Max Verstappen was quickest in Montreal and put his Red Bull top of the Canadian GP 2025 Free Practice 1 results, just ahead of Alex Albon in the Williams, and his teammate Carlos Sainz who was third fastest in the first practice session of the F1 weekend.
Verstappen, who is chasing a fourth straight win in Montreal, set a benchmark time just 0.039 seconds quicker than Williams’ Albon, with Sainz third. George Russell was fourth for Mercedes, followed by Lewis Hamilton in fifth and Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar in sixth.
F1 Canadian GP 2025 FP1 results
Check out the full Canadian GP 2025 Free Practice 1 results from the first practice session in Montreal below.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:13.193 |
| 2 | Alexander Albon | Williams | +0.039 |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.082 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.342 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.427 |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.438 |
| 7 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.458 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +0.544 |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +0.624 |
| 10 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.692 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +0.734 |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.779 |
| 13 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.809 |
| 14 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +1.005 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.010 |
| 16 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | +1.131 |
| 17 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +1.327 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.412 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +1.452 |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | +1.628 |
Leclerc crashes in FP1
Charles Leclerc’s session ended prematurely after a heavy crash. The Ferrari driver had just set the fastest time of the session before a lock-up at Turn 3 sent him careening across the grass and into the barriers, damaging the left side of his car.
“I’m sorry,” Leclerc told the team over radio. “I locked up and should have gone straight. I thought I could make the corner but I hit the wall.” He ended the session 10th despite the incident.
McLaren, the current championship leaders, endured a rough start to the weekend. Lando Norris appeared unsettled throughout the session, narrowly avoiding several off-track excursions including a wild moment at the hairpin. He ended the session 12th.
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Oscar Piastri, who leads the championship standings, was down in 14th as the team trialed a new front wing and front suspension setup. The wing is expected to be retired after Friday, but the revised suspension aims to address Norris’ complaints of a “numb” front axle.
Elsewhere, Yuki Tsunoda slotted into 11th for Red Bull, just ahead of Fernando Alonso’s Aston Martin. Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson, Alpine’s Pierre Gasly, and Leclerc rounded out the top ten, while Gasly’s rookie teammate Franco Colapinto spun early at Turn 2 and finished 19th.
