F1 Results Today: McLaren dominate in Baku as Max Verstappen beaten by teammate

Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris appear with an Azerbaijan flag background — Photo: © IMAGO

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: McLaren dominate in Baku as Max Verstappen beaten by teammate

All the times from an eventful practice session at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

By Sheona Mountford.

Friday 19 September 2025 11:52

McLaren have set the early pace at the 2025 Azerbaijan Grand Prix, with Lando Norris topping the timesheets in Free Practice 1 on Friday.

Scrambling to get his championship challenge back on track, Norris set the fastest lap time of 1:42:704 on Friday afternoon, enough to beat his teammate and title rival Oscar Piastri by over three-tenths of a second (+0.310).

It was not as smooth a session as Piastri would have hoped for, however, suffering power unit issues early on which saw him return to the garage, and also having a late brush with the tire barrier at turn 15 when he eventually returned to the track.

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Elsewhere in a fast and frantic FP1, Charles Leclerc, George Russell and Alex Albon rounded out the top five, whilst an eye-catching result came in sixth and seventh, with Yuki Tsunoda finishing ahead of teammate Max Verstappen - a rare 2025 sight indeed.

With all of that said, let's take a look at the full results and times from the session below!

FP1 Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:42.704
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.310
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.552
4	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.553
5	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.859
6	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.034
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+1.086
8	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+1.155
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.199
10	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.271
11	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+1.281
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.282
13	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.383
14	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.383
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.435
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.447
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.625
18	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.735
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.595
20	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+2.714