norris tops japanese grand prix f1 practice
norris tops japanese grand prix f1 practice
Lando Norris from McLaren led the last warm-up run at the Japanese Grand Prix F1 Practice while track fires kept slowing the race. Competitors struggled to complete their runs because two fires activated red flags at Turns 12 and 130R during the practice session.
After George Russell at third place Mercedes showed their strengths and Ferrari sent Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen to places five and six. The session ended ahead of schedule when many drivers needed to stop their practice runs because of another red flag.
Japanese Grand Prix – Free Practice 3 Results
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:27.965 |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:27.991 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:28.077 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:28.414 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:28.497 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:28.524 |
| 7 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:28.554 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:28.603 |
| 9 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:28.785 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:28.786 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:28.846 |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:29.104 |
| 13 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:29.126 |
| 14 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:29.767 |
| 15 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.772 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:30.084 |
| 17 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Stake | 1:30.134 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:30.183 |
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.267 |
| 20 | Nico Hulkenberg | Stake | 1:30.621 |
