Oscar Piastri. Photo courtesy of the McLaren F1 team.

Formula 1 News: Piastri tops 2025 Singapore GP Practice 2

F1 points leader Oscar Piastri (pictured) turned a lap of 1m30.714s in his #81 McLaren to top Practice 2 for the 2025 Singapore GP at the Marina Bay Street Circuit.

–by Mark Cipolloni–

In a session that saw George Russell stuff his Mercedes in the Turn 16 wall, Liam Lawson do likewise in his Racing Bulls in Turn 17, and Charles Leclerc spear Lando Norris on pit lane (unsafe release), Piastri beat Isack Hadjar by 0.132s. Over 20 minutes were lost due to the rad flags.

Max Verstappen was third quick for Red Bull, 0.143s behind Piastri.

Fernando Alonso, who topped Practice 1, was 4th in his Aston martin, 0.163s behind Piastri.

Last years Singapore GP winner, Lando Norris, rounded out the top-4 in his #4 McLaren, 0.483s behind Piastri.

Piastri is the man to catch as it stands, the Australian bouncing back really well from his Baku disappointment. But there are a whole gaggle of chasers who can never be ruled out, including Verstappen, Alonso, and, of course, Norris.

Piastri is the man to catch as it stands, the Australian bouncing back really well from his Baku disappointment. But there are a whole gaggle of chasers who can never be ruled out, including Verstappen, Alonso and of course, Norris.

2025 Singapore GP Practice 2 Results

Pos No. Driver Nat Team Time Behind Laps
1 81 Oscar Piastri AUS McLaren F1 Team 1m30.714s +0.000s 18
2 6 Isack Hadjar FRA Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 1m30.846s +0.132s 18
3 1 Max Verstappen NED Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m30.857s +0.143s 18
4 14 Fernando Alonso ESP Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m30.877s +0.163s 18
5 4 Lando Norris GBR McLaren F1 Team 1m31.197s +0.483s 17
6 18 Lance Stroll CAN Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team 1m31.222s +0.508s 17
7 31 Esteban Ocon FRA MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m31.298s +0.584s 18
8 55 Carlos Sainz ESP Atlassian Williams Racing 1m31.299s +0.585s 20
9 16 Charles Leclerc MON Scuderia Ferrari HP 1m31.466s +0.752s 17
10 44 Lewis Hamilton GBR Scuderia Ferrari HP 1m31.491s +0.777s 17
11 22 Yuki Tsunoda JPN Oracle Red Bull Racing 1m31.708s +0.994s 17
12 87 Oliver Bearman GBR MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 1m31.711s +0.997s 17
13 23 Alex Albon THA Atlassian Williams Racing 1m32.060s +1.346s 19
14 27 Nico Hulkenberg GER Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m32.069s +1.355s 18
15 5 Gabriel Bortoleto BRA Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber 1m32.319s +1.605s 18
16 10 Pierre Gasly FRA BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m32.458s +1.744s 19
17 30 Liam Lawson NZL Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team 1m32.645s +1.931s 10
18 12 Kimi Antonelli ITA Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m32.719s +2.005s 18
19 43 Franco Colapinto ARG BWT Alpine F1 Team 1m33.139s +2.425s 19
20 63 George Russell GBR Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team 1m33.231s +2.517s 6