The Dash Qualifying involves life on the Doha circuit: throughout SQ1, the drivers attempt to set their first laps with medium tires, with Lando Norris setting the quickest time at 1:22:785, adopted by George Russell by a mere thousandth of a second; Charles Leclerc is fourth and Carlos Sainz seventh. Nonetheless, within the subsequent lap, the Spaniard manages to considerably enhance his efficiency, shifting to first place, which then turns into second after Leclerc surpasses him to take the lead.
Because of the enhancing observe circumstances, all of the drivers enhance their instances, creating chaos within the timing desk, which is consistently altering. On the finish of SQ1, Norris is on the prime, adopted by Sainz, who’s four-tenths behind; then come Russell and Verstappen. Charles Leclerc is sixth. The drivers eradicated are: Sergio Perez, Yuki Tsunoda, Esteban Ocon, Zhou, and Colapinto.
Throughout SQ2, Verstappen is the primary to set a quick lap, taking the highest spot, which is instantly taken by Leclerc, who beats him by fifty-eight thousandths of a second; Norris is second. As for the 2 Mercedes drivers, their first instances are solely sufficient for twelfth for Russell and thirteenth for Lewis Hamilton. However, identical to in SQ1, the efficiency of all drivers improves. The quickest on the finish of the session is as soon as once more Norris, adopted by George Russell and Oscar Piastri; Carlos Sainz is sixth, and Charles Leclerc seventh. The drivers eradicated are: Alonso, Albon, Bottas, Stroll, and Magnussen.
Within the last a part of the session, it’s time for mushy tire laps, the place Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri instantly make the distinction, taking first and second positions; Russell follows. The 2 Ferrari drivers, presumably going through points with their tire compounds, set a second flying lap simply seconds earlier than the checkered flag: Carlos Sainz takes fourth, and Charles Leclerc takes fifth. Lando Norris claims the pole place for Dash Qualifying, adopted by George Russell and Oscar Piastri.
Pos | Num | Driver | Group | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Diff |
1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:21.356 | 1:21.231 | 1:21.012 | |
2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:22.021 | 1:21.488 | 1:21.075 | 0.063 |
3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.218 | 1:21.548 | 1:21.171 | 0.159 |
4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:21.838 | 1:21.809 | 1:21.281 | 0.269 |
5 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:22.156 | 1:21.818 | 1:21.308 | 0.296 |
6 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Purple Bull Racing | 1:22.033 | 1:21.784 | 1:21.315 | 0.303 |
7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:22.151 | 1:21.734 | 1:21.474 | 0.462 |
8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:22.586 | 1:22.352 | 1:21.978 | 0.966 |
9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | RB | 1:22.705 | 1:22.393 | 1:22.082 | 1.070 |
10 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:22.569 | 1:22.318 | 1:22.088 | 1.076 |
11 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:22.499 | 1:22.433 | ||
12 | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:22.705 | 1:22.526 | ||
13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber | 1:22.506 | 1:22.538 | ||
14 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.522 | 1:22.599 | ||
15 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:22.560 | 1:22.738 | ||
16 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Purple Bull Racing | 1:22.718 | |||
17 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB | 1:22.722 | |||
18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:22.906 | |||
19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber | 1:22.948 | |||
20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Williams | 1:23.423 |