2025 F1 Chinese Grand Prix - Sprint Qualifying - As it happened

An exciting grid awaits us for the sprint tomorrow morning (3am UK time).

For now, keep across Crash.net for the reaction to sprint qualifying in Shanghai. 

Click here for the full order from sprint qualifying 

"Really?" he asks race engineer Riccardo Adami. 

Lewis Hamilton claims pole position for Chinese GP sprint race.

Hamilton, Verstappen, Piastri, Leclerc, Russell, Norris, Antonelli, Tsunoda, Albon and Stroll.

Ir could be all over here. Hamilton is on provisional pole.

We're not waiting for Verstappen.

He could take pole here...

The two Ferraris begin their laps. Let's see if they can challenge Piastri.

Impressive from the Australian as he takes provisional pole. Russell splits the two McLarens. 

Norris set the pace in SQ2 with a 1m31.174s, 0.172s ahead of Russell. Piastri, Hamilton and Antonelli rounded out the top five.

Credit to Stroll, for making it into SQ3 as the sole Aston.

Alonso, Bearman, Sainz, Bortoleto and Hadjar. 

Great lap by Tsunoda - he goes fourth-fastest for RB.

Norris, Piastri, Verstappen, Antonelli, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Bortoleto. 

Strong lap from Norris as he sets the pace with a 1m31.174s, 0.3s ahead of Verstappen.

SQ2 is now underway. Again, all drivers must run on the mediums. 

Just before that, Hamilton had gone fastest for Ferrari. They look to be more competitive than in Australia.

Lawson has been knocked out.

Sainz, Hadjar and Stroll are all improving their times.

Piastri, Alonso, Hamilton, Leclerc, Norris, Russell, Verstappen, Antonelli, Hulkenberg and Lawson.

Out in SQ1 currently: Tsunoda, Sainz, Bearman, Bortoleto and Ocon.

He smashes Hamilton's time by 0.506s to take top spot.

A 1m32.229s for the seven-time world champion, less than a tenth ahead of Leclerc who has just slotted into P2.