Alpine’s Pierre Gasly went fastest during opening practice for the 2025 Formula 1 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit.
The Frenchman set a benchmark 1:29.239s laptime in the daytime session, 0.007s faster than McLaren’s Lando Norris.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc was third fastest, 0.070s behind Gasly, with Bahrain GP winner Oscar Piastri and Williams’ Alex Albon rounding out the top five.
The top four were covered by 0.102s, with Albon’s effort a further two and a half tenths back.
Mercedes’ George Russell was sixth ahead of Albon’s Williams team-mate Carlos Sainz and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.
The two Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Yuki Tsunoda rounded out the top-10.
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Review the full results below.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:29.239 | 25 | |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:29.246 | 0.007 | 25 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:29.309 | 0.070 | 28 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:29.341 | 0.102 | 25 |
| 5 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:29.606 | 0.367 | 23 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:29.618 | 0.379 | 21 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:29.779 | 0.540 | 26 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:29.815 | 0.576 | 27 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:29.818 | 0.579 | 26 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:29.821 | 0.582 | 26 |
| 11 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:29.907 | 0.668 | 19 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:29.916 | 0.677 | 25 |
| 13 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:29.934 | 0.695 | 24 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:29.976 | 0.737 | 24 |
| 15 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:30.011 | 0.772 | 15 |
| 16 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 1:30.183 | 0.944 | 25 |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:30.583 | 1.344 | 23 |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:30.595 | 1.356 | 21 |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:31.029 | 1.790 | 21 |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:31.038 | 1.799 | 23 |
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