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Piastri Wins in Jeddah to Take Formula One Lead

Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 20, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third placed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. (Reuters)
Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 20, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third placed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. (Reuters)
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Piastri Wins in Jeddah to Take Formula One Lead

Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 20, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third placed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. (Reuters)
Formula One F1 - Saudi Arabian Grand Prix - Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia - April 20, 2025 McLaren's Oscar Piastri celebrates on the podium after winning the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix alongside second placed Red Bull's Max Verstappen and third placed Ferrari's Charles Leclerc. (Reuters)

Australian Oscar Piastri won the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix on Sunday to take the lead in the Formula One world championship from McLaren teammate Lando Norris with his third win in five races.

Red Bull's four times world champion Max Verstappen finished second, after starting from pole position at Jeddah's Corniche circuit, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari's first podium of the campaign. Norris was fourth.

Victory made Piastri, triumphant in Bahrain last weekend and in China last month, the first Australian to lead the championship since his manager Mark Webber in 2010 and also the first back-to-back winner this season.

Norris, who had led by three points before the race and is now 10 behind Piastri, started in 10th place after crashing in qualifying.

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Norris Fastest in Final Practice as Piastri Hits the Wall

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 14: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.Mark Thompson/Getty Images/AFP
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 14: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.Mark Thompson/Getty Images/AFP
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Norris Fastest in Final Practice as Piastri Hits the Wall

MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 14: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.Mark Thompson/Getty Images/AFP
MONTREAL, QUEBEC - JUNE 14: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track during final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Canada at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on June 14, 2025 in Montreal, Quebec.Mark Thompson/Getty Images/AFP

Lando Norris lapped fastest in final Canadian Grand Prix practice on Saturday as Formula One leader and McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri hit Montreal's wall of champions.

Norris lapped the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in one minute 11.799 seconds, 0.078 quicker than Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who was back on track after crashing on Friday and missing second practice.

The Briton had described the previous day's practice as McLaren's worst Friday of the season but appeared more comfortable in the last track time before qualifying.

Mercedes' 2024 pole-sitter George Russell was third, 0.151 off the pace, with Ferrari's seven-times world champion Lewis Hamilton fourth and 0.251 slower than Norris.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen, chasing an unprecedented fourth successive Canadian win on Sunday, was fifth fastest with Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso sixth.

Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli was seventh and Piastri eighth, with the Australian briefly triggering red flags when he skimmed the famed wall at the last corner and scattered debris with 37 minutes to go.

The championship leader was able to get back out again with 24 minutes remaining.

The Australian leads Norris by 10 points after nine of 24 rounds.

Carlos Sainz was ninth fastest for Williams with teammate Alex Albon 10th.