Abu Dhabi is up next for Formula 1, and Red Bull will lead the field to the green flag. Max Verstappen won the pole for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend. Lando Norris will join Verstappen on the front row on Sunday after a blazing lap. It is Verstappen's eighth pole position of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

Oscar Piastri and George Russell will follow the two drivers on the second row. Most notably, Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz, Kimi Antonelli, Lewis Hamilton, and Alexander Albon all qualified 11th or worse for Sunday's event. It was a smooth qualifying session that saw Hamilton eliminated in Q1 once again.

The full Formula 1 starting lineup for Abu Dhabi is available below.

Formula 1 starting lineup: Abu Dhabi (December 2025)

  1. No. 1 Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
  2. No. 4 Lando Norris (McLaren)
  3. No. 81 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
  4. No. 63 George Russell (Mercedes)
  5. No. 16 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
  6. No. 14 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
  7. No. 5 Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber)
  8. No. 31 Esteban Ocon (Haas)
  9. No. 6 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
  10. No. 22 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull)
  11. No. 87 Oliver Bearman (Haas)
  12. No. 55 Carlos Sainz (Williams)
  13. No. 30 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
  14. No. 12 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
  15. No. 18 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
  16. No. 44 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
  17. No. 23 Alexander Albon (Williams)
  18. No. 27 Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber)
  19. No. 10 Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
  20. No. 43 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)

This article originally appeared on Motorsports Wire: Formula 1 starting lineup for race in Abu Dhabi in December 2025

Reporting by Austin Konenski, Motorsports Wire / Motorsports Wire

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