Hello and welcome to this Total Motorsport live blog for Free Practice 1 at the F1 2025 Belgian GP from the most beautiful circuit in the world, Spa-Francorchamps in Belgium.
With the F1 championship battle intensifying and several major storylines unfolding, Free Practice 1 at Spa will be crucial for teams and drivers looking to find the right setup for the challenging mix of high-speed straights, technical corners, and, true to Spa’s reputation, potentially changeable weather.
Today’s session offers the first look at how teams are preparing for the unique demands of Spa, and all eyes will be on the likes of Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, and Oscar Piastri as they look to make an early statement.
Total-Motorsport.com’s F1 2025 Belgian GP live updates for Free Practice 1 will bring you real-time news, team developments, and the first on-track clues for the Sprint weekend ahead. Stay with us as we bring you all the latest from Spa.
F1 Belgian GP 2025 Free Practice 1 LIVE: Latest Updates
Your FP1 results
Here are the full results from Free Practice 1 in Belgium. We’ll be back for Sprint Qualifying later today.
End of FP1
A very busy but largely incident-free FP1 comes to a close in Belgium. The likes of Lance Stroll and Carlos Sainz will be annoyed that they could not get a full session of running in thanks to car issues, whilst Oscar Piastri will be happy to have set the fastest lap when he eventually switched to the soft tyre.
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There were a few wobbly moments at Eau Rouge for some drivers, with Isack Hadjar particularly getting nervous by the setup of his Racing Bull. Max Verstappen showed good pace despite complaining about the car towards the end of the session, whilst the two Mercedes looked very happy on the medium tyre.
Yuki Tsunoda also looked happy on the mediums part-way through the session, but he failed to build on it and ended up down in P18.
5 minutes to go
Lots of cars having a go on the soft tyres now, with Piastri quickest. Russell has just managed to go second on the medium tyre, whilst Antonelli is P5 on the medium tyre.
Norris is missing from the usual suspects at the top of the leaderboard, as he ran slightly into the gravel in the final sector on that recent flying lap. He is down in P10.
15 minutes to go
Only Franco Colapinto has had a go on the soft tyre so far and they took him up to P8. It is still Leclerc on top with a hard-tyre lap time of 1:44.148, with Piastri five thousandths of a second behind.
Quite a few cars are into the pits now, but more flying runs will come before the end of the session.
24 minutes to go
After plenty of drivers hinted at having a crash in the early stages of this session, they all seem to be a lot more settled now and are just trying to extract as much lap time as they can from the cars.
Almost every car is bottoming out quite severely at the entry of Eau Rouge.
31 minutes to go
There is decent pace being shown by both Red Bulls right now. Verstappen sits in P3 and will expect to go even quicker, whilst Yuki Tsunoda is in P6 having had some runs on the medium tyre.
It is Leclerc up top right now, having gone marginally quicker than Piastri on the hard tyre. The Haas’ will also be happy so far, with Ocon in P4 and Bearman in P8.
38 minutes to go
Some drama involving the two Ferrari’s and Gabriel Bortoleto. Lewis Hamilton was going very slowly through Eau Rouge and Bortoleto was doing the same just behind him, but as Charles Leclerc came through on a flying lap, Bortoleto had to dive into the run-off area and then complained on the radio about Hamilton’s positioning.
Leclerc was soon on the radio, saying: “Ah come on, this is dangerous.”
45 minutes to go
A number of drivers have been locking up into Turn 1, and you do get the feeling that they’ve very aware of how quickly they need to understand this track and car combination.
Stroll has managed to get out of the pits as all he needed was a seat change, whilst Sainz is still stuck.
51 minutes to go
Both Lewis Hamilton and Alex Albon have had wobbles that could easily have resulted in serious crashes. Sainz and Stroll are still sat in the pits with their respective problems, whilst Max Verstappen on the medium tyre has set the fastest time so far.
58 minutes to go
There is actually blue sky over the track in Belgium right now, which is a very rare sight and one that many fans will welcome given the events of 2021.
As you’d expect, everyone is trying to get on track as quickly as possible given it’s a Sprint weekend and there is competitive action to come later today.
Carlos Sainz isn’t having the start he wants though, his Williams has gone into limp home mode and there is a ‘critical problem’ with the car. He is now, limping home, to the pits. He’s been joined by Lance Stroll who has a problem.
FP1 is just moments away
Less than 10 minutes until we see cars on track at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps for the 2025 Belgian Grand Prix. With less than 10 points separating the two McLaren drivers in the championship, the title battle is really starting to heat up.
There will also be some focus on the pace of Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari’s, as they arrive with a suspension upgrade which could make a difference to their fortunes. It is also the first race weekend since Christian Horner’s departure from Red Bull, meaning Laurent Mekies will be on the pit wall instead.
Where to Watch 2025 Belgian GP FP1
For fans in the United States, Free Practice 1 from the Belgian GP will be broadcast live on ESPN2, with streaming available via the ESPN app and ESPN+ for subscribers.
In the United Kingdom, every session from the Belgian GP, including FP1, is shown live on Sky Sports F1. Australian viewers can watch FP1 on Fox Sports 506 (via Foxtel) and stream it on Kayo Sports.
Fans in other regions can also access live coverage through F1 TV Pro where available.
What time is FP1 at the 2025 Belgian GP?
Free Practice 1 at the 2025 Belgian GP is scheduled for Friday, July 25. The session begins at 12:30pm local time (CEST) in Belgium.
That means FP1 at the 2025 Belgian GP begins at 11:30am for fans in the UK, while those in the USA can catch Free Practice 1 at 6:30am ET and a very early 3:30am PT on the West Coast. Down Under, it’s a 8:30pm AEST start.
