Grand Prix d’Espagne 2025 live: Piastri on pole, Verstappen in ambush, Catalan heat as judge of peace
The Barcelona-Catalunya circuit hosts the ninth round of the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship this Sunday, June 1. McLaren locks up the front row with a Piastri-Norris double. The forecast heat and Pirelli's hardest tires should turn this race into a real strategic test. Verstappen, Russell and Hamilton will be on the lookout behind.
Welcome to our live text coverage of the 2025 Spanish Grand Prix! The start will be at 3:00 PM on the classic Montmelo track, a starting grid dominated by McLaren, with Oscar Piastri in pole position, ahead of Lando Norris. It’s the third pole of the season for the Australian, in a context where the hierarchy seems shaken.
Behind the two orange single-seaters, Max Verstappen will start in third position, and Lewis Hamilton, now with Ferrari, completes the top 5.
This Grand Prix will not only be a matter of rhythm. The combination of high temperatures and the hardest range of tires (C1-C2-C3) should put the teams to the test. Mercedes, struggling in hot conditions, relies on these tires to limit the damage. There are many stakes in this Spanish Grand Prix for the Driver’s Championship.
