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2025 F1 Canadian GP - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying at the Canadian Grand Prix

14 Jun 2025
18:02
Leclerc still on top

Leclerc is still top of the pile, 0.137s ahead of Norris. Alonso, Hamilton and Russell round out the top five.

17:59
Session back underway

The red flag has been cleared and FP3 is back underway. 

17:52
Red flag

The session has been halted due to Piastri.

17:51
Brush of the wall for Piastri

Piastri has brushed the wall at the final corner, causing a puncture. He's trundling around back to the pit lane. 

17:50
Order after 20 minutes

Leclec, Alonso, Stroll, Bearman, Gasly, Norris, Hamilton, Piastri, Ocon and Colapinto.

17:48
Leclerc takes P1 again

A 1m12.843s for Leclerc now to return to the top of the order. 

17:45
Alonso goes fastest

A 1m13.050s for Alonso to take top spot on the softs. That's 1.0s ahead of Leclerc.

17:42
Bearman lowers the benchmark

A 1m14.831s, 0.1s ahead of Leclerc. Medium tyres for the top two. 

17:41
Two times on the board

A 1m15.004s for Leclerc, 0.3s ahead of Colapinto.

17:38
A slow start to the session

There hasn't been a mad rush to get out on track with Colapinto, Stroll and Alonso completing installation laps. 

17:31
FP3 is underway

Final practice in Montreal is now underway.

17:10
A busy session ahead for Leclerc

It will be a busy FP3 for Leclerc after he missed the whole of FP2. This was because of his crash in first practice, which damaged the survival cell on his Ferrari. 

17:04
What happened on Friday?

It was a busy Friday in Montreal. George Russell set the pace for Mercedes in FP2, topping the timesheets ahead of Lando Norris.

As it stands, it looks like the fight will be between Russell and the McLarens. Charles Leclerc missed most of the day after a shunt in FP1.

George Russell
George Russell
17:01
Hello

Hello everyone and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for final practice and qualifying from Montreal.

FP3 gets underway in around 30 minutes' time.

We will be bringing you regular updates as we see which driver takes pole for Sunday's race.

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