F1 Results Today: McLaren bounce back in Baku as Verstappen and Hamilton beaten at Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, McLaren, British GP, Britain, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

Azerbaijan Grand Prix

F1 Results Today: McLaren bounce back in Baku as Verstappen and Hamilton beaten at Azerbaijan GP

The latest results ahead of the Azerbaijan Grand Prix

Originally written by Sam Cook. This version is a translation.

Saturday 20 September 2025 11:45

McLaren star Lando Norris was the fastest Formula 1 star on the track on Saturday morning as teams put in their final preparations ahead of qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix.

After a difficult FP2 on Friday, Norris and McLaren bounced back to set the quickest lap time of FP3, registering a 1:41:223 secs, enough to beat Red Bull star Max Verstappen in second by over two tenths (+0.222).

Championship leader Piastri was third, 0.254 seconds behind Norris, who he leads by 31 points in the championship standings, whilst Lewis Hamilton and Kimi Antonelli rounded out the top five for Ferrari and Mercedes, respectively.

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It was another session in which McLaren showed their excellent pace on a weekend in which they could seal the constructors' championship, and that was despite the good pace shown by Ferrari during the first two practice sessions on Friday, with Hamilton and Leclerc having finished one-two in FP2.

Throughout the final practice 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 from Friday's practice action.

With qualifying up next, let's take a look at the full results and times from FP3!

F1 Free Practice results

FP3 results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / 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

FP2 Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Time / Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:41.293
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.074
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.477
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.486
5	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+0.598
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.609
7	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.696
8	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+0.874
9	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.884
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.906
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.962
12	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+1.002
13	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+1.150
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+1.151
15	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.268
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.381
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.478
18	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+1.527
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+1.674
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.029

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

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