Summary

Oscar Piastri takes pole position for Emilia-Romagna GP
Verstappen second, Russell third, Norris fourth and Alonso fifth
Both Ferraris eliminated in Q2 in Imola
Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda OK after huge crash
Alpine's Colapinto also has big crash in Q1
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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

Q2 will start at 15:58 BSTpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time
Race control flash the message that Q2 will get under way at 15:58 BST. Does this mean we have a decision on Ollie Bearman's final lap?
Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time
Haas driver Oliver Bearman is staying put in the car, waiting to hear whether or not he'll progress to Q2 in place of Sauber's Gabriel Bortoleto.
Bearman lap under reviewpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time
Oliver Bearman is asking questions about his lap. The Briton thinks he crossed the line before the red flag was shown, which would mean he had a chance of making it through to Q2. Haas have raised the issue and now his final timed lap is under review.
'McLarens didn't manage to maximise what the car was capable of'published at 15:47 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Even though the two McLarens have sailed through and quite comfortable getting into the next session, they weren't comfortable in their laps and they didn't manage to maximise what the car was capable of.
Q2 start delayedpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time
Santa! Honoured to have you with us today.
It was a scruffy lap for Nico Hulkenberg as he tried to save himself before the red flag. The German waves goodbye at this stage of qualifying, as his rookie team-mate Gabriel Bortoleto makes it through.
The start of Q2 is delayed, so make yourselves a drink if you want one.
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Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 15:43 British Summer Time
Santa: What are people seeing in Colapinto that I'm not?
Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time
Is that one mark against Franco Colapinto's name? He's only got five races to nab that Alpine seat as his and he's looking at a potential penalty for tomorrow's race. The TV cameras have already caught Jack Doohan walking through the paddock.
Postpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
What's happening with Fernando Alonso? He's third fastest and for an Aston Martin to be anywhere near those sort of heights in the times is extremely unusual.
Out in Q1published at 15:38 British Summer Time
16. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
17. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
18. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
19. Oliver Bearman (Haas)
20. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
[On Franco Colapinto's crash]: It's such a brutal introduction to this sport, sometimes we see young drivers and the pressure is so high.
It feels like they don't get much time to deliver something that really sets up the rest of their career.
Colapinto crashespublished at 15:36 British Summer Time
Franco Colapinto says sorry to his engineer after that heavy smash. He went front wing first into the barrier after running on to the grass and spinning around in the Alpine.
That's Q1 over with.
Red flagpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time
Franco Colapinto has crashed! The new Alpine driver has dropped it at the exit of Tamburello.
Thankfully, like Yuki Tsunoda, Colapinto is climbing safely out of the car, which is in a bad way stuck in the gravel.
Drop zonepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time
16. Liam Lawson
17. Nico Hulkenberg
18. Oliver Bearman
19. Esteban Ocon
20. Yuki Tsunoda (no time)
Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
That was a really good lap from Max Verstappen. The lap times from the two McLarens look close but might not be able to match that.
Gasly in P5published at 15:29 British Summer Time
I put my 50p on Pierre Gasly making the pole shootout yesterday and the Alpine is coming good so far. He's fifth on the timesheets after the first runs of Q1, sandwiched between the Mercedes of George Russell and the McLaren of Lando Norris.
Norris actually had a snap of oversteer on his lap, resulting in sixth spot on the board.
Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
I've not seen an accident that big for quite some time, landing upside down is an illustration of how important the halo head protection is in F1. Yuki Tsunoda is very lucky and seems OK walking off the track there.
Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time
Fernando Alonso goes quickest in his upgraded Aston Martin but he's pushed down almost immediately by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen - also carrying a few updates in Imola.
Oscar Piastri slips into P2, over three tenths away from Verstappen's time, and Lando Norris can only manage sixth on his first run.
Team radio - Colapinto to Alpinepublished at 15:25 British Summer Time
Colapinto: "I thought it was a release."
Engineer: "That wasn't clear, sorry."
Postpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time
There are seven drivers without a time on the board with seven minutes left of this Q1 session, including Max Verstappen and Lando Norris.
Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time
The threat of a penalty hasn't affected Franco Colapinto too much, though, as he goes third fastest in the Alpine with a 1:16.256 on his C6 softs.

2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Imola, 17 May 2025

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:14.897	19
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:14.997	19
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:15.078	17
4	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:15.399	15
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.451	26
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:15.457	21
7	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:15.508	20
8	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.662	14
9	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:15.732	20
10	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:15.787	25
11	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:15.819	18
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:15.944	14
13	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:15.975	22
14	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:15.977	21
15	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:15.990	14
16	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.046	17
17	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:16.110	14
18	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.210	14
19	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.238	16
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:16.387	15

Last updated 17th May 2025 at 12:36

Second Practice

Imola, 16 May 2025

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:15.293	28
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:15.318	25
3	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:15.569	29
4	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.693	23
5	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:15.735	26
6	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.768	28
7	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:15.792	22
8	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:15.827	29
9	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:15.916	29
10	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:15.934	29
11	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:15.943	26
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:16.009	26
13	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.044	29
14	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:16.220	21
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:16.255	22
16	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.339	27
17	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:16.341	23
18	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:16.406	27
19	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.419	26
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:16.420	24

Last updated 16th May 2025 at 17:06

First Practice

Imola, 16 May 2025

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:16.545	23
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:16.577	23
3	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:16.597	19
4	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:16.599	26
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:16.641	22
6	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:16.696	21
7	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:16.905	15
8	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:16.922	21
9	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.925	23
10	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.998	23
11	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:17.032	23
12	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:17.077	23
13	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:17.094	23
14	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:17.121	22
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:17.286	22
16	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:17.356	18
17	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:17.373	21
18	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:17.446	20
19	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:17.641	19
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:17.662	20

Last updated 16th May 2025 at 13:33

Qualification

Imola, 17 May 2025

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:15.500	1:15.500	1:15.214	1:15.214	fastest lap 1:14.670	fastest lap 1:14.670	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:14.670
2	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	fastest lap 1:15.175	fastest lap 1:15.175	1:15.394	1:15.394	1:14.704	1:14.704	Qualifying 3, 1:14.704
3	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.852	1:15.852	1:15.334	1:15.334	1:14.807	1:14.807	Qualifying 3, 1:14.807
4	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:15.894	1:15.894	1:15.261	1:15.261	1:14.962	1:14.962	Qualifying 3, 1:14.962
5	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:15.695	1:15.695	1:15.442	1:15.442	1:15.431	1:15.431	Qualifying 3, 1:15.431
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:15.987	1:15.987	fastest lap 1:15.198	fastest lap 1:15.198	1:15.432	1:15.432	Qualifying 3, 1:15.432
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:16.123	1:16.123	1:15.521	1:15.521	1:15.473	1:15.473	Qualifying 3, 1:15.473
8	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:15.817	1:15.817	1:15.497	1:15.497	1:15.581	1:15.581	Qualifying 3, 1:15.581
9	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:16.253	1:16.253	1:15.510	1:15.510	1:15.746	1:15.746	Qualifying 3, 1:15.746
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:15.937	1:15.937	1:15.505	1:15.505	1:15.787	1:15.787	Qualifying 3, 1:15.787
11	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:16.108	1:16.108	1:15.604	1:15.604	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.604
12	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:16.163	1:16.163	1:15.765	1:15.765	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.765
13	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:15.943	1:15.943	1:15.772	1:15.772	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.772
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.340	1:16.340	1:16.260	1:16.260	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:16.260
15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.256	1:16.256	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.256
16	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:16.379	1:16.379	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.379
17	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.518	1:16.518	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.518
18	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:16.613	1:16.613	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.613
19	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:16.918	1:16.918	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.918
not available	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 17th May 2025 at 17:09

Race

Imola, 18 May 2025

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Grid	Fastest Lap	Race Time
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1	not available	no time
2	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	2	not available	no time
3	George Russell Mercedes	63	3	not available	no time
4	Lando Norris McLaren	4	4	not available	no time
5	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	5	not available	no time
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	6	not available	no time
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	7	not available	no time
8	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	8	not available	no time
9	Isack Hadjar RB	6	9	not available	no time
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	10	not available	no time
11	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	11	not available	no time
12	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	12	not available	no time
13	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	13	not available	no time
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	14	not available	no time
15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	15	not available	no time
16	Liam Lawson RB	30	16	not available	no time
17	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	17	not available	no time
18	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	18	not available	no time
19	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	19	not available	no time
20	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	20	not available	no time

Last updated 17th May 2025 at 16:37

All times are UK and subject to change. BBC is not responsible for any changes.

Emilia-Romagna GP qualifying: Piastri pips Verstappen to pole - reaction

Summary

Live Reporting

Q2 will start at 15:58 BSTpublished at 15:54 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:53 British Summer Time

Bearman lap under reviewpublished at 15:49 British Summer Time

'McLarens didn't manage to maximise what the car was capable of'published at 15:47 British Summer Time

Q2 start delayedpublished at 15:45 British Summer Time

Get Involved - #bbcf1published at 15:43 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:42 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:41 British Summer Time

Out in Q1published at 15:38 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:37 British Summer Time

Colapinto crashespublished at 15:36 British Summer Time

Red flagpublished at 15:32 British Summer Time

Drop zonepublished at 15:32 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:30 British Summer Time

Gasly in P5published at 15:29 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:28 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:27 British Summer Time

Team radio - Colapinto to Alpinepublished at 15:25 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:25 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 15:24 British Summer Time

2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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