F1 LIVE | Follow Sprint Qualifying for the F1 Brazil GP here!

The first competitive session of the weekend already takes place on Friday. Follow Sprint Qualifying with GPblog here!

F1 LIVE | Sprint Qualifying for the 2025 Brazilian GP

Immediately after FP1, drivers will have to be in form as instead of FP2, Sprint Qualifying will follow at the Interlagos circuit.

This will be the fifth one of the 2025 season, with one more to come in Qatar.

From SQ1 to SQ3, sessions will be shorter than regular qualifying. SQ1 lasts 12, SQ2 lasts 10, and SQ3 lasts eight minutes. Over the first two sessions, it will be mandatory for every driver to use a set of medium tyres, and only in SQ3 the soft tyres will come into play.

So far this year, four different drivers from four different teams have topped Sprint Qualifying sessions. Championship leader Lando Norris is yet to do so in 2025, but he claimed pole position at the Interlagos track the previous campaign.

Max Verstappen driving the Red Bull car in Interlagos in 2024 - Photo: Race Pictures

Sprint poles in 2025

The battle for the 2025 title continues

Last season, Verstappen struck a major blow to Norris in Sao Paulo, but this year the situation is reversed. The Dutchman currently trails the McLaren driver by 36 points, while just one point separates Norris and his teammate Oscar Piastri.

Currently, he is 36 points behind Norris. Moreover, only a single point separates the Briton and Piastri.

This weekend, thanks to the Sprint on Saturday, there will be a total of 33 points up for grabs at Interlagos.

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