2025 Qatar GP Sprint: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Pierre Gasly’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Lusail, round 23.
Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Sprint: what happened
Pierre Gasly set the fastest lap for the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Sprint with a 1:23.188 for Alpine at Lusail. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) was 0.397s behind, and at racing speed that is 33.1 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Franco Colapinto completed the top three for Alpine, 0.577s off Pierre Gasly. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 216.2 m, from Pierre Gasly to Lewis Hamilton.
The closest call of the session was between Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso: 0.011s apart, about 0.92 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:23.188 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:23.585 | +0.397 | 33.1 m |
| 3 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:23.765 | +0.577 | 48.1 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:23.988 | +0.800 | 66.7 m |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:24.464 | +1.276 | 106.3 m |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:24.507 | +1.319 | 109.9 m |
| 7 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.541 | +1.353 | 112.7 m |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:24.564 | +1.376 | 114.7 m |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:24.816 | +1.628 | 135.7 m |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:25.404 | +2.216 | 184.7 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:25.415 | +2.227 | 185.6 m |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:25.463 | +2.275 | 189.6 m |
| 13 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:25.509 | +2.321 | 193.4 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.555 | +2.367 | 197.3 m |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:25.593 | +2.405 | 200.4 m |
| 16 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:25.620 | +2.432 | 202.7 m |
| 17 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:25.638 | +2.450 | 204.2 m |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:25.663 | +2.475 | 206.3 m |
| 19 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:25.678 | +2.490 | 207.5 m |
| 20 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:25.782 | +2.594 | 216.2 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Pierre Gasly set the sprint fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:23.188. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Lewis Hamilton the field covers 216.2 m.
Qatar Grand Prix 2025 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) set the fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 sprint with a 1:23.188 at Lusail.
- What was the fastest lap at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 sprint was a 1:23.188, set by Pierre Gasly (Alpine) at Lusail.
- How close was sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Pierre Gasly beat Lance Stroll to fastest lap by 0.397s. At racing speed that margin is 33.1 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Lewis Hamilton in P20, the spread is 2.594s or 216.2 m.
- How far behind was Lance Stroll at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:23.585, 0.397s behind Pierre Gasly's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 33.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Franco Colapinto at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:23.765, 0.577s behind Pierre Gasly's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 48.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:23.988, 0.800s behind Pierre Gasly's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 66.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 5th-fastest lap in sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:24.464, 1.276s behind Pierre Gasly's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 106.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:24.507, 1.319s behind Pierre Gasly's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 109.9 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Lusail?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.3 m of track. That is why Lance Stroll's 0.397s at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025 puts 33.1 m between the cars on the finish line.