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Verstappen will start ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the hour-long qualifying session, split into three segments with five cars each eliminated in Q1 and Q2 before the top 10 shootout in Q3.
Miami Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole ahead of Leclerc
What happened in the first quarter of the Miami Grand Prix?
Perez set the initial pace at 1m27.772s before Verstappen improved to beat him with 1m27.689s.
Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Logan Sargeant (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (RB – the sprint race hero who will start last due to a three-place grid penalty for a safety car infraction in China) , Kevin Magnussen fell at the first hurdle. (Haas) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).
Miami GP Q1 results: Verstappen fastest to Perez
| Cla | No. | Driver | Car motor | Time | Delay | Towers |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.689 | 6 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.772 | 0.083 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.913 | 0.224 | 9 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’27.937 | 0.248 | 9 |
| 5 | ten | Pierre Gasly | Alpin/Renault | 1’27.976 | 0.287 | 9 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.032 | 0.343 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’28.081 | 0.392 | 9 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.159 | 0.470 | 9 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.167 | 0.478 | 9 |
| ten | 18 | Lance’s Walk | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.177 | 0.488 | 9 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpin/Renault | 1’28.209 | 0.520 | 9 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.324 | 0.635 | 9 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexandre Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’28.343 | 0.654 | 9 |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.383 | 0.694 | 9 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.453 | 0.764 | 9 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’28.463 | 0.774 | 6 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1’28.487 | 0.798 | 8 |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.617 | 0.928 | 9 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.619 | 0.930 | 9 |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’28.824 | 1.135 | 9 |
What happened during Q2 of the Miami Grand Prix?
Leclerc set the bar at 1’27”533 on his first flying lap of the session, 0.033 seconds faster than Verstappen, while Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) climbed to P3 on his second run.
At this point, Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Alex Albon (Williams) and Fernando Alonso (Aston) were eliminated.
Miami GP Q2 results: Leclerc fastest to Verstappen
| Cla | No. | Driver | Car motor | Time | Delay | Towers |
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.533 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.566 | 0.033 | 6 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’27.697 | 0.164 | 6 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.721 | 0.188 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.839 | 0.306 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.871 | 0.338 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’27.941 | 0.408 | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.095 | 0.562 | 6 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.167 | 0.634 | 6 |
| ten | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.200 | 0.667 | 6 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance’s Walk | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.222 | 0.689 | 6 |
| 12 | ten | Pierre Gasly | Alpin/Renault | 1’28.324 | 0.791 | 6 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpin/Renault | 1’28.371 | 0.838 | 6 |
| 14 | 23 | Alexandre Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’28.413 | 0.880 | 6 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.427 | 0.894 | 6 |
What happened in the third quarter of the Miami Grand Prix?
In the opening runs, Verstappen set the pace at 1m27.241s, 0.141s ahead of Leclerc, with Sainz another tenth in third.
In the final runs, Verstappen was almost two tenths slower than his P1 time, while Leclerc was half a second off his previous pace. Perez improved to take 4th place, ahead of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
George Russell (Mercedes) will start seventh ahead of Hamilton, who was unable to reproduce his form in Q2, ahead of Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).
Miami GP Q3 results: Verstappen takes pole
| Cla | No. | Driver | Car motor | Time | Delay | Towers |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.241 | 6 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.382 | 0.141 | 6 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’27.455 | 0.214 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.460 | 0.219 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.594 | 0.353 | 6 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.675 | 0.434 | 6 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.067 | 0.826 | 6 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.107 | 0.866 | 6 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.146 | 0.905 | 6 |
| ten | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.192 | 0.951 | 6 |
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