F1 Results Today: Piastri and Norris fire warning shot to Max Verstappen in title battle

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris edited onto a Qatar flag — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Results Today: Piastri and Norris fire warning shot to Max Verstappen in title battle

The one and only practice session of the Qatar GP weekend got underway on Friday

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

Friday 28 November 2025 15:54

Look out Max Verstappen fans: McLaren drivers finished the only practice session of the Qatar Grand Prix weekend first and second on the timing sheets.

Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap of the one-hour session, edging out Lando Norris and then, surprisingly, Fernando Alonso to top the boards.

Max Verstappen could only put in a time quick enough for sixth, while Lewis Hamilton was all the way down in 12th in his Ferrari.

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With this weekend being a sprint weekend, FP1 was the one and only practice session of the weekend, and drivers and teams managed to get a full hour of practice, with no disruptions.

It was also the first session of a weekend that could well be Lando Norris' championship-crowning weekend, with the Brit just needing to outscore championship rivals Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen by two points throughout the event.

F1 FP1 Results: Qatar Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:20.924secs
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.058secs
3	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.386secs
4	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.480secs
5	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.579secs
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.580secs
7	Alex Albon	Williams	+0.685secs
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.744secs
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+0.745secs
10	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.774secs
11	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.859secs
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.870secs
13	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.872secs
14	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.900secs
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+1.002secs
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+1.002secs
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1.172secs
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.500secs
19	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.638secs
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+2.605secs

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, and won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

Is there F1 today?

With this weekend being a sprint weekend in F1, competitive action actually begins on Friday, with sprint qualifying taking centre stage once the one and only practice session has been wrapped up.

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