Norris leads Leclerc as less than a second covers field in final practice | Formula 1

Lando Norris was quickest in final practice for the Italian Grand Prix but qualifying looks likely to be exceptionally close.

The entire field was covered by less than a second when the chequered flag fell on the final hour of practice.

Norris produced the best lap of the weekend so far, covering the 5.7 kilometre Monza course in 1’19.331 – just four thousandths of a second slower than the pole position he set last year. Charles Leclerc came close to deposing him at the end of the session but fell short by two hundredths of a second.

That late improvement by the Ferrari driver denied McLaren a one-two in the session. Oscar Piastri came third, with Max Verstappen only two thousandths of a second behind in his Red Bull. George Russell, fifth, also managed to lap within two tenths of Norris’s benchmark time.

Gabriel Bortoleto impressed for Sauber, claiming the sixth-fastest time. His 1’19.558 put him ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari.

The entire top 10 was compressed into little more than four tenths of a second. Isack Hadjar took eighth for Racing Bulls but is under investigation for rejoining incorrectly when he ran wide at the Roggia chicane.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli put his Mercedes ninth. Williams, which impressed on Friday, could manage no better than 10th, courtesy of Alexander Albon.

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Oliver Bearman was frustrated by Haas’s failure to manage their cars after being distracted by his team mate at the Rettifilo towards the end of the session. Esteban Ocon, who ended the session slowest, had also vexed Verstappen at the same corner earlier in practice.

Verstappen complained about his rival on his radio after the Haas driver overtook him at the exit of Rettifilo. The Red Bull driver repassed Ocon and then appeared to slow in front of him in retaliation as they approached the Roggia chicane.

2025 Italian Grand Prix third practice result

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2025 Italian Grand Prix combined practice times

P.	#	Driver	Team	FP1 time	FP2 time	FP3 time	Gap	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1’21.021	1’19.878	1’19.331		77
2	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1’20.286	1’19.961	1’19.352	0.021	77
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes		1’20.059	1’19.496	0.165	51
4	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull-Honda RBPT	1’20.692	1’20.077	1’19.498	0.167	67
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1’21.110	1’20.276	1’19.515	0.184	68
6	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber-Ferrari	1’21.172	1’20.475	1’19.558	0.227	67
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1’20.117	1’20.070	1’19.598	0.267	69
8	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1’21.158	1’20.383	1’19.603	0.272	69
9	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1’20.940	1’21.367	1’19.696	0.365	53
10	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1’21.073	1’20.179	1’19.720	0.389	76
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber-Ferrari	1’21.179	1’20.241	1’19.737	0.406	71
12	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin-Mercedes	1’21.114	1’20.645	1’19.861	0.530	65
13	55	Carlos Sainz Jnr	Williams-Mercedes	1’20.650	1’19.974	1’19.907	0.576	78
14	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault		1’21.564	1’20.034	0.703	52
15	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull-Honda RBPT	1’21.292	1’20.269	1’20.059	0.728	76
16	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1’21.201	1’20.811	1’20.132	0.801	66
17	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	1’22.058	1’20.607	1’20.209	0.878	74
18	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1’21.653	1’21.102	1’20.247	0.916	79
19	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin-Mercedes	1’21.295	1’20.528	1’20.247	0.916	76
20	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	1’21.642	1’20.654	1’20.304	0.973	71
21	89	Alexander Dunne	McLaren-Mercedes	1’21.606			2.275	26
22	61	Paul Aron	Alpine-Renault	1’22.153			2.822	23