14 - 16 Mar 2025
Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, Melbourne
Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 4 | Lando NorrisNOR | McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.096 |
2 | 81 | Oscar PiastriPIA | McLaren Mercedes | 1:15.180 |
3 | 1 | Max VerstappenVER | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:15.481 |
4 | 63 | George RussellRUS | Mercedes | 1:15.546 |
5 | 22 | Yuki TsunodaTSU | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:15.670 |
6 | 23 | Alexander AlbonALB | Williams Mercedes | 1:15.737 |
7 | 16 | Charles LeclercLEC | Ferrari | 1:15.755 |
8 | 44 | Lewis HamiltonHAM | Ferrari | 1:15.973 |
9 | 10 | Pierre GaslyGAS | Alpine Renault | 1:15.980 |
10 | 55 | Carlos SainzSAI | Williams Mercedes | 1:16.062 |
11 | 6 | Isack HadjarHAD | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:16.175 |
12 | 14 | Fernando AlonsoALO | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:16.453 |
13 | 18 | Lance StrollSTR | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:16.483 |
14 | 7 | Jack DoohanDOO | Alpine Renault | 1:16.863 |
15 | 5 | Gabriel BortoletoBOR | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:17.520 |
16 | 12 | Andrea Kimi AntonelliANT | Mercedes | 1:16.525 |
17 | 27 | Nico HulkenbergHUL | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:16.579 |
18 | 30 | Liam LawsonLAW | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:17.094 |
19 | 31 | Esteban OconOCO | Haas Ferrari | 1:17.147 |
20 | 87 | Oliver BearmanBEA | Haas Ferrari | |
Note - Bearman failed to set a lap time in Qualifying. Permitted to race by stewards. | ||||
Serious question.
It only just dawned on me that in one respect this season has started the same way as last season ended. McLaren is faster than Mercedes.
Can anyone remember a season before 2024 when an engine customer team was faster than the team that supplied their engine?