F1: Max Verstappen Wins Qualifying, Takes Pole Position for Abu Dhabi GP

The final qualifying session for the 2025 Abu Dhabi F1 Grand Prix took place on Saturday (6/12/2025). In the session that would determine the starting positions for tonight's race, Max Verstappen managed to be the fastest and secure the pole position.

Max managed to outperform the duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, his two main rivals for the world championship title. Norris will start in second place while Piastri will begin the race from third position.

The qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi F1 GP, which took place last night, was exciting from the first segment, Q1. The competition between Norris, Verstappen, and Piastri was already intense from the start of the session.

In this segment, Lewis Hamilton failed to advance to Q2 for the third time in a row, securing the 16th position, ahead of Alexander Albon, Nico Hulkenberg, Pierre Gasly, and Franco Colapinto.

Moving on to the second segment, Q2, where competition was just as intense to advance to the determining segment, Q3. Five drivers with late lap times were eliminated. They included Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz, Liam Lawson, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, and Lance Stroll, who will start in positions 11 to 15.

Moving on to the most determining segment, Q3. The three main rivals, Norris, Piastri, and Verstappen, vied for the fastest time to earn the top starting position. After a fiercely competitive session, Max Verstappen emerged victorious and secured pole position.

With a lap time of 1 minute, 22.207 seconds, Max outperformed Norris by 0.201 seconds in second place and Piastri by 0.230 seconds in third place. George Russell will start in fourth place, followed by Charles Leclerc in fifth. The top ten positions are completed by Fernando Alonso, Gabriel Bortoletto, Esteban Ocon, Isack Hadjar, and Yuki Tsunoda in positions 6 to 10.

The main F1 Abu Dhabi GP race will be held tonight at 20.00 WIB and will consist of 58 laps. This will undoubtedly be an exciting and highly anticipated event as Norris, Verstappen, and Piastri are still strong contenders for the world championship title.