McLaren star Lando Norris topped the timesheets in the final practice session at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen’s struggles at Red Bull continuing.
F1 QUALIFYING RESULTS: Verstappen handed qualifying shock as huge crash rocks Saudi Grand PrixNorris set FP3’s fastest lap time with a 1:27:489secs around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, edging team-mate Oscar Piastri by just 0.024 seconds.
Mercedes star George Russell finished the session in P3, with Max Verstappen behind in P4. However, Verstappen’s lap time was over eight tenths off the leading time, with plenty of work for Red Bull to do ahead of qualifying later in the day.
Elsewhere, it was also a difficult session for Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton. Whilst his team-mate Charles Leclerc ended the session in P5, Hamilton could only manage P12.
Alpine star Jack Doohan was summoned to see the stewards in relation to entering the painted area between the pit entry and the track during FP3.
However, despite the FIA stewards stressing the importance of steering clear of the area in the race notes with any part of the car, the Australian was given just a warning after the session despite his confirmed breach.The stewards acting on behalf of the FIA admitted that due to it just being a practice session, there was no need to hand a more severe penalty.
F1 FP3 Results: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025
Here are the times from Saturday afternoon’s session in Saudi Arabia.
Position Driver Team Time
1 Lando Norris McLaren 1:27.489
2 Oscar Piastri McLaren +0.024
3 George Russell Mercedes +0.627
4 Max Verstappen Red Bull +0.845
5 Charles Leclerc Ferrari +0.883
6 Alex Albon Williams +0.900
7 Carlos Sainz Williams +1.081
8 Pierre Gasly Alpine +1.136
9 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull +1.181
10 Kimi Antonelli Mercedes +1.190
11 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls +1.280
12 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari +1.291
13 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls +1.372
14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin +1.399
15 Jack Doohan Alpine +1.409
16 Ollie Bearman Haas +1.500
17 Nico Hulkenberg Kick Sauber +1.731
18 Esteban Ocon Haas +1.847
19 Gabriel Bortoleto Kick Sauber +1.921
20 Lance Stroll Aston Martin +1.989
Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, won his fourth drivers’ championship last year.
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