Piastri sets the fastest time at the iconic Spa circuit | Belgian Grand Prix FP1 Results 2025

It's Round 13 of the 2025 Formula 1 season and the grid has arrived in Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix. McLaren dominated in Silverstone with Lando Norris securing the race win ahead of Oscar Piastri and the Sauber of Nico Hulkenberg. Hulkenberg claimed his first ever podium in Formula 1, finally ending his bad luck streak. It was announced after the British Grand Prix that Christian Horner has stepped down from his position as Team Principal with immediate effect. Laurent Mekies is set to replace the Brit, and it is unclear what Horner is doing with the team as of now, as he is technically still on the payroll until the end of the season.

There has been lots of talk around the tire compounds for the Belgian Grand Prix. Pirelli have opted to offer the C1, C3 and C4 compounds, which is slightly unusual as they skipped the C2 compound.
Carlos Sainz was having immediate issues in his Williams, and it is understood that it was a critical problem, requiring the Spaniard to go into 'limp mode'
Lance Stroll also remained in the pit lane after suffering some early issues with his Aston Martin
George Russell and Franco Colapinto nearly had a moment with Colapinto as he was on a cool down lap while Russell was pushing, and the two nearly collided
Lance Stroll came out of the pits and immediately set the fastest time on the soft compound tires.
- It was short lived with him sitting at the top of the leaderboard, but it was very impressive that Aston Martin was able to get the driver out in solid condition
Oscar Piastri topped the timesheets ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

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Belgian Grand Prix FP1 Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:42.022
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:42.426
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:42.526
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:42.598
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:42.928
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:42.979
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:43.085
8	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:43.112
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:43.120
10	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App RB	1:43.122
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:43.217
12	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:43.261
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1 Team	1:43.262
14	Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1 Team	1:43.470
15	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App RB	1:43.478
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:43.570
17	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:43.929
18	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:44.492
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:44.847
20	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:45.077