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F1 Italian GP: Lando Norris tops disrupted FP2 session ahead of Charles Leclerc
Norris ends second practice at Monza's Italian GP on top, ahead of Leclerc and Carlos Sainz
Filip Cleeren
Edited: Sep 5, 2025, 4:39 PM
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Lando Norris, McLaren
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McLaren driver Lando Norris topped second practice at F1's Italian Grand Prix ahead of Ferrari hero Charles Leclerc.
Norris, who is looking to start clawing back a 34-point championship deficit to team-mate Oscar Piastri after a costly retirement in Zandvoort, led the early medium-tyre running from the Australian at a sunny Monza circuit.
The second practice session was interrupted by a red flag after nine minutes for an off by Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli at Lesmo 2. Antonelli suffered a snap of oversteer through the second right-hander and veered off into the gravel while trying to catch the slide.
The 19-year-old Italian's Mercedes was beached in the gravel trap, bringing an end to his session after just four laps, one year on from his FP1 debut accident at the same venue.
After a brief interruption to extract the Mercedes from the gravel, Red Bull's Max Verstappen took over top spot before being demoted by Williams man Carlos Sainz.
The halfway point brought the soft tyres into play, with Norris the first driver to dip below the 1m20 barrier with a 1m19.878s effort.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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Sainz was quick on softs, too, going second and splitting Norris from Piastri, while FP1 leader Lewis Hamilton also appeared to confirm Ferrari's promise this weekend.
The same couldn't initially be said for his team-mate Charles Leclerc, who reported he had "no grip at all" after the first salvo of soft-tyre runs left him in 10th. But, on his next run, Leclerc appeared to have rectified his handling ails, as he moved up to second just 0.083s behind Norris.
The order remained unchanged in the final 20 minutes as many drivers reverted to harder rubber for long run practice, although Leclerc did go for another soft-tyre run and survived a scare in the Ascari chicane, cutting the gravel trap and the grass on the right-hand side.
Verstappen was sixth in the first Red Bull – two tenths behind Norris – in what looked like a more encouraging Friday compared to last year's difficult Monza weekend for the team. Alex Albon took seventh ahead of Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg, while second Red Bull driver Yuki Tsunoda and Mercedes' George Russell rounded out the top 10.
Zandvoort podium hero Isack Hadjar made a more low-key start this time in 11th, while – as expected – Aston Martin and especially Alpine looked on the back foot.
Third practice continues on Saturday morning at 12:30 local Italian time.
F1 Italian GP results - FP2
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 28
1'19.878
S 261.083 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 29
+0.083
1'19.961
0.083 S 260.812 3 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 30
+0.096
1'19.974
0.013 S 260.769 4 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 29
+0.181
1'20.059
0.085 S 260.492 5 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 26
+0.192
1'20.070
0.011 S 260.457 6 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 27
+0.199
1'20.077
0.007 S 260.434 7 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 28
+0.301
1'20.179
0.102 S 260.103 8 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari 27
+0.363
1'20.241
0.062 S 259.902 9 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull 28
+0.391
1'20.269
0.028 S 259.811 10 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 29
+0.398
1'20.276
0.007 S 259.788 11 I. Hadjar Racing Bulls 6
RB Honda 24
+0.505
1'20.383
0.107 S 259.442 12 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari 25
+0.597
1'20.475
0.092 S 259.146 13 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 28
+0.650
1'20.528
0.053 S 258.975 14 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 29
+0.729
1'20.607
0.079 S 258.721 15 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 26
+0.767
1'20.645
0.038 S 258.600 16 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari 29
+0.776
1'20.654
0.009 S 258.571 17 L. Lawson Racing Bulls 30
RB Honda 25
+0.933
1'20.811
0.157 S 258.068 18 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 30
+1.224
1'21.102
0.291 S 257.142 19
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
12 Mercedes Mercedes 4
+1.489
1'21.367
0.265 H 256.305 20 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault 30
+1.686
1'21.564
0.197 S 255.686 View full results
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