2025 Hungarian GP Lando Norris

F1 News: Norris and Piastri 1-2 in superior McLaren in Practice 1

Lando Norris turned a lap of 1m16.052s in his superior McLaren to top Practice 1 for the 2025 Hungarian GP at the Hungaroring.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

Last year’s Hungarian GP winner, Oscar Piastri was 2nd fast in the superior #81 McLaren was just 0.019s behind Norris. Piastri’s win last year was his first ever F1 victory.

2025 Hungarian GP Oscar Piastri

Charles Leclerc looked racy in the upgraded #16 Ferrari, 0.217s behind Norris – the only driver within half a second of the papaya cars.

The rest of the drivers were pretty much out to lunch.

Isack Hadjar was 4th for Racing Bulls, 0.629s behind Norris.

Lewis Hamilton rounded out the top-5 in his #44 Ferrari, 0.682s behind his fellow Englishman.

Oliver Bearman was 6th for Haas ahead of the two Mercedes of Kimi Antonelli and George Russell.

Max Verstappen in the Red Bull RB21 dog designed by Pierre Wache could only manage 9th fastest, 0.888s behind Norris.

Lance Stroll was 10th for Aston Martin, 0.906s behind the McLarens.

Up next is Practice 2 starting at 11:00am ET

If it stays dry, the cars looks likely to go even quicker tomorrow than they did last year – and as it stands, McLaren are the team to beat.

2025 Hungarian GP Practice 1 Results

Pos Driver Nat Team Time Behind
1 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m16.052s +0.000s
2 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m16.071s +0.019s
3 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari HP 1m16.269s +0.217s
4 Isack Hadjar FRA Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 1m16.681s +0.629s
5 Lewis Hamilton GBR Scuderia Ferrari HP 1m16.734s +0.682s
6 Oliver Bearman GBR MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m16.878s +0.826s
7 Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m16.880s +0.828s
8 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m16.925s +0.873s
9 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m16.940s +0.888s
10 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m16.958s +0.906s
11 Alex Albon THA Atlassian Williams Racing 1m16.984s +0.932s
12 Esteban Ocon FRA MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m17.004s +0.952s
13 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m17.123s +1.071s
14 Liam Lawson NZL Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 1m17.184s +1.132s
15 Carlos Sainz ESP Atlassian Williams Racing 1m17.195s +1.143s
16 Felipe Drugovich BRA Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m17.269s +1.217s
17 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m17.393s +1.341s
18 Franco Colapinto ARG BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m17.464s +1.412s
19 Gabriel Bortoleto BRA Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m17.652s +1.600s
20 Paul Aron EST Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m19.788s +3.736s