Formula 1 News: Leclerc tops Practice 3 for 2025 British GP
No. 16 Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (pictured) turned a lap of 1m25.498s to top final practice for the 2025 British GP at Silverstone.
–by Mark Cipolloni–
In what was a close high-speed seat of the pants’ session, Leclerc nipped the superior #81 McLaren of Oscar Piastri by 0.068s.
Max Verstappen continued to work miracles with the Red Bull RB21 sled with the third-fastest time, 0.087s behind Leclerc.
Lando Norris was 4th fastest in the #4 superior McLaren, 0.108s behind his teammate.
Yuki Tsunoda, in his best performance so far for the Red Bull ‘A’ team, rounded out the top-5, 0.606s behind Leclerc.
The session ended 1-minute early when Gabriel Bortoleto lost control of his Sauber, ran over the grass and broke his left front suspension.
Oliver Bearman also ran out of talent at the end of the session, crashing his Haas on the pit lane entrance. Replays showed that Bearman locked up on the pit lane entrance on cold brakes and spun into the barriers, breaking the nose of his Haas.
2025 British GP Practice 3 Results
Pos | No. | Driver | Nat | Team | Time | Behind | Laps |
1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m25.498s | +0.000s | 14 |
2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m25.566s | +0.068s | 14 |
3 | 1 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m25.585s | +0.087s | 14 |
4 | 4 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m25.606s | +0.108s | 17 |
5 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m26.104s | +0.606s | 13 |
6 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m26.112s | +0.614s | 13 |
7 | 23 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m26.119s | +0.621s | 15 |
8 | 63 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m26.125s | +0.627s | 13 |
9 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m26.129s | +0.631s | 14 |
10 | 30 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m26.256s | +0.758s | 14 |
11 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m26.332s | +0.834s | 17 |
12 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m26.332s | +0.834s | 16 |
13 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m26.377s | +0.879s | 12 |
14 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m26.422s | +0.924s | 12 |
15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m26.499s | +1.001s | 19 |
16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m26.501s | +1.003s | 15 |
17 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m26.894s | +1.396s | 16 |
18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m27.597s | +2.099s | 14 |
19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m27.600s | +2.102s | 14 |
20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m27.878s | +2.380s | 16 |