Provisional Starting Grid Brazil GP | Big task ahead for Verstappen

Lando Norris will start from pole position, while Max Verstappen is in a difficult situation: here’s the provisional starting grid for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix.

Similar to the Sprint, the British McLaren driver is set to line up in pole position at the Interlagos circuit. The front row will be completed by Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli.

After some difficulties throughout the Sprint part of the weekend, Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three in qualifying a day ago. He will be joined by Oscar Piastri on the second row on Sunday.

While neither Red Bull cars made it through to Q2, both Racing Bulls drivers were in Q3. Isack Hadjar is set to line-up in fifth place, while Liam Lawson finished seventh. They were separated by George Russell in P6.

Oliver Bearman extended his Q3 streak and will start from P8, sharing a row with the aforementioned Lawson after the two made contact during the Sprint a day ago.

The fifth row of the grid is completed by Pierre Gasly and Nico Hulkenberg.

Verstappen at the Brazil GP in the Red Bull garage - Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

No champions inside the Top 10

Red Bull drivers Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda were both eliminated in Q1, as the Dutchman only set the 16th quickest time.

The other two world champions, Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, were eliminated in Q2. They will start from P11 and P13 respectively.

See the complete provisional grid for the 2025 Sao Paulo Grand Prix below!

Provisional Starting Grid | 2025 Brazil GP

Source: FIA

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