FP1 Results: Norris edges Antonelli in Brazil practice
Lando Norris set the pace at Interlagos with 1:11.717, beating newly crowned champion Kimi Antonelli by 0.082s. Max Verstappen took third, Lewis Hamilton fourth. A red flag halted FP1 early when Freddie Slater stopped on track; seven rookies ran in place of full-time drivers.
Session summary
Lando Norris set the pace at Interlagos with a lap of 1:11.717 on Friday's opening practice. Kimi Antonelli, recently crowned F1 champion, finished just 0.082s behind in his Mercedes , while Max Verstappen was under a quarter of a second adrift in third, with Lewis Hamilton in his Ferrari a tenth further back .[1]
Top ten classified
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:11.717 | , |
| 2 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:11.799 | +0.082s |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:11.953 | +0.236s |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12.041 | +0.324s |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.103 | +0.386s |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 1:12.156 | +0.439s |
| 7 | Gabriele Mini | Alpine | 1:12.569 | +0.852s |
| 8 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:12.614 | +0.897s |
| 9 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:12.654 | +0.937s |
| 10 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:12.715 | +0.998s |
Formula 1 official report
Incidents and stoppages
The session was halted after just 12 minutes when Freddie Slater, running in Nico Hulkenberg's Audi, was forced to stop the car out on track with a mechanical problem .[2] Slater stopped on track with a reported gearbox issue and completed only seven laps, finishing last .[3]
Lance Stroll, Alex Albon, Lewis Hamilton and Colton Herta all experienced lock-ups at Turn 1 in the opening minutes as they explored the limits of the Interlagos circuit .[4] Albon's session came to an end with 20 minutes remaining after the Williams driver pulled off the circuit with a loss of power steering .[1]
Ferrari junior Dino Beganovic, driving in place of Charles Leclerc, ran off track early and returned to the garage for repairs to his car's floor, managing only 11 laps and finishing 21st .[3] Verstappen expressed frustration over his car's downshifts, describing them as "unacceptable" over team radio .[3]
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Rookie FP1 outings
Seven drivers made rookie FP1 appearances: Leonardo Fornaroli replaced Oscar Piastri at McLaren; Dino Beganovic drove Charles Leclerc's Ferrari; Luke Browning took over from Carlos Sainz at Williams; Rafael Camara replaced Esteban Ocon at Haas; Freddie Slater drove Nico Hulkenberg's Audi; Gabriele Mini replaced Pierre Gasly at Alpine; and Colton Herta took Sergio Perez's Cadillac .[5]
Rafael Camara, the Brazilian making his Formula 1 debut this weekend, got his first taste of 2026 F1 machinery in front of his home fans at Sao Paulo .[1] Gabriele Mini, at the wheel of Pierre Gasly's Alpine, finished seventh ahead of home hero Gabriel Bortoleto .[1]
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Related reading
- [1]FP1: Norris leads Antonelli and Verstappen in opening Sao Paulo GP practice session (formula1). Accessed 2026-11-07.
- [2]2026 F1 Sao Paulo Grand Prix - Brazil Free Practice 1 results (racingnews365). Accessed 2026-11-07.
- [3]F1 results: Brazilian Grand Prix 2026 (planetf1). Accessed 2026-11-07.
- [4]Which rookie drivers are getting FP1 outings at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix? (formula1). Accessed 2026-11-07.
- [5]F1 Brazilian GP: Lando Norris tops FP1 as Colton Herta clinches superlicence (motorsport). Accessed 2026-11-07.