2025 F1 Canadian Grand Prix - Friday Practice Results

George Russell set the pace in second F1 practice for the Canadian Grand Prix.

George Russell showed great pace in second F1 practice at the Canadian Grand Prix, topping the timesheets with a 1m12.123s.

Russell stormed to pole in Montreal 12 months ago - and looks set to be in the fight for top spot in qualifying based on the pace he showed in FP2.

Lando Norris was within a tenth of Russell at the top of the order, setting a 1m12.151s in the McLaren MCL39.

Kimi Antonelli made it two Mercedes cars in the top three, just under 0.3s off Russell's pace.

Alex Albon continued Williams' strong start to the year with the fourth-fastest time of the day.

Fernando Alonso was an impressive fifth in the Aston Martin as their resurgence continues following their Imola upgrade.

Oscar Piastri was only sixth in the second McLaren, just ahead of Carlos Sainz.

Lewis Hamilton was the sole Ferrari in action in FP2 after Charles Leclerc was ruled out of the session after his earlier crash.

Max Verstappen and Liam Lawson rounded out the top 10. 

Max Verstappen tops FP1 in Montreal

Max Verstappen set the pace in the opening F1 practice session of the weekend in Canada.

Verstappen ended the session less than a tenth clear of Alex Albon’s Williams.

Williams enjoyed a strong FP1 session, with Albon and Carlos Sainz inside the top three.

George Russell was fourth-fastest in the Mercedes W16, a tenth ahead of Lewis Hamilton.

Isack Hadjar continued his impressive start to the year with the sixth-fastest time, 0.4s off Verstappen’s pace.

McLaren didn’t show their hand, with Lando Norris in seventh-place.

Liam Lawson was eighth overall ahead of Pierre Gasly.

Charles Leclerc was 10th in the second Ferrari after missing most of the session following a hefty shunt at Turn 4.