Verstappen is the first in the history of Formula 1 to win a World Cup title in a sprint race, and in forty years he is the first to triumph on Saturday. The last time Brazilian Nelson Piquet did this was in 1983.
Australian Oscar Piastri won the Qatari sprint race, which was interrupted several times by yellow flags due to accidents, this is the first career victory of the 22-year-old driver in F1.
The 57-lap Qatar Grand Prix starts at 19:00 on Sunday, and Verstappen will start the race from pole position.
Final result, Qatar Grand Prix, sprint race (19 laps, 102.961 km, points scorers)
1. Oscar Piastri (Australian, McLaren) 35:01.297 min
2. Max Verstappen (Dutch, Red Bull) 1.871 seconds behind
3. Lando Norris (brit, McLaren) 8.497 mp h.
4. George Russell (brit, Mercedes) 11.036 mp h.
5. Lewis Hamilton (brit, Mercedes) 17.314 mp h.
6. Carlos Sainz Jr. (Spain, Ferrari) 18,806 mp h.
7. Charles Leclerc (Monaco, Ferrari) 19.860 sec h.
8. Alexander Albon (Thailand, Williams) 19.864
