> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.the-race.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Norris leads Sainz in first 2025 F1 practice, big crash for Bearman - URL: https://www.the-race.com/formula-1/australian-grand-prix-f1-practice-one-results-2025/ - Published: 2025-03-14T02:36:18.000Z - Updated: 2025-03-14T06:20:35.000Z - Description: McLaren pipped Williams in first Australian GP practice, while Haas has a heavily damaged car to fix - Author: Matt Beer - Tags: Formula 1, #hide-countdown, #oliver-bearman, #haas, #mclaren, #williams, #lando-norris, #carlos-sainz, #image-bottom-center Pre-season Formula 1 favourite Lando Norris put McLaren on top right at the end of first practice for the Australian Grand Prix, deposing Carlos Sainz's Williams. --- **Leading positions** 1 Norris (McLaren) 2 Sainz (Williams) 3 Leclerc (Ferrari) 4 Piastri (McLaren) 5 Verstappen (Red Bull) *Full results at bottom of page* --- The session was disrupted by a long red flag for Haas's Ollie Bearman crashing on his first attempt at a qualifying simulation this year, having only run heavy in testing. Bearman ran wide out of the second part of the fast Turn 9/10 left/right combination, went over the gravel then fully lost control and slewed into the barriers on the outside of the track. > An unfortunate crash for Ollie Bearman brings out the red flag 😱 > > Bearman is ok and heading back to the garage[#F1](https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [#AusGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [pic.twitter.com/GxnoqnLKAk](https://t.co/GxnoqnLKAk?ref=the-race.com) > > — Formula 1 (@F1) [March 14, 2025](https://twitter.com/F1/status/1900369306367504514?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) He was unhurt, but the Haas sustained heavy damage. That was the session's second red flag, the first caused by debris on track. Soft-tyre runs had just started when Bearman crashed, with Sainz and Williams impressively pipping Ferrari's Charles Leclerc (who'd been fastest in the first half of the session when all were on mediums) to the top spot at that point. It looked like Sainz would stay there until Norris - whose first soft-tyre effort had been compromised by a multi-corner place swapping battle with Yuki Tsunoda's Racing Bull - unleashed a 1m17.252s to beat the Williams by 0.149s. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/dd/af/ddafbd99-2ccd-468c-b622-4b3cccf80b49/content/images/2025/03/f1_2025_R01_FP1.png) Leclerc's time held up for third, ahead of the second McLaren of Oscar Piastri and champion Max Verstappen's Red Bull. Williams had both cars in the top six, with Alex Albon sixth despite running wide on his final soft-tyre attempt. > 📻 "Did I drop a wheel?" > > George Russell touches the grass at Turn 4 and spins! But, he gets his W16 back on track and continues on 💪[#F1](https://twitter.com/hashtag/F1?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [#AusGP](https://twitter.com/hashtag/AusGP?src=hash&ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) [pic.twitter.com/orGdS0ZF2P](https://t.co/orGdS0ZF2P?ref=the-race.com) > > — Formula 1 (@F1) [March 14, 2025](https://twitter.com/F1/status/1900374582898340285?ref%5Fsrc=twsrc%5Etfw&ref=the-race.com) George Russell spun his Mercedes through the Turn 4 left-hander in the final minute and was seventh, with team-mate Kimi Antonelli 14th. Lewis Hamilton had a low-key start to his first race weekend as a Ferrari driver in 12th. ## FP1 results 1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m17.252s 2 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.149s 3 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.209s 4 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.418s 5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.444s 6 Alex Albon (Williams) +0.461s 7 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.464s 8 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.484s 9 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.595s 10 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.805s 11 Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls) +0.809s 12 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.819s 13 Jack Doohan (Alpine) +0.980s 14 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +1.138s 15 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +1.186s 16 Liam Lawson (Red Bull) +1.203s 17 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.253s 18 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) +1.336s 19 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.887s 20 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +2.060s