Chloe Chambers continued her impressive F1 Academy form by securing her third consecutive pole position in 2025. The Red Bull Ford-backed driver is setting her sights on a landmark win this weekend at the Canadian Grand Prix.
Chambers showed strong pace throughout the entire weekend and was in a rather tight battle for provisional pole with her Campos Racing teammate Alisha Palmowski. However, Chambers set a blistering 1:38.125 in the dying stages of the session to secure the three-peat of pole positions.
Speaking after qualifying, Chambers was delighted with her performance on her first visit to the Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve.
“I’m definitely feeling very happy about it. In practice this morning, the pace was really good. It was really close between me and Alisha, so I was really trying my best to keep her behind.”
“A 1-2 in qualifying for Campos Racing is a really good result. Of course, it’s the same order again tomorrow morning for the Miami make-up race. Super excited to race on Sunday and start from pole again!”
Reflecting on her pole lap, Chambers said she knew early on that it was the one.
“I knew that was going to be the lap when it happened. It just felt so good. I got through Sector 1 and I think that was where I made up a lot of the time. After that, I just focused on keeping it clean and safe to keep the lap alive.”
Chambers eyes birthday victory in Montreal
This weekend holds special significance for Chambers, who is celebrating her 21st birthday on Saturday. It’s also a return to Canada, where she began her karting career. So the double pole position is a welcome treat for the American
With the grid for Race 1 based on the cancelled Miami round, where Chambers had also claimed pole, she now has two chances to convert pole into victory in Montreal. Securing a pretty special birthday gift.
She currently trails championship leader Maya Weug by just seven points, and with Weug starting Race 1 from nine places behind, Chambers is keen to capitalise.
“I’m really excited…Tomorrow is my birthday, so I would like to win on my birthday—that would be really fun. It would also help me on Sunday because I’ll be starting in the same position. Hopefully, I can learn from tomorrow and carry it into Sunday to get two wins this weekend.”
Chambers has proved that consistency is key in this championship. Having outqualified her main championship threats of Pin and Weug, the 21-year-old remains confident in herself.
“Every point counts in the end. Two points for pole and one point for the fastest lap during the race—it all makes a difference.
“It’s six points so far this year just from pole positions, and that’s going to be really important when we get to the final races.”
