Antonelli breaks record with 'mighty' lap in Sprint Qualifying

Updated: 23:34, 02 May 2025

Kada Sárközi joined GPblog as an editor ahead of the 2023 Formula 1 season. He graduated with a BA in Sports Journalism in the UK and has covered Grands Prix and other F1 events live.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli managed to claim his first ever pole position in F1, for the Sprint of the Miami Grand Prix. The young Italian was over the moon with the result. He will now also be the youngest driver and the first teenager to start a session from pole position.

"It was a very intense qualifying. I felt very good since practice and felt confident going into qualifying," the young Mercedes driver began immediately after getting out of his car in the state of Florida.

Antonelli was clearly satisfied with his lap. "The last lap was mighty. I put everything together. I'm really happy to get the first pole."

What does he expect from the Sprint? "Tomorrow will be nice to start on the front row. It will be a bit of a different feeling but I can't wait for tomorrow to see what we can do in the Sprint and in qualifying."

Pos.	Driver	Team	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli Kimi Antonelli	MercedesMER	131
2	George Russell George Russell	MercedesMER	88
3	Charles Leclerc Charles Leclerc	FerrariFER	75
4	Lewis Hamilton Lewis Hamilton	FerrariFER	72
5	Lando Norris Lando Norris	McLarenMCL	58
6	Oscar Piastri Oscar Piastri	McLarenMCL	48
7	Max Verstappen Max Verstappen	Red Bull RacingRBR	43
8	Pierre Gasly Pierre Gasly	AlpineALP	20
9	Oliver Bearman Oliver Bearman	HaasHAA	18
10	Liam Lawson Liam Lawson	Racing BullsRCB	16
11	Franco Colapinto Franco Colapinto	AlpineALP	15
12	Isack Hadjar Isack Hadjar	Red Bull RacingRBR	14
13	Carlos Sainz Carlos Sainz	WilliamsWIL	6
14	Arvid Lindblad Arvid Lindblad	Racing BullsRCB	5
15	Gabriel Bortoleto Gabriel Bortoleto	AudiAUD	2
16	Esteban Ocon Esteban Ocon	HaasHAA	1
17	Alexander Albon Alexander Albon	WilliamsWIL	1
18	Nico Hulkenberg Nico Hulkenberg	AudiAUD	0
19	Valtteri Bottas Valtteri Bottas	CadillacCAD	0
20	Sergio Perez Sergio Perez	CadillacCAD	0
21	Lance Stroll Lance Stroll	Aston MartinAST	0
22	Fernando Alonso Fernando Alonso	Aston MartinAST	0

Antonelli breaks record with 'mighty' lap in Sprint Qualifying

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