Max Verstappen returned to the top step with a dominant display to win the 2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. The Dutchman pulled off one of the moves of his career in lap 1 to get past pole-sitter Oscar Piastri and never looked like losing it from there.

The provisional starting grid has been confirmed ahead of the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola for the seventh round of the 2025 Formula 1 season. Oscar Piastri stormed to pole position on Saturday ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who will start alongside the Australian on the front row of the grid in today's race (Sunday, May 18, 2025).

After a thrilling first race of the triple header in Imola, the Formula 1 grid makes the relatively short drive