Verstappen will begin forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after the one-hour qualifying session, which is break up into three segments with 5 vehicles every being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 earlier than the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
What occurred in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1?
Verstappen produced the quickest time of 1m24.160s, 0.049s forward of team-mate Perez.
Falling on the first hurdle have been Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), the Alfa Romeos of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu, and Logan Sargeant (Williams, who misplaced each his flying laptimes as a consequence of exceeding observe limits).
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q1 outcomes: Verstappen quickest from Perez
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’24.160 | 6 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’24.209 | 0.049 | 6 |
| 3 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT | 1’24.286 | 0.126 | 6 |
| 4 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’24.298 | 0.138 | 6 |
| 5 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’24.337 | 0.177 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’24.368 | 0.208 | 5 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’24.405 | 0.245 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’24.425 | 0.265 | 6 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’24.437 | 0.277 | 6 |
| 10 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’24.459 | 0.299 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT | 1’24.461 | 0.301 | 6 |
| 12 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’24.487 | 0.327 | 6 |
| 13 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’24.501 | 0.341 | 6 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’24.565 | 0.405 | 6 |
| 15 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’24.600 | 0.440 | 6 |
| 16 | 55 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Ferrari | 1’24.738 | 0.578 | 6 |
| 17 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’24.764 | 0.604 | 6 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1’24.788 | 0.628 | 6 |
| 19 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo/Ferrari | 1’25.159 | 0.999 | 6 |
| – | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | – | – | 6 |
What occurred in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2?
Verstappen set the tempo right here too, recording a 1m23.740s on his opening run, 0.18s faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Knocked out at this level have been Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Alex Albon (Williams) and Daniel Ricciardo (AlphaTauri).
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q2 outcomes: Verstappen quickest from Norris
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’23.740 | 3 | |
| 2 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’23.920 | 0.180 | 5 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’23.969 | 0.229 | 6 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’24.013 | 0.273 | 6 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’24.078 | 0.338 | 6 |
| 6 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’24.116 | 0.376 | 5 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’24.131 | 0.391 | 6 |
| 8 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT | 1’24.207 | 0.467 | 6 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’24.213 | 0.473 | 6 |
| 10 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’24.278 | 0.538 | 5 |
| 11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’24.359 | 0.619 | 6 |
| 12 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’24.391 | 0.651 | 6 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’24.422 | 0.682 | 6 |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’24.439 | 0.699 | 6 |
| 15 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT | 1’24.442 | 0.702 | 6 |
What occurred in Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q3?
On the primary runs, Verstappen set the bar at 1m23.445s, 0.371s quicker than Norris.
On the ultimate runs, Verstappen didn’t enhance however Leclerc jumped as much as second, 0.139s off pole.
Piastri grabbed third from Norris, who made an enormous error on his ultimate lap, and George Russell (Mercedes) simply snatched fourth from his fellow Brit.
Behind Norris, Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) will begin sixth, forward of Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), Nico Hulkenberg (Haas), Perez (whose greatest time was deleted) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine).
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Q3 outcomes: Verstappen takes pole
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’23.445 | 6 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’23.584 | 0.139 | 6 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’23.782 | 0.337 | 6 |
| 4 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’23.788 | 0.343 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’23.816 | 0.371 | 6 |
| 6 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri/Honda RBPT | 1’23.968 | 0.523 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’24.084 | 0.639 | 6 |
| 8 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’24.108 | 0.663 | 6 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’24.171 | 0.726 | 6 |
| 10 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’24.548 | 1.103 | 6 |
