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Formula 1 Singapore GP
F1 Singapore GP: Fernando Alonso tops FP1 ahead of Charles Leclerc
The Spaniard topped the timings in first practice at the Marina Bay Street Circuit
Jake Boxall-Legge
Edited: Oct 3, 2025, 10:50 AM
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Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin Racing
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Fernando Alonso opened the Singapore Grand Prix weekend with the fastest time in Formula 1's first free practice session, as the Aston Martin driver finished the session 0.15s clear of Charles Leclerc.
The two-time world champion set a 1m31.116s on soft tyres in the daylight session, eclipsing the Ferrari driver's benchmark on the C5s as Max Verstappen sat a further 0.126s behind.
Low grip track conditions at the start of the session created multiple lock-ups through the early stages as drivers found it difficult to coax their cars into the tighter corners, with a sprinkling of dust obscuring the offline sections of the track.
Alonso led after the opening 15 minutes with a 1m32.592s, as Aston Martin chose to open with medium tyres versus the hard tyres used by other teams.
This was surpassed by Lando Norris' 1m32.493s on the hard compound but, 10 minutes later, Alonso returned to the top with a 1m32.054s. The Spaniard's time at the top was more fleeting on this occasion, as countryman Carlos Sainz bolted on medium tyres to dip below the 92-second mark with a time of 1m31.812s.
Carlos Sainz, Williams
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In the second half of the hour-long session, a number of drivers began to explore the softer compounds; Leclerc collected a 1m31.266s on his first lap with softs to set a new benchmark.
Norris and Oscar Piastri attempted to overturn this, but both McLaren drives fell short and cycled through the pitlane for a tweak to their front wing angle – Piastri cited an 'understeery' car after his first soft-tyre effort.
Alonso, however, found a 1m31.117s on his opening soft-tyre effort to surpass Leclerc, as neither McLaren nor Verstappen could find an advantage over the Ferrari driver's lap on the C5s. With a follow-up effort on the same set of softs, Alonso found a thousandth of a second on his previous best.
Behind Leclerc and Verstappen, Lewis Hamilton was fourth fastest – 0.364s away from his former McLaren team-mate. Piastri lightly touched the wall on his best lap, one-thousandth of a second down on Hamilton, while Norris was sixth fastest.
Isack Hadjar had a prosperous first outing in Singapore and was seventh on the timesheets, ahead of Sainz – who chose not to run the soft tyre through the session. Yuki Tsunoda and Esteban Ocon completed the top 10.
Alex Albon suffered a brake fire in the opening 10 minutes of the session, prompting hurried attention from his Williams mechanics as they attempted to stop the smoke pouring out of the rear end.
F1 Singapore GP - FP1 results
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 23
1'31.116
S 195.179 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 25
+0.150
1'31.266
0.150 S 194.858 3 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 24
+0.276
1'31.392
0.126 S 194.590 4 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 23
+0.364
1'31.480
0.088 S 194.403 5 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 25
+0.365
1'31.481
0.001 S 194.401 6 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 22
+0.582
1'31.698
0.217 S 193.940 7 I. Hadjar Racing Bulls 6
RB Honda 28
+0.639
1'31.755
0.057 S 193.820 8 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 27
+0.696
1'31.812
0.057 M 193.700 9 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull 25
+0.744
1'31.860
0.048 S 193.598 10 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari 24
+1.012
1'32.128
0.268 S 193.035 11 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 22
+1.023
1'32.139
0.011 M 193.012 12 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari 29
+1.199
1'32.315
0.176 S 192.644 13 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 26
+1.262
1'32.378
0.063 S 192.513 14
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
12 Mercedes Mercedes 24
+1.283
1'32.399
0.021 M 192.469 15 L. Lawson Racing Bulls 30
RB Honda 27
+1.345
1'32.461
0.062 S 192.340 16 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 25
+1.422
1'32.538
0.077 S 192.180 17 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari 27
+1.495
1'32.611
0.073 S 192.029 18 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 18
+1.918
1'33.034
0.423 S 191.155 19 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault 26
+2.208
1'33.324
0.290 S 190.561 20 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 2
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