Lando Norris heads dominant McLaren 1-2 in closing follow on the F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix.
| 2025 F1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix – Free Follow Outcomes (3) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Workforce | Time |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Workforce | 1m27.489s |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Workforce | 1m27.513s |
| 3 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1m28.116s |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Purple Bull Racing | 1m28.334s |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m28.372s |
| 6 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m28.389s |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m28.570s |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1m28.625s |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Purple Bull Racing | 1m28.670s |
| 10 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Workforce | 1m28.679s |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1m28.769s |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m28.780s |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Money App Racing Bulls F1 Workforce | 1m28.861s |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1m28.888s |
| 15 | Jack Doohan | AUS | BWT Alpine F1 Workforce | 1m28.898s |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Workforce | 1m28.989s |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Workforce Kick Sauber | 1m29.220s |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Workforce | 1m29.336s |
| 19 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Workforce Kick Sauber | 1m29.410s |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Workforce | 1m29.506s |
Norris edged out McLaren teammate Piastri to set the quickest time in closing follow in Jeddah.
McLaren set an ominous tempo with each drivers having fun with a dominant margin to the remainder of the sphere, with George Russell over six-tenths adrift in third for Mercedes.
Max Verstappen put his Purple Bull fourth, forward of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
The Williams pair of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz had been an encouraging sixth and seventh.
FP1 pacesetter Pierre Gasly was eighth-quickest for Alpine.
Yuki Tsunoda and Kimi Antonelli rounded out the top-10 for Purple Bull and Mercedes.
Lewis Hamilton endured one other troublesome session as he ended up twelfth, 1.2s off the tempo.
The seven-time world champion was over four-tenths slower than teammate Leclerc, who has held the higher hand all weekend to date.
