Miami Grand Prix 2025 Sprint Qualifying gaps, to scale
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Kimi Antonelli’s pole shown to scale in real metres. Sprint Qualifying at Miami, round 6.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:26.482 | Pole | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:26.527 | +0.045 | 4.3 m |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:26.582 | +0.100 | 9.5 m |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:26.737 | +0.255 | 24.2 m |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:26.791 | +0.309 | 29.3 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:26.808 | +0.326 | 30.9 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:27.030 | +0.548 | 51.9 m |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:27.193 | +0.711 | 67.3 m |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:27.543 | +1.061 | 100.5 m |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:27.790 | +1.308 | 123.9 m |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:27.850 | +1.368 | 129.6 m |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:28.070 | +1.588 | 150.4 m |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:28.167 | +1.685 | 159.6 m |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:28.375 | +1.893 | 179.3 m |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.028 | +2.546 | 241.2 m |
| 16 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:29.171 | +2.689 | 254.7 m |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:29.246 | +2.764 | 261.8 m |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:29.312 | +2.830 | 268.1 m |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:29.825 | +3.343 | 316.7 m |
| 20 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:54.271 | +27.789 | 2632.2 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Kimi Antonelli took sprint qualifying pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:26.482. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from pole to Carlos Sainz the field covers 2632.2 m.
Miami Grand Prix 2025 Sprint Qualifying: your questions
- Who took pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) took pole at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 sprint qualifying with a 1:26.482 at Miami.
- How close was sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli beat Oscar Piastri to pole by 0.045s. At racing speed that margin is 4.3 m of track. Across the whole field, from pole to Carlos Sainz in P20, the spread is 27.789s or 2632.2 m.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified P2 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:26.527, 0.045s behind Kimi Antonelli's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 4.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lando Norris at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) qualified P3 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:26.582, 0.100s behind Kimi Antonelli's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 9.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) qualified P4 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:26.737, 0.255s behind Kimi Antonelli's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 24.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) qualified P5 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:26.791, 0.309s behind Kimi Antonelli's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 29.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Miami Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) qualified P6 in sprint qualifying at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:26.808, 0.326s behind Kimi Antonelli's pole. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 30.9 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Miami?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.5 m of track. That is why Oscar Piastri's 0.045s at the Miami Grand Prix 2025 puts 4.3 m between the cars on the finish line.