F1 Sprint Qualifying Statistics

Below you can find facts and statistics on each driver and team’s Sprint Qualifying performances. Looking for Grand Prix qualifying statistics? Find them here.


The statistics on this page relate to qualifying for F1 Sprint races. A qualifying session for Sprint races was first introduced at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, under the ‘Sprint Shootout’ title. In 2024, the name of the session changed to ‘Sprint Qualifying’. The 45 minute session is similar to regular Grand Prix qualifying session, following a shortened version of the three-stage knockout system which has been in place since 2006. There are six Grand Prix weekends on the 2025 Formula 1 calendar which will feature Sprint events.

Note: the statistics below are for Sprint Shootout and Sprint Qualifying sessions. Click here for statistics on F1 Sprint races.


DRIVER-BY-DRIVER

BEST AND WORST SPRINT QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES

The table below shows each driver’s best and worst Sprint Qualifying performances since the format was first introduced in 2023. These results are based on results before any penalties were applied. 

Driver
Best Sprint Qualifying Result
Worst Sprint Qualifying Result
Max Verstappen
1st (Austria 2023, Belgium 2023, United States 2023, Miami 2024, Austria 2024, United States 2024)
4th (China 2024, Sao Paulo 2024)
Sergio Perez
2nd (Azerbaijan 2023, Austria 2023)
13th (Sao Paulo 2024)
Lewis Hamilton
2nd (China 2024)
18th (Austria 2023)
George Russell
2nd (United States 2024)
15th (Austria 2023)
Charles Leclerc
1st (Azerbaijan 2023)
10th (Austria 2024)
Carlos Sainz
3rd (Belgium 2023)
9th (Sao Paulo 2023)
Lando Norris
1st (Sao Paulo 2023, China 2024)
10th (Azerbaijan 2023)
Oscar Piastri
1st (Qatar 2023, Sao Paulo 2024)
17th (Austria 2023)
Fernando Alonso
3rd (China 2024)
16th (Sao Paulo 2024)
Lance Stroll
7th (Miami 2024)
19th (Sao Paulo 2024)
Esteban Ocon
8th (Austria 2024)
17th (China 2024, United States 2024, Sao Paulo 2024)
Pierre Gasly
6th (Belgium 2023)
19th (Azerbaijan 2023)
Alex Albon
7th (Azerbaijan 2023)
20th (Miami 2024)
Franco Colapinto
10th (United States 2024)
14th (Sao Paulo 2024)
Yuki Tsunoda
6th (Sao Paulo 2023)
19th (United States 2023, China 2024)
Liam Lawson
8th (Sao Paulo 2024)
15th (United States 2024)
Valtteri Bottas
9th (China 2024)
19th (Austria 2023, United States 2024)
Zhou Guanyu
10th (China 2024)
20th (Austria 2024, United States 2024, Sao Paulo 2024)
Kevin Magnussen
8th (United States 2024)
19th (Qatar 2023)
Nico Hulkenberg
4th (Austria 2023)
20th (Belgium 2023)
Ollie Bearman
10th (Sao Paulo 2024)
10th (Sao Paulo 2024)
Nyck de Vries
14th (Austria 2023)
20th (Azerbaijan 2023)
Logan Sargeant
13th (Belgium 2023)
20th (Austria 2023, Qatar 2023, United States 2023, Sao Paulo 2023, China 2024)
Daniel Ricciardo
4th (Miami 2024)
16th (Austria 2024)

SQ1, SQ2 AND SQ3 APPEARANCES

The table below shows each driver’s number of SQ1 exits, SQ2 eliminations and SQ3 appearances since the format was first introduced.

Driver
SQ1 Exits
SQ2 Eliminations
SQ3 Appearances
Max Verstappen
0
0
11
Sergio Perez
0
2
9
Lewis Hamilton
1
3
7
George Russell
0
3
8
Charles Leclerc
0
0
11
Carlos Sainz
0
0
11
Lando Norris
0
0
11
Oscar Piastri
2
1
8
Fernando Alonso
1
5
5
Lance Stroll
3
5
3
Esteban Ocon
4
3
4
Pierre Gasly
3
4
4
Alex Albon
6
2
3
Franco Colapinto
0
1
1
Yuki Tsunoda
6
3
2
Liam Lawson
0
2
1
Valtteri Bottas
7
3
1
Zhou Guanyu
8
2
1
Kevin Magnussen
3
5
2
Nico Hulkenberg
3
3
4
Nyck de Vries
1
1
0
Logan Sargeant
6
3
0
Daniel Ricciardo
1
3
2

LAST SQ1 EXIT, SQ2 EXIT AND SQ3 APPEARANCE

The table below shows each driver’s last exit in SQ1 and SQ2, and the last time they reached SQ3.

Driver
Last SQ1 Exit
Last SQ2 Elimination
Last SQ3 Appearance
Max Verstappen
-
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Sergio Perez
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Austria 2024
Lewis Hamilton
Austria 2023
Sao Paulo 2024
United States 2024
George Russell
-
Miami 2024
Sao Paulo 2024
Charles Leclerc
-
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Carlos Sainz
-
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Lando Norris
-
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Oscar Piastri
United States 2024
Azerbaijan 2023
Sao Paulo 2024
Fernando Alonso
Sao Paulo 2024
United States 2024
Miami 2024
Lance Stroll
Sao Paulo 2024
United States 2024
Miami 2024
Esteban Ocon
Sao Paulo 2024
Miami 2024
Austria 2024
Pierre Gasly
Miami 2024
United States 2024
Sao Paulo 2024
Alex Albon
United States 2024
Belgium 2023
Sao Paulo 2024
Franco Colapinto
-
Sao Paulo 2024
United States 2024
Yuki Tsunoda
Sao Paulo 2024
Austria 2024
United States 2024
Liam Lawson
-
United States 2024
Sao Paulo 2024
Valtteri Bottas
United States 2024
Sao Paulo 2024
China 2024
Zhou Guanyu
Sao Paulo 2024
United States 2023
China 2024
Kevin Magnussen
United States 2023
Austria 2024
United States 2024
Nico Hulkenberg
Austria 2024
Sao Paulo 2024
United States 2024
Ollie Bearman
-
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Nyck de Vries
Azerbaijan 2023
Austria 2023
-
Logan Sargeant
Miami 2024
Austria 2024
-
Daniel Ricciardo
Austria 2024
China 2024
Miami 2024

TEAM MATE BATTLES

The table below shows how many times each driver has out-qualified their team-mate in a Sprint Qualifying session since the format was first introduced at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Click here for team-mate battles in regular qualifying sessions.

Driver
Out-qualified team-mate
Out-qualified by team-mate
Max Verstappen
10
1
Sergio Perez
1
10
Lewis Hamilton
3
8
George Russell
8
3
Charles Leclerc
6
5
Carlos Sainz
5
6
Lando Norris
7
4
Oscar Piastri
4
7
Fernando Alonso
7
4
Lance Stroll
4
7
Esteban Ocon
5
6
Pierre Gasly
6
5
Alex Albon
8
3
Franco Colapinto
1
1
Yuki Tsunoda
5
6
Liam Lawson
2
1
Valtteri Bottas
7
4
Zhou Guanyu
4
7
Kevin Magnussen
4
6
Nico Hulkenberg
6
5
Ollie Bearman
1
0
Nyck de Vries
0
2
Daniel Ricciardo
4
2
Logan Sargeant
2
7

The Sprint Qualifying format was first introduced at the 2023 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Image: © Andrew Balfour.

TEAM SPRINT QUALIFYING PERFORMANCES

SQ1, SQ2 AND SQ3 APPEARANCES

The table below shows how many times a car from each team has been eliminated in SQ1, eliminated in SQ2 or reached SQ3 since the format was first introduced in 2023.

Team
SQ1 Eliminations
SQ2 Exits
SQ3 Appearances
Mercedes
1
6
15
Red Bull
0
2
20
Ferrari
0
0
22
McLaren
2
1
19
Alpine
7
7
8
RB / AlphaTauri
8
9
5
Aston Martin
4
10
8
Williams
12
6
4
Sauber / Alfa Romeo
15
5
2
Haas
6
9
7

LAST DOUBLE SQ1 EXITS AND DOUBLE SQ3 APPEARANCES

The table below shows the last time that each current team exited in SQ1 with both cars and the last time that each current team reached SQ3 with both cars.

Team
Last double SQ1 exit
Last double SQ3 appearance
Mercedes
-
United States 2024
Red Bull
-
Austria 2024
Ferrari
-
Sao Paulo 2024
McLaren
-
Sao Paulo 2024
Alpine
China 2024
Austria 2024
RB / AlphaTauri
Azerbaijan 2023
Sao Paulo 2023
Aston Martin
Sao Paulo 2024
Miami 2024
Williams
Miami 2024
-
Sauber / Alfa Romeo
United States 2024
China 2024
Haas
United States 2023
United States 2024

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