F1 championship leader Oscar Piastri topped the timesheet in the second practice session for this weekend’s 2025 FIA Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix beating Mercedes’ George Russell by just under three tenths of a second, with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen ahead of Monaco Grand Prix winner Lando Norris.

At the start of the second hour of practice 

Norris set an early benchmark with a time of 1:13.636 with Piastri 0.351s off his team-mate on his opening lap. Verstappen then split the McLarens with a lap of 1:13.910. With 10 minutes gone Haas’ Ollie Bearman suffered a spin that sent him through the gravel at Turn 3, but the Briton was able to steer his way out and continue. 

As the first third elapsed Russell stepped up the pace and he went quickest thanks to a lap of 1:13.046 on Soft tyres as team-mate Kimi Antonelli slotted into second place with a time of 1:13.298.

Verstappen then posted a 1:13.070s to go second on softs before Norris stopped the clock at exactly the same time, only handing Verstappen P2 by virtue of the Dutchman setting the time first. 

Piastri then moved ahead of all of them with a lap of 1:12.760, putting him nearly three-tenths clear of Russell as Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took fifth spot in what was shaping up to be a tricky session for the Scuderi, with both the Monegasque and team-mate Lewis Hamiton struggling for grip in the hot conditions. 

With the bulk of the qualifying sims complete, attention turned to longer runs during the final third of FP2, leaving Piastri at the top of the order ahead of Russell, Verstappen and Norris. With Leclerc in P5, sixth place into the session went to Antonelli, with home favourite Alonso in seventh. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly took eighth spot, while Racing Bulls pair of Isack Hadjar and Liam Lawson rounded out the top 10. 

Hamilton, who complained that his Ferrari was “undriveable”, ended the session in 11th place, ahead of Kick Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg, Red Bull’s Yuki Tsunoda and the Williams duo of Carlos Sainz and Alex Albon. 

2025 FIA Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix – Free Practice 2
1  Oscar Piastri McLaren/Mercedes 1:12.760  28 230.417
2  George Russell Mercedes 1:13.046 0.286 32 229.515
3  Max Verstappen Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1:13.070 0.310 30 229.440
4  Lando Norris McLaren/Mercedes 1:13.070 0.310 31 229.440
5  Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:13.260 0.500 32 228.845
6  Kimi Antonelli Mercedes 1:13.298 0.538 31 228.726
7  Fernando Alonso Aston Martin/Mercedes 1:13.301 0.541 28 228.717
8  Pierre Gasly Alpine/Renault 1:13.385 0.625 30 228.455
9  Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls/Honda RBPT 1:13.400 0.640 29 228.408
10  Liam Lawson Racing Bulls/Honda RBPT 1:13.494 0.734 29 228.116
11  Lewis Hamilton Ferrari 1:13.533 0.773 29 227.995
12  Nico Hülkenberg Sauber/Ferrari 1:13.592 0.832 30 227.812
13  Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull/Honda RBPT 1:13.683 0.923 31 227.531
14  Carlos Sainz Williams/Mercedes 1:13.721 0.961 34 227.414
15  Alexander Albon Williams/Mercedes 1:13.839 1.079 32 227.050
16  Lance Stroll Aston Martin/Mercedes 1:13.839 1.079 17 227.050
17  Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber/Ferrari 1:13.959 1.199 27 226.682
18  Esteban Ocon Haas/Ferrari 1:14.005 1.245 30 226.541
19  Oliver Bearman Haas/Ferrari 1:14.126 1.366 20 226.171
20  Franco Colapinto Alpine/Renault 1:14.303 1.543 31 225.632