Full 2025 Japanese Grand Prix FP1 Results – Suzuka Circuit – 2025 F1 World Championship round 3.
McLaren’s Lando Norris topped the timecharts during opening practice for the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix, edging Mercedes’ George Russell by just 0.163s.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three while his teammate Lewis Hamilton and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen rounded out the top five. Verstappen’s new teammate Yuki Tsunoda took an impressive sixth on his Red Bull debut.
F1 Japanese Grand Prix 2025 schedule and start times
2025 Japanese Grand Prix FP1 Results – Suzuka Circuit
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:28.549 | 24 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.712 | 29 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.965 | 27 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.051 | 25 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.065 | 23 |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:29.172 | 25 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.222 | 25 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:29.225 | 28 |
| 9 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:29.284 | 28 |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:29.333 | 28 |
| 11 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:29.392 | 25 |
| 12 | Ryo Hirakawa | Alpine | 1:29.394 | 24 |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:29.536 | 28 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.547 | 23 |
| 15 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.708 | 25 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:29.758 | 25 |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:30.023 | 21 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:30.077 | 17 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.123 | 21 |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:30.147 | 26 |
