Verstappen will begin forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and Sergio Perez (Pink Bull) after the qualifying session, which is break up into three quickfire segments with 5 automobiles every being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 earlier than the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Per the brand new dash weekend format, which was first trialed in China, these periods set the grid for Saturday’s dash and don’t have any influence on Sunday’s important occasion.
Miami GP dash qualifying outcomes: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
What occurred in Miami GP SQ1?
McLaren’s Lando Norris set the tempo at 1m27.939s, 0.117s forward of team-mate Oscar Piastri, and 1 / 4 of a second away from Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) and Verstappen.
Falling on the first hurdle had been Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, the Sauber duo of Zhou Guanyu and Valtteri Bottas, and the Williamses of Logan Sargeant and Alex Albon, the latter having his greatest laptime for exceeding monitor limits at Flip 15.
Miami GP Grand Prix SQ1 outcomes: Norris quickest from Piastri
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.939 | 6 | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.056 | 0.117 | 7 |
| 3 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.192 | 0.253 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’28.194 | 0.255 | 6 |
| 5 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.377 | 0.438 | 6 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.387 | 0.448 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’28.435 | 0.496 | 7 |
| 8 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’28.537 | 0.598 | 8 |
| 9 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’28.681 | 0.742 | 3 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.687 | 0.748 | 6 |
| 11 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.700 | 0.761 | 6 |
| 12 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.736 | 0.797 | 6 |
| 13 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.807 | 0.868 | 6 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’28.873 | 0.934 | 6 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’29.040 | 1.101 | 6 |
| 16 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’29.185 | 1.246 | 6 |
| 17 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’29.267 | 1.328 | 6 |
| 18 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’29.360 | 1.421 | 7 |
| 19 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1’29.551 | 1.612 | 6 |
| 20 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’29.858 | 1.919 | 6 |
What occurred in Miami GP SQ2?
Norris once more led the way in which with a lap of 1m27.597s, 0.268s quicker than Perez.
Knocked out at this level had been the Mercedes duo of George Russell and Hamilton, who clipped the wall throughout his last-ditch effort to no avail, Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).
Miami GP Grand Prix SQ2 outcomes: Norris quickest from Perez
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.597 | 3 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.865 | 0.268 | 5 |
| 3 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.977 | 0.380 | 6 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’28.001 | 0.404 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.122 | 0.525 | 5 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.163 | 0.566 | 6 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.189 | 0.592 | 5 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’28.262 | 0.665 | 6 |
| 9 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.323 | 0.726 | 6 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.330 | 0.733 | 6 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.343 | 0.746 | 6 |
| 12 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.371 | 0.774 | 6 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’28.379 | 0.782 | 6 |
| 14 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.614 | 1.017 | 6 |
| 15 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | – | – | 3 |
What occurred in Miami GP SQ3?
Perez set the bar at 1m27.876s, as the sector switched from medium to arduous tyres, earlier than Verstappen beat that with 1m27.641s regardless of an enormous slide on the chicane.
Leclerc jumped to second, only a tenth off pole, and forward of Perez.
Daniel Ricciardo (RB) was a really spectacular fourth from Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Piastri, the Aston Martins of Lance Stroll and Alonso, Norris – who was over eight tenths off pole having topped all of the earlier periods – and Nico Hulkenberg (Haas).
Miami GP SQ3 outcomes: Verstappen takes dash pole
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.641 | 3 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.749 | 0.108 | 3 |
| 3 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Pink Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.876 | 0.235 | 3 |
| 4 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.044 | 0.403 | 3 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’28.103 | 0.462 | 3 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.161 | 0.520 | 3 |
| 7 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.375 | 0.734 | 3 |
| 8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.419 | 0.778 | 3 |
| 9 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.472 | 0.831 | 3 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.476 | 0.835 | 3 |