Qatar Grand Prix 2025
Lusail Lusail, Qatar
Qatar Grand Prix took place at Lusail, Qatar as round 23 of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen won the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix.
- Round
- 23
- Season
- 2025
- Circuit
- Lusail
- Dates
- 28–30 Nov 2025
- Race winner
- Max Verstappen
2025 Qatar Grand Prix race summary
Max Verstappen won the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix at Lusail, round 23 of the season. Verstappen crossed the line 7.995 seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri, with Carlos Sainz third. The race ran to 57 laps.
Oscar Piastri took pole position with a 1:19.387. Verstappen won from P3 on the grid. Piastri, who started first, finished P2. Gabriel Bortoleto gained the most places, going from P19 to P13.
Verstappen made two pit stops and used three sets of tyres: medium, medium and hard. Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap, a 1:22.996 on lap 44.
The race had one safety car period. Four drivers retired. It stayed dry, with an air temperature around 23°C and the track around 28°C.
Key facts
- Winner
- Max Verstappen from P3
- Winning margin
- 7.995s
- Pole
- Oscar Piastri 1:19.387
- Fastest lap
- Oscar Piastri 1:22.996, lap 44
- Laps
- 57
- Safety cars
- 1
- Virtual safety cars
- None
- Retirements
- 4
- Weather
- Dry air 23°C, track 28°C
Weekend schedule
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Time / Gap |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen VER | Winner |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri PIA | +7.995s |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz SAI | +22.665s |
| 4 | Lando Norris NOR | +23.315s |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli ANT | +28.317s |
| 6 | George Russell RUS | +48.599s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso ALO | +54.045s |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc LEC | +56.785s |
| 9 | Liam Lawson LAW | +60.073s |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda TSU | +61.770s |
| 11 | Alexander Albon ALB | +66.931s |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton HAM | +77.730s |
| 13 | +84.812s | |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto COL | +1.000s |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon OCO | +1.000s |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly GAS | +1.000s |
| 17 | Lance Stroll STR | DNF |
| 18 | Isack Hadjar HAD | DNF |
| — | Oliver Bearman BEA | DNF |
| — | Nico Hulkenberg HUL | DNF |
Gap to leader
Classified finishers P2–P10 at the chequered flag, seconds behind the race winner