06:53
FP2 is nearly here
Suzuka is certainly a rollercoaster ride 🎢
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 4, 2025
Who's ready for second practice? 😄#F1#JapaneseGPpic.twitter.com/p0wgNu5KSg
Jack Doohan
Four red flags in F1 Japanese GP Friday Practice as it happened
Recap Friday practice at the Japanese Grand Prix
- FP2 kicks off at 7am UK time
- How to watch 2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix practice: Live stream for free
The third round of the 2025 F1 season takes us to Suzuka for the Japanese Grand Prix.
McLaren's Lando Norris leads the F1 drivers' standings after two races. Norris is eight points ahead of Max Verstappen and nine clear of Mercedes' George Russell.
The major talking point heading into the weekend is Red Bull's brutal decision to drop Liam Lawson for Yuki Tsunoda.
Follow all of the action from Friday practice in Japan here.
04 Apr 2025
06:31
Not long now until FP2
Second practice gets underway in just 30 minutes now. It was Lando Norris who set the pace in FP1, a tenth ahead of Mercedes' George Russell.
Charles Leclerc rounded out the top three ahead of Lewis Hamilton. Yuki Tsunoda enjoyed a positive first session for Red Bull in sixth.
05:00
Attention turns to FP2
FP2 will start at 7am UK time - just over two hours' time.
04:38
FP1 results
| 2025 F1 Japanese Grand Prix - Free Practice Results (1) | ||||
| Pos | Driver | Nat. | Team | Time |
| 1 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren F1 Team | 1m28.549s |
| 2 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m28.712s |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m28.965s |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Scuderia Ferrari HP | 1m29.051s |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | NED | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m29,065s |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Oracle Red Bull Racing | 1m29.172s |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m29.222s |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m29.225s |
| 9 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team | 1m29.284s |
| 10 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m29.333s |
| 11 | Alex Albon | THA | Atlassian Williams Racing | 1m29.392s |
| 12 | Ryo Hirakawa | JPN | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m29.394s |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team | 1m29.536s |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | BWT Alpine F1 Team | 1m29.547s |
| 15 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren F1 Team | 1m29.708s |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team | 1m29.758s |
| 17 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m30.023s |
| 18 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m30.077s |
| 19 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | MoneyGram Haas F1 Team | 1m30.123s |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Stake F1 Team Kick Sauber | 1m30.147s |
04:32
Top 10
Norris, Russell, Leclerc, Hamilton, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Alonso, Hadjar, Antonelli and Sainz.
04:32
Chequered flag
Norris tops FP1 ahead of Russell and Leclerc.
04:29
A moment for Antonelli now
A moment for Kimi Antonelli at the hairpin 😬#F1#JapaneseGPpic.twitter.com/R0W2yJ3gl9
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 4, 2025
04:22
Into the final 10 minutes
Norris, Russell, Leclerc, Hamilton, Verstappen, Tsunoda, Alonso, Hadjar, Antonelli and Sainz.
04:19
Offs for Albon and Norris
Lando and then Alex! 😬
— Formula 1 (@F1) April 4, 2025
Separate moments through the gravel for Norris and Albon, but both keep their cars moving#F1#JapaneseGPpic.twitter.com/02eROEe343
04:13
Good lap from Norris
He storms to the top of the order ahead of Russell by a tenth.
04:09
20 minutes on the clock
Russell is 0.2s ahead of Leclerc. Verstappen, Tsunoda, Alonso, Antonelli, Hamilton, Sainz, Lawson and Albon complete the top 10.
04:06
A mistake for Norris
He clatters the kerb in the final sector and then runs into the gravel trap.
04:04
More times on the board
Leclerc improves to second-fastest, 0.156s off Russell. Verstappen pips Tsunoda for third - around a tenth between those two.
04:02
A funny moment for Sainz earlier
Carlos
04:01
Tidy lap from Tsunoda
He goes second in the Red Bull, 0.3s off Russell. Not a bad lap. We will need see what Verstappen can do.
03:59
Russell improves again
This time on the softs, Russell improves to a 1m28.809s, which puts him 0.7s ahead of the rest.
03:55
Current top 10
Russell, Verstappen, Hadjar, Albon, Hamilton, Leclerc, Tsunoda, Sainz, Norris and Alonso.
03:49
Strong lap from Russell
A 1m29.176s for Russell now - 0.5s ahead of Verstappen.
03:48
Better lap from Tsunoda
He moves up to fifth in the Red Bull now, a few tenths off Verstappen.
03:46
Russell on top now
A 1m29.616s for Russell now, which puts him on top for Mercedes.
Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris and Alonso complete the top three.
03:41
Tsunoda improves
He moves up to fourth in the Red Bull, 1.0s down on Verstappen's top time.
03:39
Current order
Verstappen, Alonso, Leclerc, Sainz, Albon, Hamilton, Norris, Piastri, Hirakawa and Gasly.
Verstappen has just improved to a 1m29.690s, 1.0s ahead of Alonso.
03:37
A driver change at Alpine
Doohan is sitting out of the first session as Ryo Hirakawa is taking his place in FP1.
03:35
First times on the board
A 1m30.738s for Verstappen, 1.1s ahead of Hamilton at the top of the timesheets.
Tsunoda's first time in the Red Bull is 1.8s off Verstappen.
03:31
FP1 is underway
The first practice session of the weekend at Suzuka is now underway.
