Canadian Grand Prix Quali Highlights, F1 2025: Russell Grabs Pole As Verstappen Joins Him On Front Row In Montreal

In India, the Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix 2025 will be live streamed on the FanCode app and website.

The qualifying race of the Canadian Grand Prix 2025 will be held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve tonight at 1:30 AM IST. Howeve, in Canada it's gonna be just 4:00 PM of Saturday.

In case you don바카라�t know -- and so you don바카라�t have to search for it -- the Wall of Champions is the infamous barrier at Turn 14 of Montreal바카라�s Circuit Gilles Villeneuve. Why the dramatic name? Well, back in 1999, three Formula 1 world champions -- Damon Hill, Michael Schumacher, and Jacques Villeneuve -- all crashed into it during the same Grand Prix weekend. Ricardo Zonta also slammed into the wall that year (though he wasn바카라�t a champ), and from then on, the name just stuck.

Lando Norris topped FP3 with a 1:11.799 lap, beating last year바카라�s pole time. Leclerc and Russell followed. Piastri crashed into the Wall of Champions, triggering a red flag early in the session. Hulkenberg and Bearman also hit the same spot. Tsunoda and Bortoleto are under investigation for red flag infringements.

1. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 바카라� 186 points

2. Lando Norris (McLaren) 바카라� 176 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) 바카라� 137 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) 바카라� 111 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) 바카라� 94 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 바카라� 71 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) 바카라� 48 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) 바카라� 42 points

9. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) 바카라� 21 points

10. Esteban Ocon (Haas) 바카라� 20 points

11. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) - 16 points

12. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 바카라� 14 points

13. Carlos Sainz (Williams) 바카라� 13 points

14. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 바카라� 11 points

15. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) 바카라� 10 points

16. Ollie Bearman (Haas) 바카라� 6 points

17. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) 바카라� 4 points

18. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) 바카라� 2 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) 바카라� 0 points

20. Jack Doohan (Alpine) 바카라� 0 points

Fernando Alonso climbs to fourth on the timesheets with a solid run on medium tyres. He was briefly third, but Lance Stroll edged ahead with a strong lap on softs to reclaim the spot for Aston Martin.

Meanwhile, Charles Leclerc slots into second behind Oscar Piastri after his first flying lap, but positions are shuffling quickly as the session heats up.

George Russell briefly held the top spot, but Oscar Piastri surged ahead with a blistering 1:12.332 to take the lead. Lance Stroll, running on soft tyres, followed closely to move into second place.

The leaderboard is in constant flux as qualifying heats up. Fernando Alonso holds fourth, while Charles Leclerc has jumped to second behind Oscar Piastri with his first flying lap.

Meanwhile, Yuki Tsunoda has been handed a 10-place grid penalty for impeding Piastri during a red-flag incident in the third practice session.

Yuki Tsunoda will drop 10 places on the grid for the Canadian Grand Prix after overtaking Oscar Piastri under red flags during Free Practice 3. The session was briefly halted due to debris at the 'Wall of Champions' following incidents involving Nico Hulkenberg and Piastri.

Tsunoda바카라�s move came while the red flag was active, prompting an investigation post-session. The stewards ruled against him, issuing a penalty similar to the one Ollie Bearman received in Monaco for a similar infraction.

Carlos Sainz was left fuming during Q1 after encountering Isack Hadjar바카라�s Racing Bulls car on his flying lap. Shouting 바카라�Massive impeding! Massive!바카라� over the team radio, Sainz made his frustration clear as the traffic disrupted his rhythm.

Hadjar, who managed to progress to Q2, could now be under scrutiny from the stewards, who are expected to review the incident.

Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton sit in fourth and fifth place, respectively, trailing Max Verstappen by just under three-tenths of a second.

George Russell surged to the top of the timesheets with a blistering 1:11.570 on the medium tyres. Lando Norris, running on used softs, came incredibly close, just 0.029 seconds adrift of the Mercedes driver.

Charles Leclerc slotted into third for Ferrari, while Max Verstappen followed in fourth. Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top six in fifth and sixth, respectively.

11th - Yuki Tsunoda

12th - Franco Colapinto

13th - Nico Hulkenberg

14th - Ollie Bearman

15th - Esteban Ocon

Max Verstappen remains on top, with George Russell now third, trailing by 0.268 seconds. Andrea Kimi Antonelli puts in a solid lap to take fourth, just behind his Mercedes teammate.

George Russell snatches pole position in stunning fashion at the Canadian Grand Prix, setting the fastest time on medium tyres. After Oscar Piastri briefly took the top spot and Max Verstappen responded to reclaim it, Russell unleashed a blistering final lap to outpace them both.

It marks back-to-back pole positions in Montreal for the Mercedes driver.

George Russell and Max Verstappen, fresh off their fiery battle in Barcelona, will line up side by side on the front row for the Canadian Grand Prix. Oscar Piastri slots into third, while Andrea Kimi Antonelli impressed with a strong lap to take fourth.

Lewis Hamilton and Fernando Alonso will start from the third row, followed by Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Isack Hadjar, and Alexander Albon rounding out the top ten.

It's a star-studded grid promising fireworks on race day.

That바카라�s all from qualifying! We바카라�ll be back with another live blog for the big race today at 11:30바카라�pm IST. Until then, bye-bye and stay tuned.