Norris grabs season's first pole at Australian GP

Landro Norris prevailed in Melbourne. However, a double victory for McLaren did not turn out to be anything. Oscar Piastri fell back on the wet track.

Lando Norris won the Australian Grand Prix, the inaugural round of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Max Verstappen and George Russell complete the podium of a rain-fed race and numerous accidents.

Grand Prix in Australia! The race is running, we report live (see Ticker below). Here in the liveticker:Here's the interim result:Lando Norris secured the first pole position of the new Formula 1 year and McLaren occupied the first start row. The British was 0.084 seconds faster in the qualifying on Saturday in Melbourne than his team-mate Oscar Piastri, who missed the first pole of an Australian in Australia. World champion Max Verstappen drove…

Norris leads McLaren in Aus GP qualifying

McLaren's Lando Norris kept his cool on a sweltering afternoon at Albert Park to take pole position at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix on Saturday as his teammate Oscar Piastri joined him on the front row. Defending champion Max Verstappen will start his Red Bull car third on the grid ahead of fourth-placed Mercedes driver George Russell but it was a disappointing session for Ferrari with Charles Leclerc to start seventh and Lewis Hamil…

Norris hails 'perfect way' to start year after Melbourne pole

Lando Norris hailed the "perfect way" to start the year Saturday after securing pole at the season-opening Australian Grand Prix, but said he was cautious about forecast wet weather for the race. The Briton led a front-row lockout with teammate Oscar Piastri as McLaren began where they left off in…

Lando Norris Claims pole position at Melbourne Grand Prix, McLaren dominates front row