On the 2025 pole lap, Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) carried 249 km/h through Turn 2 with almost no speed lost from the approach, staying in 6th gear. The throttle stayed fully open through the whole corner. Out of it the car reached 274 km/h before Turn 3. From the approach to the exit the track climbs 7 m.
Turn 2 comes 9% of the way round the 5.281 km lap, 0.48 km after the start line, and the car got there 7.8 s into the 1:22.207 lap. At 249 km/h it is the 5th fastest of the 16 corners on that lap.