This Formula 1 season will not start the polar position for a McLaren Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen surprised the grill and herself by grabbing the polar position in front of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri for the Japanese Grand Prix. Verstappen admitted that the RB21 was not “trust ,, that it was a challenge for the 2025 season, while the defending drivers champion P1 away from the Burning McLaren duo and gave one of their most impressive qualifying performances.
Nevertheless, Norris and Piastri will be right behind when the lights go out in Suzuka, and this season will want to win three Grands Prix for McLaren. Norris won the Australian Grand Prix, and Piastri won a victory in the China Grand Prix two weeks ago.
Here are the temporary starting grill for 2025 Japanese Grand Prix:
2025 Japanese Grand Prix Temporary Starter Grill
| Order | Location | Driver | Set | Location | Driver | Set |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Location | Driver | Set | Location | Driver | Set |
| Sequence 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 2 | Lando Norris | Mclaren |
| Row 2 | 3 | Oscar Piastri | Mclaren | 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| Sequence 3 | 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | Some Antonelli | Mercedes |
| Sequence 4 | 7 | Isack Hadjar | Vcarb | 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari |
| Sequence 5 | 9 | Alex Albon | Williams | 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas |
| Sequence 6 | 11 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| Sequence 7 | 13 | Liam Lawson | Vcarb | 14 | Yuki tsunoda | Red Bull |
| LINE 8 | 15 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | 16 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber |
| LINE 9 | 17 | Gabriel Betoletoto | Sauber | 18 | Esteban OCON | Haas |
| Sequence 10 | 19 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 20 | Lance tour | Aston Martin |
If you are looking for rubber strategies for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix, we take you here.
When the lights go out at East at 1:00, we will take my race live, so come again early and often!
Updates in the East time (before and after the race) or according to the tour number.
Live Updates for 2025 Japanese Grand Prix
12:41: Speaking with the Alpine Team Manager Oliver Oakes James Hinchliffe, it shows that there will be a single race in Japan today.
12:26: F1TV reported that Isack Hadjar’s seat in VCARB02 “moved”.
This comes after Hadjar during the qualification … A very sensitive area of a safety belt problem that causes some pain and discomfort.
12:21: Well, we are awake and we write. He speaks technically.
Anyway, discovery tours continue in Suzuka. Rain came to Japan and went and all the drivers in slippery tires for heating tours. Apparently everyone will be in lubricity to start.
Again, we take you here for information about the existing rubber strategies for the Japanese Grand Prix.
