Verstappen will begin forward of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz after the one-hour qualifying session, which is cut up into three segments with 5 vehicles every being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 earlier than the top-10 shootout of Q3.
Miami Grand Prix grid: Verstappen on pole from Leclerc
What occurred in Miami Grand Prix Q1?
Perez set the early tempo at 1m27.772s earlier than Verstappen improved to beat him with 1m27.689s.
Falling on the first hurdle have been Valtteri Bottas (Sauber), Logan Sargeant (Williams), Daniel Ricciardo (RB – the dash race hero who will begin final as a consequence of a three-place grid penalty for a security automobile infringement in China), Kevin Magnussen (Haas) and Zhou Guanyu (Sauber).
Miami GP Q1 outcomes: Verstappen quickest from Perez
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Purple Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.689 | 6 | |
| 2 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Purple Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.772 | 0.083 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.913 | 0.224 | 9 |
| 4 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’27.937 | 0.248 | 9 |
| 5 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’27.976 | 0.287 | 9 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’28.032 | 0.343 | 8 |
| 7 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’28.081 | 0.392 | 9 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.159 | 0.470 | 9 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.167 | 0.478 | 9 |
| 10 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.177 | 0.488 | 9 |
| 11 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’28.209 | 0.520 | 9 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.324 | 0.635 | 9 |
| 13 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’28.343 | 0.654 | 9 |
| 14 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.383 | 0.694 | 9 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.453 | 0.764 | 9 |
| 16 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’28.463 | 0.774 | 6 |
| 17 | 2 | Logan Sargeant | Williams/Mercedes | 1’28.487 | 0.798 | 8 |
| 18 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.617 | 0.928 | 9 |
| 19 | 20 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.619 | 0.930 | 9 |
| 20 | 24 | Zhou Guanyu | Sauber/Ferrari | 1’28.824 | 1.135 | 9 |
What occurred in Miami Grand Prix Q2?
Leclerc set the bar at 1m27.533s on his first flying lap of the session, 0.033s sooner than Verstappen, whereas Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) jumped as much as P3 on his second run.
Knocked out at this level have been Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Pierre Gasly (Alpine), Esteban Ocon (Alpine), Alex Albon (Williams) and Fernando Alonso (Aston).
Miami GP Q2 outcomes: Leclerc quickest from Verstappen
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.533 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Purple Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.566 | 0.033 | 6 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’27.697 | 0.164 | 6 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.721 | 0.188 | 5 |
| 5 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Purple Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.839 | 0.306 | 6 |
| 6 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.871 | 0.338 | 6 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’27.941 | 0.408 | 6 |
| 8 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.095 | 0.562 | 6 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.167 | 0.634 | 6 |
| 10 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.200 | 0.667 | 6 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.222 | 0.689 | 6 |
| 12 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine/Renault | 1’28.324 | 0.791 | 6 |
| 13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine/Renault | 1’28.371 | 0.838 | 6 |
| 14 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams/Mercedes | 1’28.413 | 0.880 | 6 |
| 15 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin/Mercedes | 1’28.427 | 0.894 | 6 |
What occurred in Miami Grand Prix Q3?
On the primary runs, Verstappen set the tempo at 1m27.241s, 0.141s away from Leclerc, with Sainz an additional tenth away in third.
On the ultimate runs, Verstappen was virtually two tenths slower than his P1 time, whereas Leclerc was half a second off his earlier tempo. Perez improved to take P4, forward of the McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri.
George Russell (Mercedes) will begin seventh forward of Hamilton, who couldn’t replicate his Q2 type, forward of Nico Hulkenberg (Haas) and Yuki Tsunoda (RB).
Miami GP Q3 outcomes: Verstappen takes pole
| Cla | Nº | Driver | Automobile / Engine | Time | Delay | Laps |
| 1 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Purple Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.241 | 6 | |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’27.382 | 0.141 | 6 |
| 3 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1’27.455 | 0.214 | 6 |
| 4 | 11 | Sergio Pérez | Purple Bull/Honda RBPT | 1’27.460 | 0.219 | 6 |
| 5 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.594 | 0.353 | 6 |
| 6 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren/Mercedes | 1’27.675 | 0.434 | 6 |
| 7 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1’28.067 | 0.826 | 6 |
| 8 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’28.107 | 0.866 | 6 |
| 9 | 27 | Nico Hülkenberg | Haas/Ferrari | 1’28.146 | 0.905 | 6 |
| 10 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB/Honda RBPT | 1’28.192 | 0.951 | 6 |