Overview
- Oscar Piastri secured pole position for the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, edging Max Verstappen by 0.034 seconds in a tense Q3 session.
- Qualifying was interrupted twice by significant crashes involving Yuki Tsunoda and Franco Colapinto, both of whom walked away unhurt after medical checks.
- Ferrari suffered a disappointing double elimination in Q2 at their home race, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton qualifying 11th and 12th respectively.
- George Russell claimed third for Mercedes, while Lando Norris and Fernando Alonso rounded out the top five for McLaren and Aston Martin, respectively.
- Teams struggled with Pirelli's new C6 soft tyre, with Aston Martin advancing to Q3 using the more durable C5 medium compound.