Who are F1's top qualifiers in 2025?

With more than half of the 2025 Formula 1 season wrapped up, it's a good time to analyze which drivers have been making the difference in qualifying and are winning the head-to-head battles against their teammates.

Below are a wide assortment of stats that help distinguish the sport's fastest drivers over a single lap.

Average qualifying position

Methodology: All drivers' qualifying results are added up and then divided by the number of grands prix they participated in.

Best & worst qualifying result

Qualifying H2H between teammates

Pace difference between teammates

Methodology: Calculated by taking the best times from the qualifying sessions both drivers participated in at each track. The average difference between drivers is then converted to a percentage.

Qualifying positions above expected

Methodology: Calculated by combining every driver's best three sector times to create their best ideal lap. The drivers are then ranked using their best ideal laps. The difference between their ideal lap rank and actual qualifying position produces their qualifying positions above or below expected. These are tallied up for every grand prix qualifying session to put together a leaderboard.