Pole in a Crash Prone Quali!

Read ahead to know more about the results from Emilia-Romagna Qualifying!

Oscar Piastri will start on pole tomorrow for the race. [Credits: X/Formula 1]

The Imola GP Qualifying Results follow the same trend as the other results from this weekend. The weekend was a proof McLaren’s progress this season. Piastri and Norris have become regulars on the top of the timetables. This weekend, Ferrari and Kimi Antonelli both have their home races. While Antonelli is having an amazing season, Ferrari is off to one of their worst starts.

The Imola GP Qualifying was full of surprises and crashes. Ever since the start of Q1, the qualifying session faced a long pause. The practice sessions have shown the extent of Imola’s difficulty. The Free Practice sessions on Friday and Saturday bore witness to many spins and crashes.

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The same incidents were carried over to the qualifying session later during Saturday. Yuki Tsunoda was the first driver to face danger at Imola in 2025. He was followed by Doohan’s replacement Franco Colapinto. The Imola Grand Prix Qualifying session was a rollercoaster of disappointments and success throughout the grid.

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Imola GP Qualifying Results- Top-10 Drivers at Emilia-Romagna

According to the official results released by Formula 1, here are the top-10 drivers from Imola:

Oscar Piastri
Max Verstappen
George Russell
Lando Norris
Fernando Alonso
Carlos Sainz
Alex Albon
Lance Stroll
Isack Hadjar
Pierre Gasly

Clocking in a time of 1:14.670, Oscar Piastri is the pole winner for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The Aussie successfully made improvements to his time throughout the session. He is closely followed by Max Verstappen. Initially, Verstappen was on provisional pole but be lost out to Piastri by 0.034s. George Russell’s mistake in the final run cost him slightly. He will start the race from third on the grid.

Great work from Fernando and Lance 👏👏#F1 #ImolaGP @AstonMartinF1 pic.twitter.com/nXRQedmFRO
— Formula 1 (@F1) May 17, 2025

Lando Norris lagged behind his much faster teammate and championship rival, Max Verstappen during the qualifying. Imola is difficult to overtake and Norris will have to work on the opportunities during the race. Fernando Alonso has put his Aston Martin in the top-5 for the race start. His teammate is also in eighth position. Stroll and Alonso were the surprise package during qualifying. They were much faster on mediums than other teams were on soft tyres.

Carlos Sainz and Alx Albon are going to be very happy with their performance. All that is left, is for them to make use of grid position during the race bring in a good points haul for Williams. Isack Hadjar and Pierre Gasly are the sole top-10 runners from their teams. Gasly has been able to extract tremendous pace from his Alpine during the qualifying session. Isack Hadjar meanwhile did not have a perfect Q3 session. Hadjar will want to make sure his pace for the weekend doesn’t diminish during the race.

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