2025 São Paulo GP Sprint: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Sprint at Interlagos, round 21.
São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 Sprint: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 Sprint with a 1:12.120 for McLaren at Interlagos. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) was 0.018s behind, and at racing speed that is 1.5 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Nico Hulkenberg completed the top three for Kick Sauber, 0.066s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 160.3 m, from Lando Norris to Franco Colapinto.
The closest call of the session was between Lando Norris and Kimi Antonelli: 0.018s apart, about 1.5 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:12.120 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.138 | +0.018 | 1.5 m |
| 3 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:12.186 | +0.066 | 5.5 m |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.263 | +0.143 | 11.8 m |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:12.617 | +0.497 | 41.1 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12.955 | +0.835 | 69.1 m |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:12.992 | +0.872 | 72.2 m |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:13.111 | +0.991 | 82.0 m |
| 9 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:13.155 | +1.035 | 85.7 m |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:13.197 | +1.077 | 89.2 m |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:13.226 | +1.106 | 91.6 m |
| 12 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:13.372 | +1.252 | 103.6 m |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:13.444 | +1.324 | 109.6 m |
| 14 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:13.517 | +1.397 | 115.6 m |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:13.712 | +1.592 | 131.8 m |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.757 | +1.637 | 135.5 m |
| 17 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:13.791 | +1.671 | 138.3 m |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:13.896 | +1.776 | 147.0 m |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:13.921 | +1.801 | 149.1 m |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:14.056 | +1.936 | 160.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the sprint fastest lap at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:12.120. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Franco Colapinto the field covers 160.3 m.
São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 Sprint: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 sprint with a 1:12.120 at Interlagos.
- What was the fastest lap at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 sprint was a 1:12.120, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Interlagos.
- How close was sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris beat Kimi Antonelli to fastest lap by 0.018s. At racing speed that margin is 1.5 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Franco Colapinto in P20, the spread is 1.936s or 160.3 m.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:12.138, 0.018s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 1.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Nico Hulkenberg at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber) had the 3rd-fastest lap in sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:12.186, 0.066s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 5.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was George Russell at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 4th-fastest lap in sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:12.263, 0.143s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 11.8 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 5th-fastest lap in sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:12.617, 0.497s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 41.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in sprint at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:12.955, 0.835s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 69.1 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Interlagos?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.3 m of track. That is why Kimi Antonelli's 0.018s at the São Paulo Grand Prix 2025 puts 1.5 m between the cars on the finish line.