2025 Australian GP Race: 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. Race at Melbourne, round 1.
Australian Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Australian Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:22.167 for McLaren at Melbourne. Liam Lawson (Red Bull Racing) was 0.803s behind, and at racing speed that is 66.9 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Max Verstappen completed the top three for Red Bull Racing, 0.914s off Lando Norris, a double top-three for Red Bull Racing. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 554.3 m, from Lando Norris to Fernando Alonso.
The closest call of the session was between Gabriel Bortoleto and Yuki Tsunoda: 0.002s apart, about 0.17 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:22.167 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.970 | +0.803 | 66.9 m |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:23.081 | +0.914 | 76.2 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:23.242 | +1.075 | 89.6 m |
| 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:24.192 | +2.025 | 168.7 m |
| 6 | Yuki Tsunoda | Racing Bulls | 1:24.194 | +2.027 | 168.9 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:24.218 | +2.051 | 170.9 m |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:24.597 | +2.430 | 202.5 m |
| 9 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:24.901 | +2.734 | 227.8 m |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:25.020 | +2.853 | 237.8 m |
| 11 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:25.065 | +2.898 | 241.5 m |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:25.243 | +3.076 | 256.3 m |
| 13 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:25.271 | +3.104 | 258.7 m |
| 14 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.538 | +3.371 | 280.9 m |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:26.764 | +4.597 | 383.1 m |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:27.603 | +5.436 | 453.0 m |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:28.819 | +6.652 | 554.3 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:22.167. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso the field covers 554.3 m.
Australian Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:22.167 at Melbourne.
- What was the fastest lap at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Australian Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:22.167, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Melbourne.
- How close was race at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris beat Liam Lawson to fastest lap by 0.803s. At racing speed that margin is 66.9 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso in P17, the spread is 6.652s or 554.3 m.
- How far behind was Liam Lawson at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Liam Lawson (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:22.970, 0.803s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 66.9 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:23.081, 0.914s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 76.2 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:23.242, 1.075s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 89.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Gabriel Bortoleto at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:24.192, 2.025s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 168.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Yuki Tsunoda at the Australian Grand Prix 2025?
- Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:24.194, 2.027s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 168.9 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Melbourne?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 8.3 m of track. That is why Liam Lawson's 0.803s at the Australian Grand Prix 2025 puts 66.9 m between the cars on the finish line.