F1 Results Today: Title rivals do battle before crucial qualifying session

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris in front of the Hungarian flag — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Title rivals do battle before crucial qualifying session

All the times from FP3 at the Hungarian Grand Prix

Originally written by Chris Deeley. This version is a translation.

Saturday 2 August 2025 13:53

Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri teed up a seismic showdown at the final race before F1's summer break.

A quiet final practice session was rocked when the pair took to the track for their qualifying simulation runs, with only one other driver getting within three quarters of a second of their times.

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The Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton appeared to have the second best car on the track for the hour of running, with the former the only driver able to get within half a second of the papaya pair, almost a second faster than the struggling Max Verstappen.

Isack Hadjar provided the only real moment of on-track drama, losing the back end of his car to spin at the last corner, although he was able to get the car stopped comfortably rather than bouncing over the gravel and into the loving embrace of the tyre barriers.

F1 FP3 Results: Hungarian Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:14.916
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.032
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.399
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.768
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.829
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.878
7	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.912
8	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.924
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.062
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.109
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.211
12	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+1.246
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.331
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.455
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.526
16	Alex Albon	Williams	+1.614
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.615
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.654
19	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.962
20	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+2.040