Belgian Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: McLaren star shines at Belgian Grand Prix as Max Verstappen and rivals thrashed

Sheona Mountford Friday 25 July 2025 14:00

McLaren star Oscar Piastri has topped Free Practice 1 (FP1) at the Belgian Grand Prix on Friday, thrashing Max Verstappen by over four-tenths of a second.

Perhaps fueled by the disappointment of a controversial penalty at Silverstone last time out, the Australian star's weekend has gotten off to a rapid start, with no driver being able to match the pace he set in his papaya car.

Verstappen finished FP1 in second place, 0.404 seconds behind the Australian, whilst Lando Norris was one tenth slower than that after a scruffy session for the Brit.

Elsewhere at Spa, all eyes will be on Ferrari heading into sprint qualifying later today, with both Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc struggling in FP1.

Leclerc finished the session fifth, but over nine-tenths behind Piastri's leading time, with Hamilton in seventh and over one second behind the McLaren star. There certainly looks to be plenty of work to do for the Scuderia.

With that said, let's take a look at the full results and times from this afternoon's practice session ahead of sprint qualifying later today!

Belgian Grand Prix FP1 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time/Gap
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:42.022
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.404
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.504
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.576
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.906
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.957
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.063
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.090
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.098
10	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.100
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.195
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	+1.239
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.240
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.448
15	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.456
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.548
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.907
18	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+2.470
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.825
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+3.055

Max Verstappen Ferrari NASCAR McLaren Lando Norris Oscar Piastri

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