Lando Norris finished the session at the top of the timesheets, but the battle for first place could hardly have been closer. The McLaren driver set a benchmark of 1:17.600, edging out Mercedes’ Andrea Kimi Antonelli by the smallest possible margin of just 0.001 seconds.
There was virtually nothing separating the two drivers, while Norris was unable to improve his time after making a mistake and abandoning his final flying lap.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc secured third place, with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri fourth and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen completing the top five.
Full results:
1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m17.600s
2 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.001s
3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.117s
4 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.195s
5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.351s
6 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.469s
7 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.507s
8 Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) +0.509s
9 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.513s
10 Lindblad (Racing Bulls) +0.537s
11 Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +0.960s
12 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.052s
13 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.074s
14 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +1.250s
15 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.327s
16 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +1.614s
17 Alex Albon (Williams) +1.701s
18 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +1.776s
19 Ryo Hirakawa (Haas) +1.904s
20 Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) +2.742s
21 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) no time
22 Sergio Perez (Cadillac) no time
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