F1 Results Today: Lando Norris blows Oscar Piastri away in shock McLaren dominance

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Azerbaijan GP Practice

F1 Results Today: Lando Norris blows Oscar Piastri away in shock McLaren dominance

All the FP3 times!

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 20 September 2025 11:48 Updated: 11:46

McLaren F1 star Lando Norris was fastest in FP3 at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, putting down a marker to Oscar Piastri ahead of qualifying.

Championship leader Piastri was third, 0.254 seconds behind Norris, who he leads by 31 points in the championship standings.

It was another session in which McLaren showed their dominance on a weekend in which they can seal the constructors' championship, and that was despite the good pace showed by Ferrari during the first two practice sessions on Friday.

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Max Verstappen showed his might during the final session before qualifying, appearing to have found a perfect setup in his RB21, putting in a time good enough for second.

Throughout the session, drivers were struggling with wind speeds that were in excess of 40mph, with turn 16 being a problem area for many drivers, being caught out by conditions that were completely different to Friday's practice session.

That meant that times to begin with in the session were around three seconds off where the fastest times were at during FP1 and FP2, but the track soon started to ramp up and drivers found some confidence, with a flurry of late fast times.

F1 FP3 Results: Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:41.223
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.222
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.254
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.276
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.653
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.741
7	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.760
8	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+0.762
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.923
10	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.986
11	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.044
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.205
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.263
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.368
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.566
16	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.617
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.645
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.837
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.099
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+2.127

When is F1 qualifying on?

Azerbaijan Grand Prix 2025 Session Times

Qualifying - Saturday, September 20 2025

Location	Time
Local time (AZT)	4:00pm Saturday
British Summer Time (BST)	1:00pm Saturday
United States (EDT)	8:00am Saturday
United States (CDT)	7:00am Saturday
United States (PDT)	5:00am Saturday
Australia (AEST)	10:00pm Saturday
Australia (AWST)	8:00pm Saturday
Australia (ACST)	9:30pm Saturday
Mexico (CST)	6:00am Saturday
Japan (JST)	9:00pm Saturday
South Africa (SAST)	2:00pm Saturday
Egypt (EEST)	3:00pm Saturday
China (CST)	8:00pm Saturday
India (IST)	5:30pm Saturday
Brazil (BRT)	9:00am Saturday
Singapore (SGT)	8:00pm Saturday
Saudi Arabia (AST)	3:00pm Saturday
Turkey (EEST)	3:00pm Saturday
United Arab Emirates (GST)	4:00pm Saturday

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