The McLaren pairing of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris took the top two positions this evening in the second practice session

The McLaren pairing of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris took the top two positions this evening in the second practice session of the Formula 1 Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix 2025 at Bahrain International Circuit.

Piastri went quickest in McLaren’s MCL39 with a best lap time of 1:30.505 under lights. He was 0.154s faster than teammate Norris, showing the team’s strong pace as they aim to secure their first-ever victory in Sakhir.

George Russell in Mercedes’ W16 was classified third in the session 0.527s from the top, while Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ranked fourth 0.540s off in his SF-25.

Kimi Antonelli put two Mercedes cars in the top five after going 0.722s from Piastri. Isack Hadjar in his Racing Bulls VCARB 02 was sixth 0.733s from the top, four-time reigning drivers’ world champion Max Verstappen in Red Bull Racing’s RB21 was seventh 0.825s back, and seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton completed the top eight for Ferrari 1.071s from first place.

Oliver Bearman was the leading Haas driver in their VF-25, placing ninth with a 1.079s from first, and Carlos Sainz of Williams was 10th in his FW47 car 1.118s back.

Classified 11th through 20th, respectively, were Alexander Albon (+1.191s) in the second Williams, Liam Lawson (+1.201s) in the other Racing Bulls, Gabriel Bortoleto (+1.267s) in his Kick Sauber C45, Jack Doohan (+1:31.788) for Alpine in his A525, former two-time world champion Fernando Alonso (+1.320s) in his Aston Martin AMR25, Esteban Ocon (+1.365s) in the other Haas, Pierre Gasly (+1.442s) for Alpine, Yuki Tsunoda (+1.519s) for Red Bull Racing, Lance Stroll (+1.877s) in the second Aston Martin, and Nico Hulkenberg (+1.991s) for Kick Sauber.