The 2025 Miami Grand Prix sprint race promises to be a spectacle, with a surprising pole position for young Italian Andrea Kimi Antonelli. The 18-year-old Mercedes driver made history by becoming the youngest Formula 1 driver ever to secure a pole position in an official session. With an impressive lap time of 1:26.482, he was just 0.045 seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri.
The second starting row is occupied by Lando Norris and Max Verstappen. Verstappen, who recently became a father to daughter Lily, returned to the Miami circuit on Friday and qualified fourth that afternoon.
George Russell will start from the fifth position, followed by the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in sixth and seventh places respectively. Alexander Albon surprised with an eighth-place time, while Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso round out the top ten.
Carlos Sainz had a disappointing qualification and will start from the fifteenth position. Jack Doohan expressed his frustration after a miscommunication with his team, which resulted in him starting seventeenth.
The sprint race will take place on Saturday, May 3 at 16:00 UTC. The top eight finishers earn points for the championship. With Antonelli on pole and both McLaren drivers in pursuit, it promises to be an exciting race.
