Lando Norris set the fastest time in the third practice session for the 2025 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix while Oscar Piastri caused the sole red flag in FP3.
Every driver set their fastest time on soft tyres but mediums may come into play for qualifying as some drivers seemed to prefer the C5 to the C6.
Norris set the benchmark with a 1m11.799s as Ferrari joined the lead fight in FP3 with Charles Leclerc second and 0.078s off the pace, while Lewis Hamilton was fourth and 0.251s off the pace.
George Russell split the Ferraris in third for Mercedes, and Max Verstappen rounded out the top five for Red Bull - 0.329s off Norris's pace.
Fernando Alonso was next on the leaderboard in sixth for Aston Martin ahead of Mercedes's Kimi Antonelli.
Piastri's brush with the wall
Piastri hit the wall of champions 20 minutes into the session, with a right-rear puncture sending him to the McLaren garage after just two timed laps on softs and three on mediums.
Piastri's incident brought out a brief red flag due to debris at the final chicane but his car was repaired for him to complete a couple of timed laps at the end of the session.
He finished eighth and 0.720s off the pace. Carlos Sainz was the same margin off first place in ninth, and Alex Albon rounded out the top 10 - 0.024s behind Sainz.
Last-placed Yuki Tsunoda endured a rough FP3 as he managed just one timed lap before retreating to the Red Bull garage with a reliability issue. It seemed like the team was focusing on fixing his front brakes, and he emerged with just over five minutes remaining to improve his time.
Tsunoda was then noted for a red flag infringement, as was 19th-placed Sauber driver Gabriel Bortoleto. His team-mate Nico Hulkenberg (18th) spun and brushed the wall of champions early on with his rear wing.
Ollie Bearman (15th) also brushed that but his Haas escaped damage. Isack Hadjar (11th) shrugged off a spin at Turn 2 to carry on in his Racing Bulls.
2025 Canadian Grand Prix FP3 results
1 Lando Norris (McLaren) 1m11.799s
2 Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.078s
3 George Russell (Mercedes) +0.151s
4 Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.251s
5 Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.273s
6 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.448s
7 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.549s
8 Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.720s
9 Carlos Sainz (Williams) +0.720s
10 Alex Albon (Williams) +0.774s
11 Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) +0.852s
12 Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +0.885s
13 Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) +0.992s
14 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) +0.995s
15 Ollie Bearman (Haas) +1.026s
16 Esteban Ocon (Haas) +1.028s
17 Franco Colapinto (Alpine) +1.261s
18 Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) +1.273s
19 Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +1.373s
20 Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) +1.774s
