2025 Italian 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 Monza, round 16.
Italian Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Italian Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:20.901 for McLaren at Monza. Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) was 0.102s behind, and at racing speed that is 9.5 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Oscar Piastri completed the top three for McLaren, 0.344s off Lando Norris. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 266.6 m, from Lando Norris to Fernando Alonso.
The closest call of the session was between Isack Hadjar and Gabriel Bortoleto: 0.006s apart, about 0.56 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:20.901 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:21.003 | +0.102 | 9.5 m |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:21.245 | +0.344 | 32.1 m |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.294 | +0.393 | 36.7 m |
| 5 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.368 | +0.467 | 43.6 m |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:21.546 | +0.645 | 60.2 m |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:21.740 | +0.839 | 78.3 m |
| 8 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:21.800 | +0.899 | 83.9 m |
| 9 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.820 | +0.919 | 85.8 m |
| 10 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:21.968 | +1.067 | 99.6 m |
| 11 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:22.133 | +1.232 | 115.0 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:22.139 | +1.238 | 115.5 m |
| 13 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.164 | +1.263 | 117.9 m |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:22.185 | +1.284 | 119.8 m |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:22.239 | +1.338 | 124.9 m |
| 16 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:22.712 | +1.811 | 169.0 m |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:22.777 | +1.876 | 175.1 m |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.892 | +1.991 | 185.8 m |
| 19 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:23.757 | +2.856 | 266.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:20.901. 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 266.6 m.
Italian Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:20.901 at Monza.
- What was the fastest lap at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Italian Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:20.901, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Monza.
- How close was race at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris beat Max Verstappen to fastest lap by 0.102s. At racing speed that margin is 9.5 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Fernando Alonso in P19, the spread is 2.856s or 266.6 m.
- How far behind was Max Verstappen at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:21.003, 0.102s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 9.5 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:21.245, 0.344s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 32.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:21.294, 0.393s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 36.7 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Alexander Albon at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Alexander Albon (Williams) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:21.368, 0.467s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 43.6 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Lewis Hamilton at the Italian Grand Prix 2025?
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:21.546, 0.645s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 60.2 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Monza?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 9.3 m of track. That is why Max Verstappen's 0.102s at the Italian Grand Prix 2025 puts 9.5 m between the cars on the finish line.