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Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya GP
F1 Barcelona GP: Lando Norris edges 0.009s clear of George Russell
It was tight at the top in FP2 ahead of the Barcelona GP, with Norris finishing Friday’s running ahead of Russell
Jake Boxall-Legge
Edited: Jun 12, 2026, 5:01 PM
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Lando Norris, McLaren
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Lando Norris snatched the fastest time of the Formula 1 Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix's second practice session from George Russell by just 0.009s, as Oscar Piastri also got within 0.06s of his McLaren team-mate's benchmark.
Norris, who missed FP1 as McLaren reserve Leonardo Fornaroli drove in an F1 session for the first time, concluded the customary FP2 soft-tyre running with a 1m15.426s, a lap that was defined by a handful of slides and corrections as the Briton attempted to coax his car through the Barcelona circuit.
Before Norris' lap, Russell (who had headlined FP1) managed to overturn the pace set by Piastri at the start of the session on mediums. The Australian had put together a 1m15.724s to sit at the top of the order - where he remained by the end of the opening 30 minutes before Russell eclipsed the McLaren driver with a switch to softs.
Yet, Russell's effort was beaten by less than one hundredth of a second when Norris put his soft-tyre effort together, which preceded the longer runs as the teams gravitated towards exploring their potential race pace.
Piastri's own effort on softs brought him into the same postcode as Norris and Russell, demonstrating that McLaren appears to have made a significant step forward at a more conventional circuit after a tough weekend in Monaco.
Charles Leclerc was fourth on the timesheets, albeit 0.373s off as Ferrari continued to explore its raft of updates introduced for the Barcelona weekend. The team took a new front wing to Spain, but this has been subject to several adjustments; Lewis Hamilton reported "dragging" on the straights, prompting a flurry of action as Ferrari's mechanics made some quick tweaks.
Kimi Antonelli was more than half a second off Norris' best time
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Championship leader Kimi Antonelli was 0.589s off Norris' pace, albeit was one of the earlier drivers to gravitate towards the soft-tyre runs. The Italian teen reported that he was struggling with a long brake pedal, demonstrating his discomfort into the corners; Antonelli was another of seven drivers to give up his seat for FP1 as Frederik Vesti drove for Mercedes in the early session.
Max Verstappen and Arvid Lindblad were the only remaining drivers within a second of Norris' soft-tyre effort, with Audi's Gabriel Bortoleto another two tenths behind the Briton. Hamilton, who reported heavy tyre degradation late on in the session, was ninth fastest. Many of the drivers experienced tyre wear during their longer runs, suggesting that the race might not necessarily produce a customary one-stop scenario.
Isack Hadjar was 10th fastest, narrowly avoiding contact with Sergio Perez during the session as the Cadillac driver turned in on him, with Nico Hulkenberg and Oliver Bearman just outside of the top 10.
Liam Lawson was 13th despite his engine having "died" after the first 15 minutes, resulting in his stoppage on the exit of the pit lane. There was no red flag to recover the car, however, as a virtual safety car covered off the removal of his stranded Racing Bulls chassis. His time from the early stages of the session was enough to sit clear of the Williams and Alpine drivers, plus Esteban Ocon.
F1 Barcelona GP: FP2 Results
All Stats
Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 1
McLaren Mercedes 30
1'15.426
S 222.273 2 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 28
+0.009
1'15.435
0.009 S 222.246 3 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 24
+0.057
1'15.483
0.048 S 222.105 4 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 29
+0.373
1'15.799
0.316 S 221.179 5
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
12 
Mercedes Mercedes 31
+0.589
1'16.015
0.216 S 220.551 6 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 3
Red Bull Red Bull 33
+0.895
1'16.321
0.306 S 219.666 7 A. Lindblad Racing Bulls 41
RB Red Bull 29
+0.985
1'16.411
0.090 S 219.408 8 G. Bortoleto Audi 5
Audi Audi 27
+1.185
1'16.611
0.200 S 218.835 9 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 28
+1.205
1'16.631
0.020 S 218.778 10 I. Hadjar Red Bull Racing 6
Red Bull Red Bull 30
+1.248
1'16.674
0.043 S 218.655 11 N. Hulkenberg Audi 27
Audi Audi 31
+1.508
1'16.934
0.260 S 217.916 12 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 31
+1.519
1'16.945
0.011 S 217.885 13 L. Lawson Racing Bulls 30
RB Red Bull 8
+1.541
1'16.967
0.022 M 217.823 14 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 29
+1.594
1'17.020
0.053 S 217.673 15 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Mercedes 30
+1.625
1'17.051
0.031 S 217.585 16 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Mercedes 29
+1.834
1'17.260
0.209 S 216.997 17 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari 29
+2.112
1'17.538
0.278 S 216.219 18 V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team 77
Cadillac Ferrari 6
+2.799
1'18.225
0.687 S 214.320 19 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 29
+3.364
1'18.790
0.565 S 212.783 20 S. Perez Cadillac F1 Team 11
Cadillac Ferrari 34
+3.835
1'19.261
0.471 S 211.518 21 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Honda 21
+3.860
1'19.286
0.025 S 211.452 22 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Honda 20
+4.033
1'19.459
0.173 S 210.991 View full results
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