In the qualifying session for the sprint race of the 2025 Miami Grand Prix, Kimi Antonelli, an Italian driver for Mercedes, surprised everyone by achieving pole position, surpassing established drivers and making history in his budding Formula 1 career. In the decisive Q3, Antonelli recorded an impressive lap of 1m26.482s, setting a new record and leaving his rivals behind.
Oscar Piastri from McLaren secured the second place on the grid, just 0.045 seconds behind Antonelli, while Lando Norris, Piastri's teammate, will start third. Max Verstappen from Red Bull settled for fourth position, and George Russell, another Mercedes driver, will line up fifth, highlighting the performance of the German team in qualifying.
Antonelli's pole position is not only a personal milestone as it is his first in Formula 1, but it also holds significance for Italian motorsport by becoming the first Italian driver to achieve this feat since Giancarlo Fisichella in 2009. Additionally, Antonelli becomes the youngest driver in the history of Formula 1 to attain a pole position in any format, breaking Sebastian Vettel's record from 2008.
This unexpected result adds excitement to the sprint race of the Miami Grand Prix, where Kimi Antonelli will have the opportunity to showcase his qualifying speed in a short race, showing whether he can translate his success in pole position into a brilliant result on Saturday.
