Oscar Piastri takes pole at Emilia-Romagna GP as Ferrari flops in dramatic qualifying

Oscar Piastri claimed pole position for the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix 2025. He edged out Max Verstappen amid chaotic qualifying that saw Ferrari and local favorite Kimi Antonelli miss out on the top 10.

IMOLA, Italy: Oscar Piastri fought his way through traffic to take pole position in the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix on Saturday as Ferrari had a terrible session, with neither car in the top 10.

Piastri admitted he “thought it was going to unravel” when he came up to slower cars toward the end of his final qualifying lap but it still proved enough as Max Verstappen fell just .034 of a second short of the Australian’s time. That gives Piastri a big advantage in Sunday’s race at a track where overtaking is notably difficult.

“The lap was good. I had about four cars in the last corner, which didn’t help, but it was enough,” Piastri said. “Very, very happy with a job well done and excited for tomorrow now.”

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