Qualifying for the F1 Japanese Grand Prix produced a sho💙ck result and has set up the pro𒅌spect of an exciting grand prix on Sunday.

There was 𓆏a huge upset right at the end of Q3 and plen﷽ty of headlines up and down the grid during the third regular qualifying session of F1 2025.

Here are our winners and losers from a pulsating ﷽qualifying at Suzuka.

Winner - Max Verstappen

The idea of a 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Max Verstappen pole p🐓osition has become a shock prospect in 2025 due to Red Bull’s early struggles with their difficult-to-drive R✅B21.

We looked set for another McLaren front-row lockout with either 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lando Norris or 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Oscar Piastri appearing a ꦓformality for pole, until Verstappen came from nowhere to stun them.

Verstappen left it late to produce a m🐎agic lap on his final run of Q3 to pip early F1 title rival Norris by 0.012s and take a fourth successive Suzuka pole.

With new Red Bull teammate 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Yuki Tsunoda way down the order, Verstappen once again underlined exactly why he is a four-🅘time world champion with yet another special qualifying performance.

Loser - Yuki Tsunoda

After making an en🍃couraging start to his first weekend as a Red Bull driver🔜, Tsunoda’s debut qualifying session quickly unravelled on home turf.

Tsunoda could only manage a disappoi🎐nting 15th, which saw him exit early in Q2, having shown flashes of promising pace early on in qualifying.

What’s more, Tsunoda was outpaced by both Racing Bulls drivers including 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Liam Lawson✃, who he replaced at Red Bull following his brutal axing.

Tsunoda is confident he is adapting to the RB21 b🌃ett🌊er than Lawson did, but there is no denying he will be gutted with the final result on Saturday.

Winner - Charles Leclerc

On paper, fourth and eighth ﷺon the Suzuka grid represents another underwhelming qualifying result for Ferrari.

But 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Charles Leclerc at least made a breakthrough 𝐆with Ferrari’s 2025 F1 car which enabled him to extract extra performance to pip the Mercedes pair and claim a second-row starting spot.

Even though Ferrari’s outright pace was lacking, Leclerc has put himself in a position to challenge for a podium - and potentialꦛly even the win - on Sunday.

Loser - McLaren

ꦯIt may be harsh to class McLaren as a loser considering their cars will line up second and third, but with the outright quickest package, they should have been on pole.

Piastri had sat on provisional pole after the first runs of Q3 and although Norris recovered well to take second after a messy start to the session, McLaren will ultimately come away disappointed not to have continued their stಞreak of qualifying dominance at the start of the season.

McLaren’s failure to maximise the potential of their MCL39 has opened the door for Verstappen to take points away from Norris at a time Red Bull are seriously lacking performance🍬.

Winner - Isack Hadjar

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Isack Hadjar overcame severe pain to put his Racing Bulls car into the top-10 and outqualify a Feౠrrari.

The 20-year-old Fre🦄nch rookie also outpaced teammate Lawson and new Red Bull driver Tsunoda on his way to grabbing an eye-catching seventh on the grid.

It was a hugely impressive performance from Hadjar, who expressed discomfort throughout qualifying as he 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:struggled with ill-fitting seat🅺belts which he said nearly caused him to crash.

Loser - Lewis Hamilton

It was another tough day in the office for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lewis Hamilton as hisꦡ frustrating start to life at Ferrari continued.

The 🍬seven-time world champion was left rueing going in a different set-up direction than Leclerc as he could only manage a time good enough for e🎉ighth, some three-tenths behind his teammate.

Hamilton could not hide his disappointment with his performance in q🧸ualifying at Suzuka, labelling it as “not good enough from my side”. It leaves him with a lot of work to do on Sunday to salv🌱age a strong result.

Winner - Ollie Bearman

F1 rookie 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Ollie Bearman had a great day👍 as he broke into Q3 and claimed 10t♔h on the grid for Haas.

The 19-year-old Briton was one of the star performers in qualifying on a day his more experienced Haas teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Esteban Ocon was dumped out of Q1 in 18th.

Bearman has put himself righ🧸t in the mix to make it back-to-back points finishes on Sunday.

Loser - Jack Doohan

The Japanese Grand Prix is fast turning into a weekend to forget for 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Jack Doohan.

Do𒊎ohan finds himself under more pressure after it was revealed that driver error led to his huge ✃crash in second practice on Friday.

That accident put the Australian on the back foot and he did himself absওolutely no favours by being knocked out in the first partﷺ of qualifying in a lowly 19th.

Winner - Pierre Gasly

In sharp contrast to Doohan, 168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Pierre Gasly is having a much better run.

He had no trouble a𒊎dvancing to Q2 and only just missed out on a spot in Q3. The Frenchman had to settle with 11th in thꦫe end, but he can potentially fight for Alpine’s first points of the season from there.

Gasly was a full second quicker than Doohan.

Loser - Lance Stroll

168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史:Lance Stroll had a shocker at Suzuka as he was s♋lowest of all in qualifying.

The Canadian dropped it through the gravel at the Esses during his second flying lap which ultimately ruined his qualifying, leaving him 20th and last on th🌠e grid.

Aston Martin teammate168澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果历史: Fernando Alonso fared better and will line up from 12th.