Verstappen will start ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez (Red Bull) after the qualifying session, which is split into three quickfire segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Per the new sprint weekend format, which was first trialed in China, these sessions set the grid for Saturday’s sprint and have no impact on Sunday’s main event.
Miami GP sprint qualifying results: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
What happened in Miami GP SQ1?
McLaren’s Lando Norris set the pace at 1m27.939s, 0.117s ahead of team-mate Oscar Piastri, and a quarter of a second clear of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Verstappen.
Falling at the first hurdle were Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, the Sauber duo of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, and the Williamses of Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon, the latter having his best laptime for exceeding track limits at Turn 15.
Miami GP Grand Prix SQ1 results: Norris fastest from Piastri
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Car / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.939 | 6 | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.056 | 0.117 | 7 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.192 | 0.253 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’28.194 | 0.255 | 6 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.377 | 0.438 | 6 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.387 | 0.448 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’28.435 | 0.496 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’28.537 | 0.598 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’28.681 | 0.742 | 3 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.687 | 0.748 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.700 | 0.761 | 6 |
| 12 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.736 | 0.797 | 6 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.807 | 0.868 | 6 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’28.873 | 0.934 | 6 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’29.040 | 1.101 | 6 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’29.185 | 1.246 | 6 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’29.267 | 1.328 | 6 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’29.360 | 1.421 | 7 |
| 19 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1’29.551 | 1.612 | 6 |
| 20 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’29.858 | 1.919 | 6 |
What happened in Miami GP SQ2?
Norris again led the way with a lap of 1m27.597s, 0.268s faster than Perez.
Knocked out at this point were the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Hamilton, who clipped the wall during his last-ditch effort to no avail, Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Kevin…
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