US Grand Prix: Max Verstappen beats Lando Norris to pole for sprint race in Austin
October 17, 2025 / /
Red Bull’s Max Verstappen beat McLaren’s title rivals Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri to take pole for the sprint race at the United States Grand Prix.
Verstappen, with the very last lap of the session, displaced Norris at the top of the timesheets by 0.071 seconds in Austin.
Piastri, leading Norris by 22 points in the championship with six races to go, was 0.309secs behind his team-mate.
Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg was a sensational fourth, ahead of the Mercedes of George Russell and Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin.
Williams’ Carlos Sainz took seventh, ahead of the first of the struggling Ferraris, driven by Lewis Hamilton.
Their team-mates Alex Albon and Charles Leclerc completed the top 10 at the Circuit of the Americas.
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