Summary

Max Verstappen wins Emilia-Romagna GP
Lando Norris passes Oscar Piastri to take second
Piastri third, Hamilton fourth and Albon fifth
Antonelli retirement brought out late safety car
Verstappen overtook pole-sitter Piastri at start
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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna

Team radio - Leclerc to Ferraripublished at 14:47 British Summer Time
"Unbelievable. This is unbelievable. All the time I get ***** by the safety car."
Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Max Verstappen will come out of the pits in great shape on fresh, hard compound tyres still in the lead of the grand prix.
Virtual Safety Carpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time
Lap 30/63
Max Verstappen comes in and bolts on new hard tyres. Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, is fuming with the timing of this VCS - and he's letting his Ferrari pit wall know it.
The pits is a hive of activity now and Alex Albon and Isack Hadjar could be the big winners of this Ocon incident. Albon is fourth and Hadjar is fifth.
Yellow flagpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time
Lap 29/63
Lando Norris comes into pit but Esteban Ocon has brought out the Virtual Safety Car. The Haas driver has pulled over to the grass. Everyone slow down...
Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time
Lap 28/63
Another trophy for Oscar Piastri - Isack Hadjar falls under the sword of the Australian. Piastri is up to fourth but he is pushing those hard tyres to the maximum.
Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Lando Norris and Max Verstappen are going to be on much fresher tyres when they do finally make their pit stop than Oscar Piastri.
It feels like almost a questionable decision to bring Piastri in so early when he was in a pretty good position on the track tucked up behind Verstappen.
Piastri up to P5published at 14:41 British Summer Time
Lap 27/63
The Aussie fans in the crowd are loving seeing their driver cut through the field on the old school Imola circuit. Oscar Piastri has another scalp to add to his collection as he passes Italian boy Kimi Antonelli for fifth.
Postpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time
Lap 26/63
Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, is making his starting hard tyres work a decent shift but he's not able to keep the McLaren of championship leader Oscar Piastri at arm's length. The Australian, on fresher hards, moves up to sixth place.
Image source, Getty Images
Postpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time
Lap 25/63
The gap out in front is still nine seconds but those medium tyres four the top four are getting older and older. When will Red Bull pull the trigger Max Verstappen? And will Lando Norris be follow closely behind?
'The overall gap between Piastri and Verstappen is what matters'published at 14:38 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
Oscar Piastri is in a fight with Max Verstappen, there is a bunch of cars between them but the overall gap is what matters. Because Piastri has had to fight his way through traffic, he's not made the progress that he would have hoped.
Top fivepublished at 14:37 British Summer Time
Lap 24/63
1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
2. Lando Norris (McLaren)
3. Alex Albon (Williams)
4. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
5. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time
Lap 23/63
The Ferrari of Charles Leclerc is charging through the field and Oliver Bearman's Haas is quickly dispatched for P9. Ferrari team-mate Lewis Hamilton started on the hards and is three places higher in P6.
Over at Mercedes, George Russell is having troubles with the rear of his car.
Image source, EPA
Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
The frustration for Lewis Hamilton is starting to creep in because he wants to go for an undercut, stopping ahead of Kimi Antonelli to try and find his way past.
Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time
Lap 22/63
Max Verstappen is out in front by just over nine seconds on his 22-lap old medium tyres. Oscar Piastri is stuck in traffic but has made his way up to seventh place after passing Nico Hulkenberg in the Sauber.
Image source, EPA
Team radio - Hamilton to Ferraripublished at 14:33 British Summer Time
"We definitely want to undercut these guys"
Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time
Lap 21/63
Charles Leclerc is clocking the fastest lap at the moment down in 11th spot on his 10-lap hard tyres. Williams are chatting to Carlos Sainz about strategy and the Spaniard is musing as to how his team-mate Alex Albon is getting on and whether he can make a one-stop work.
'Is Piastri considering a two-stop?'published at 14:33 British Summer Time
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent
Is it a one-stop or a two-stop race? Max Verstappen looks like he's definitely going for a one-stop. Piastri stopped early enough, is he possibly considering a two-stop?
Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time
Marc Priestley
Former F1 mechanic on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra
If Oscar Piastri closes to the gap to Max Verstappen, Verstappen will have to seriously consider dropping back and making that pit stop just so he doesn't become a threat to Piastri.
At the moment he's got him well under control and he doesn't want to allow that to get too close.
Postpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time
Lap 20/63
Max Verstappen is nine seconds clear of Lando Norris in the McLaren, with Alex Albon even further back in third in the Williams. All three are on the medium tyres and have yet to pay a visit to the pit lane.
Piastri on movepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time
Lap 19/63
Max Verstappen leads in Imola but hasn't pitted - Oscar Piastri has. The championship leader takes another skin in his pursuit of the front of the field and it's Oliver Bearman who has to make way. P9 for Piastri now.
Image source, Getty Images

2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Imola, 17 May 2025

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:14.897	19
2	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:14.997	19
3	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:15.078	17
4	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:15.399	15
5	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.451	26
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:15.457	21
7	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:15.508	20
8	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.662	14
9	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:15.732	20
10	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:15.787	25
11	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:15.819	18
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:15.944	14
13	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:15.975	22
14	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:15.977	21
15	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:15.990	14
16	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.046	17
17	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:16.110	14
18	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.210	14
19	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.238	16
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:16.387	15

Last updated 17th May 2025 at 12:36

Second Practice

Imola, 16 May 2025

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:15.293	28
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:15.318	25
3	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:15.569	29
4	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.693	23
5	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:15.735	26
6	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:15.768	28
7	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:15.792	22
8	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:15.827	29
9	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:15.916	29
10	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:15.934	29
11	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:15.943	26
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:16.009	26
13	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.044	29
14	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:16.220	21
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:16.255	22
16	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.339	27
17	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:16.341	23
18	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:16.406	27
19	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.419	26
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:16.420	24

Last updated 16th May 2025 at 17:06

First Practice

Imola, 16 May 2025

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:16.545	23
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:16.577	23
3	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:16.597	19
4	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:16.599	26
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:16.641	22
6	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:16.696	21
7	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:16.905	15
8	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:16.922	21
9	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.925	23
10	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.998	23
11	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:17.032	23
12	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:17.077	23
13	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:17.094	23
14	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:17.121	22
15	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:17.286	22
16	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:17.356	18
17	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:17.373	21
18	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:17.446	20
19	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:17.641	19
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:17.662	20

Last updated 16th May 2025 at 13:33

Qualification

Imola, 17 May 2025

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:15.500	1:15.500	1:15.214	1:15.214	fastest lap 1:14.670	fastest lap 1:14.670	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:14.670
2	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	fastest lap 1:15.175	fastest lap 1:15.175	1:15.394	1:15.394	1:14.704	1:14.704	Qualifying 3, 1:14.704
3	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:15.852	1:15.852	1:15.334	1:15.334	1:14.807	1:14.807	Qualifying 3, 1:14.807
4	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:15.894	1:15.894	1:15.261	1:15.261	1:14.962	1:14.962	Qualifying 3, 1:14.962
5	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:15.695	1:15.695	1:15.442	1:15.442	1:15.431	1:15.431	Qualifying 3, 1:15.431
6	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:15.987	1:15.987	fastest lap 1:15.198	fastest lap 1:15.198	1:15.432	1:15.432	Qualifying 3, 1:15.432
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:16.123	1:16.123	1:15.521	1:15.521	1:15.473	1:15.473	Qualifying 3, 1:15.473
8	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:15.817	1:15.817	1:15.497	1:15.497	1:15.581	1:15.581	Qualifying 3, 1:15.581
9	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:16.253	1:16.253	1:15.510	1:15.510	1:15.746	1:15.746	Qualifying 3, 1:15.746
10	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:15.937	1:15.937	1:15.505	1:15.505	1:15.787	1:15.787	Qualifying 3, 1:15.787
11	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:16.108	1:16.108	1:15.604	1:15.604	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.604
12	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:16.163	1:16.163	1:15.765	1:15.765	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.765
13	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:15.943	1:15.943	1:15.772	1:15.772	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:15.772
14	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:16.340	1:16.340	1:16.260	1:16.260	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:16.260
15	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:16.256	1:16.256	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.256
16	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:16.379	1:16.379	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.379
17	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:16.518	1:16.518	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.518
18	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:16.613	1:16.613	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.613
19	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:16.918	1:16.918	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:16.918
not available	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, not available

Last updated 17th May 2025 at 17:09

Race

Imola, 18 May 2025

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	2	2	fastest overall lap 1:17.988	1:31:33.199	25
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	4	2	1:18.311	6.109 behind	18
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1	2	1:18.894	12.956 behind	15
4	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	12	2	1:18.265	14.356 behind	12
5	Alexander Albon Williams	23	7	2	1:18.289	17.945 behind	10
6	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	11	2	1:19.048	20.774 behind	8
7	George Russell Mercedes	63	3	2	1:19.733	22.034 behind	6
8	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	6	2	1:19.836	22.898 behind	4
9	Isack Hadjar RB	6	9	2	1:19.473	23.586 behind	2
10	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	not available	1	1:20.039	26.446 behind	1
11	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	5	2	1:19.894	27.250 behind	0
12	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	17	1	1:20.401	30.296 behind	0
13	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	10	2	1:20.398	31.424 behind	0
14	Liam Lawson RB	30	15	2	1:20.473	32.511 behind	0
15	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	8	2	1:20.501	32.993 behind	0
16	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	16	2	1:20.345	33.411 behind	0
17	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	19	2	1:19.521	33.808 behind	0
18	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	14	3	1:20.630	38.572 behind	0
not classified	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	13	1	1:20.620	did not finish completed 44 laps	0
not classified	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	18	1	1:21.413	did not finish completed 27 laps	0

Last updated 18th May 2025 at 15:48

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Recap and reaction to Verstappen winning Emila-Romagna Grand Prix

Summary

Live Reporting

Team radio - Leclerc to Ferraripublished at 14:47 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time

Virtual Safety Carpublished at 14:45 British Summer Time

Yellow flagpublished at 14:43 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:42 British Summer Time

Piastri up to P5published at 14:41 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:38 British Summer Time

'The overall gap between Piastri and Verstappen is what matters'published at 14:38 British Summer Time

Top fivepublished at 14:37 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:36 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:35 British Summer Time

Team radio - Hamilton to Ferraripublished at 14:33 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time

'Is Piastri considering a two-stop?'published at 14:33 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:33 British Summer Time

Postpublished at 14:31 British Summer Time

Piastri on movepublished at 14:30 British Summer Time

2025 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix

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