SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – OCTOBER 04: Pole position qualifier George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team and Second placed qualifier Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing talk in parc ferme during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 04, 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Mark Sutton – Formula 1/Formula 1 via Getty Images)
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George Russell of Mercedes clinched a stunning pole position for the Singapore Grand Prix, clocking a lap time of 1:29.158 seconds at Marina Bay Street Circuit.
The Briton delivered two laps good enough for his seventh career pole and his second of the season – edging out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen by nearly two-tenths of a second.
Current championship leader Oscar Piastri will line up in third place for McLaren on Sunday, hoping to bounce back from a disastrous outing in Baku and extend his 25-point lead over teammate and title rival Lando Norris.
Meanwhile, Andrea Kimi Antonelli had a fantastic run to put his Mercedes in fourth, while Norris will be pushing hard to make up some ground during the race after securing fifth ahead of Ferrari pair Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc.
Isack Hadjar and Oliver Bearman grabbed eighth and ninth respectively, with Fernando Alonso rounding out the top ten for Aston Martin.
SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE – OCTOBER 04: Pole position qualifier George Russell of Great Britain and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team Second placed qualifier Max Verstappen of the Netherlands and Oracle Red Bull Racing and Third placed qualifier Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren look on during qualifying ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 04, 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)
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Elsewhere, Alexander Albon and Carlos Sainz qualified 12th and 13th but were later disqualified for DRS infringement, as both Williams cars’ rear wings were found to exceed maximum dimensions. Both drivers will start Sunday’s race from the back of the field.
“During FIA scrutineering after Qualifying, the rear wings on both our cars failed DRS slot gap checks,” team principal James Vowles said in a statement.
“As a result, Alex and Carlos have been disqualified from qualifying for tomorrow’s Singapore Grand Prix. This is bitterly disappointing for the team and we are urgently investigating how this happened.”
On the constructors’ front, McLaren has a chance to confirm the title under the lights of Marina Bay, needing only 13 points to seal the deal.
This means a single podium finish from either Piastri or Norris will be enough, but the question is, can they hold off their rivals’ strong pace this weekend?
2025 F1 Singapore Grand Prix Starting Grid
Here’s the starting order for Sunday’s race at Marina Bay Street Circuit:
- George Russell (Mercedes): 1:29:158
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing): +0.182
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren): +0.366
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): +0.379
- Lando Norris (McLaren): +0.428
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari): +0.530
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari): +0.626
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls): +0.688
- Oliver Bearman (Haas): +0.710
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin): +0.797
- Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber)
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull Racing)
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber)
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
- Esteban Ocon (Haas)
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
- Alexander Albon (Williams)*
- Carlos Sainz (Williams)*
*Both Williams drivers have been disqualified for a technical infringement, starting the race from the back of the grid.
The 2025 Singapore Grand Prix race starts at 8 p.m. local time on Sunday, October 5.
Source: https://www.forbes.com/sites/yaraelshebiny/2025/10/04/2025-f1-singapore-grand-prix-grid-who-starts-where-in-marina-bay/
