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Formula 1 Singapore GP
F1 Singapore GP: Max Verstappen tops tight FP3 as Liam Lawson crashes again
Verstappen was fastest in final practice at Marina Bay, while Lawson suffered another accident following his FP2 crash
Ben Vinel
Edited: Oct 4, 2025, 11:10 AM
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Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
Photo by: Zak Mauger / LAT Images via Getty Images
Max Verstappen set the fastest time in a red-flagged Free Practice 3 session at the 2025 Formula 1 Singapore Grand Prix.
McLaren's Lando Norris was the early pacesetter on mediums, registering a 1m31.021s in the first 15 minutes. Red Bull's Verstappen and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton eventually came closest to that benchmark on the yellow-walled tyres, lapping in 1m31.358s and 1m31.448s respectively.
Despite daytime conditions, which are not fully representative of the nocturnal qualifying and race, the teams mostly focused on one-lap pace ahead of this afternoon, with grid position more important at the Marina Bay Street Circuit than at other tracks.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli was the first driver in the 1m30s with the soft rubber, having lapped in 1m30.760s before being surpassed by Charles Leclerc's 1m30.651s, Norris' 1m30.292s and Verstappen's 1m30.148s.
Championship leader Oscar Piastri came within 0.017s of Verstappen's marker on his final attempt, on a weekend when McLaren can win the constructors' championship for a second season in a row.
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George Russell completed the top three with a 0.049s deficit, as the Mercedes driver lamented a lack of confidence in Turn 16, where he suffered a "weird" crash in FP2.
George Russell, Mercedes
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Antonelli and Norris set the exact same time of 1m30.237s for fourth and fifth, followed by Carlos Sainz, Isack Hadjar, Hamilton and Nico Hulkenberg. The top nine therefore featured seven different teams within half a second, with Haas, Aston Martin and Alpine further down.
Liam Lawson caused a red flag 15 minutes into the session when he lost control of his Racing Bulls on the Turn 7 exit kerb, subsequently crashing into the outside wall. The Italian team now faces a race against time to fix his car ahead of qualifying, with obvious wing and suspension damage.
A potential red-flag infringement by Hamilton will be investigated by the stewards after the session.
Other than Lawson's off, the main driving errors in the session included Franco Colapinto, Sainz and Alex Albon all harmlessly taking to the escape road at Turn 14.
Singapore GP - Free Practice 3 results
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Laps Time Interval Tyres km/h 1 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull 16
1'30.148
S 197.275 2 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes 26
+0.017
1'30.165
0.017 S 197.238 3 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes 18
+0.049
1'30.197
0.032 S 197.168 4
A. Kimi Antonelli Mercedes
12 
Mercedes Mercedes 19
+0.089
1'30.237
0.040 S 197.081 5 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes 26
+0.089
1'30.237
0.000 S 197.081 6 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes 23
+0.244
1'30.392
0.155 S 196.743 7 I. Hadjar Racing Bulls 6
RB Honda 25
+0.341
1'30.489
0.097 S 196.532 8 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari 23
+0.411
1'30.559
0.070 S 196.380 9 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari 22
+0.489
1'30.637
0.078 S 196.211 10 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari 23
+0.503
1'30.651
0.014 S 196.180 11 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes 23
+0.520
1'30.668
0.017 S 196.144 12 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari 25
+0.549
1'30.697
0.029 S 196.081 13 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari 23
+0.636
1'30.784
0.087 S 195.893 14 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari 24
+0.651
1'30.799
0.015 S 195.861 15 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes 22
+0.775
1'30.923
0.124 S 195.594 16 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault 23
+0.899
1'31.047
0.124 S 195.327 17 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes 24
+1.112
1'31.260
0.213 S 194.871 18 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull 25
+1.292
1'31.440
0.180 S 194.488 19 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault 23
+1.495
1'31.643
0.203 S 194.057 20 L. Lawson Racing Bulls 30
RB Honda 7
+3.480
1'33.628
1.985 M 189.943 View full results
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