Max Verstappen took what is surely one of the greatest of his 41 pole positions to date, with a fantastic final run to set a best time of 1'26"983, a record for this... read more »
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Max Verstappen
| Team | Red Bull Racing |
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| Country | Netherlands |
| Podiums | 30 |
| Points | 930 |
| Grands Prix entered | 101 |
| World Championships | N/A |
| Highest race finish | 1 (x8) |
| Highest grid position | 1 |
| Date of birth | 30/09/1997 |
| Place of birth | Hasselt, Belgium |
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Following a tough practice day at Suzuka, Max Verstappen bounced back in the all-important qualifying session, nailing his last effort to grab a slightly surprising pole position. read more »
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Max Verstappen took a stunning pole position during qualifying for the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday, setting a new lap record at Suzuka in the process. read more »
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Max Verstappen has maintained that he possesses no plans to "sit there and accept" Red Bull's disadvantage in pace to McLaren in F1's Japanese Grand Prix.... read more »
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Coming into Q3, McLaren had topped every session of the Japanese Grand Prix weekend - free practice, Q1, and Q2 - positioning the Woking-based team as the clear favourite for... read more »
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Fernando Alonso hailed a "magical" and "outstanding" Max Verstappen, who took a stunning pole position at the F1 Japanese GP. The post Fernando Alonso hails... read more »
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Red Bull still has work to do to fix the underlying issues affecting its 2025 F1 challenger, according to its star driver. read more »
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Today's post-qualifying press conference with Max Verstappen, Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. read more »
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Mark Mann-Bryans and Jake Boxall-Legge review Qualifying on Day 3 of their Japanese Grand Prix coverage from the Suzuka International Circuit. Mark and Jake talk about... read more »
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McLaren's Lando Norris could do little but tip his hat to Max Verstappen after a sensational qualifying lap put the Dutchman on pole for the Japanese Grand Prix but was... read more »
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Max Verstappen did something really special to take pole position for the Japanese Grand Prix but he faces a challenge to keep the McLarens behind. read more »
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Max Verstappen says he "won't make it easy" for Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri in Sunday's Japanese Grand Prix as rain threatens Suzuka. read more »
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Max Verstappen comes from nowhere to set a new track record on his way to pole position for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix! For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com... read more »
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Max Verstappen described his pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix as "very unexpected" after he defied the odds to beat the two McLaren drivers to the fastest... read more »
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Ride onboard with Max Verstappen as he sets a new track record on his way to pole position for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix! For more F1® videos, visit https://www.Formula1.com... read more »
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Lando Norris insists he is much happier with his McLaren Formula 1 car than he was in China - despite being beaten to Japanese Grand Prix pole by Max Verstappen.The current... read more »
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Fernando Alonso was left in awe watching Max Verstppen's "magical" pole position lap at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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Max Verstappen has said Red Bull has not fixed its troublesome Formula 1 car despite taking a stunning Japanese Grand Prix pole that he called one of his finest career laps.The... read more »
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Lando Norris admitted that his final lap in qualifying for the F1 Japanese GP "was just not enough" to beat Red Bull's Max Verstappen to pole. The post Lando... read more »
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Max Verstappen has warned that the issues with Red Bull's F1 car have not been resolved, despite taking a "special" pole position at the Japanese Grand Prix. The... read more »
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Verstappen may have stunned the onlookers in qualifying, but Piastri wasn't as shocked as everyone else. read more »
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Christian Horner hails Max Verstappen's stunning qualifying lap at the Japanese Grand Prix. read more »
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It isn't only the grass that's on fire at Suzuka, as, against all odds, Max Verstappen edges out the McLaren pair to claim Japanese Grand Prix pole by 0.012s read more »
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Max Verstappen is one of two Formula 1 drivers to be handed an official warning following the final practice session at the Japanese Grand Prix on Saturday. read more »
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
7th of December 2025
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- Drivers list
- Sebastian Vettel
- Daniel Ricciardo
- Lewis Hamilton
- Nico Rosberg
- Fernando Alonso
- Kimi Raikkonen
- Romain Grosjean
- Pastor Maldonado
- Jenson Button
- Carlos Sainz Jr.
- Will Stevens
- Roberto Merhi
- Felipe Nasr
- Max Verstappen
- Kevin Magnussen
- Nico Hulkenberg
- Sergio Perez
- Adrian Sutil
- Esteban Gutierrez
- Jean-Eric Vergne
- Daniil Kvyat
- Felipe Massa
- Valtteri Bottas
- Jules Bianchi
- Max Chilton
- Kamui Kobayashi
- Marcus Ericsson
- Robert Kubica
- Michael Schumacher
- Paul di Resta
- Heikki Kovalainen
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Lando Norris | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | 156 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | 56 |
| Pos | Team | Points |
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| 1 | McLaren | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 137 |
| 6 | Racing Bulls | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 79 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine | 22 |