F1 Results Today: McLaren BEATEN in Saudi as Max Verstappen's Red Bull struggles continue

McLaren have been beaten by a shock rival in first practice at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, with Max Verstappen's Red Bull struggles also continuing in Jeddah.

Whilst McLaren ended the session with Lando Norris in P2 and last weekend's Bahrain Grand Prix winner Oscar Piastri in fourth, split by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, it was Alpine's Pierre Gasly who topped the timings in FP1.

For results from FP2 in Bahrain, please see here.

Gasly set a lap time of 1:29:239 around the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, edging Norris by just 0.007 of a second as he backs up his strong showing in Bahrain last time out.

Elsewhere, as mentioned, reigning world champion Verstappen continued to struggle with instability in his RB21, only able to set a time quick enough for P9 in the session, with Lewis Hamilton one place ahead in P8 and team-mate Yuki Tsunoda one place behind in P10.

With that said, let's take a look at the results and times in full from FP1 and how the order is looking ahead of FP2 later in the day.

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F1 FP1 Results: Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion, won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

Is there F1 today?

Yes, FP2 will take place after FP1 on Friday, April 18, at 8pm (local time) and 6pm (BST). To read the complete breakdown of practice times and how to watch in your location click here.

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