08:09
That's a wrap
That concludes our qualifying coverage from Shanghai. We will b🌟e back tomorrow morning for the Chinese GP.
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Lewis Hamilton
2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened
A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the Chinese Grand Prix.
22 Mar 2025
08:07
08:04
Star of qualifying?
I think it has to be Russell. There's no way he should be qualifying second in that Mercedes𝕴 ahead of Norris. Mighty, mighty lap.
08:02
Top 10
Piastri, Russell, Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, Lecle💯rc, Hadjar, Antonelli, Tsunoda and Albon.
08:02
What a lap from Russell
He goes second in the Mercedes - mighty effort.&🌠nbsp;
08:01
Piastri improves
It looks like it's going to be Piastri'🌜s first career pole.
08:00
Norris pits
It lওooks like Piastri is going to take pol🐻e here.
07:59
Verstappen flying
He goes fastest in the first sector...
07:57
Order after the first runs
Piastri, Norris, Verstappen, Hamilton, ♛Russell, Leclerc, Hadjar, Tsunoda, Albon and Antonelli.
07:53
Piastri takes provisional pole
A 1m30.703s for Piastrꦺi, 0.090s ahead of Norris. Verstappen, Hamilton and Leclerc c🎐omplete the top five.
07:51
First time on the board
A 1m30.92✅5s for Norris, 0.5s ahead of Hadjar.
07:48
Q3 is underway
Can anyone stop Norris from taking pole?
07:43
Hadjar into Q3
A grea🐬t lap by Hadjar to make it into Q3 for the first time in his career. 𒅌;
07:43
Out in Q2
Ocon, Hulkenberg, Alonso, Stroll and Sainz.
07:37
In the drop-zone
Stroll, Ocon, Hadjar, Alonso and Sainz.
07:31
Great lap from Norris
A 1m30.787s for Norri⛎s now - an impressive time from ꧅the McLaren.
07:30
Russell sets the benchmark
A 1m31.307s for Russell, 0.2s ahead of Antonelli.
07:26
Q2 is underway
The second ♓part of qualifying is now underway in Shanghai.
07:20
Norris goes fastest
A l🌱ate lap from Nor𒁃ris to go fastest with a 1m30.983s.
Out in Q1🥀: Gasly, Bearman, Do💛ohan, Bortoleto and Lawson.
07:19
Tsunoda takes to the top now
A gre💜at lap from the RB driver to go fastest.&nꦛbsp;
07:18
Chequered flag
Can Le༺clerc make it through? ಞHe's down to 14th in the Ferrari.
07:15
Out in Q1
Ocon, Gasly, Sainz, Lawson and Doohan.
07:13
Norris
Norris gets a time on the board now - he goes seventh in the McL🉐aren, 0.5s o💧ff.
07:12
Leclerc
Leclerc continues to struggle꧒ relative to Hamilton as he goes 10th in the Ferrari.
07:09
Verstappen goes fastest now
A 1m♒31.4🥂24s for Verstappen now as the benchmark is lowered.
More bad news for Norris - his๊ lap time has been deleted for track limits.
