Carlos Sainz has gone fastest in the solitary practice session of the Sao Paulo Grand Prix weekend.
Sainz’s time of 1:11.732s bettered that of Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc in second, who set a time of 1:11.840s.
Mercedes’ George Russell wound up third, lapping the Interlagos circuit in a time of 1:11.865s.
Behind Russell came the Haas of Nico Hulkenberg and Alex Albon’s Williams to complete the top five.
Leading the way for Aston Martin in the session was Lance Stroll in sixth, ahead of the Alpine of Pierre Gasly, Zhou Guanyu and Logan Sargeant in the second Williams
Kevin Magnussen, last year’s pole sitter in Sao Paulo, rounded out the top 10 in practice ahead of qualifying.
Position
Driver
Team
Time Gap
Laps
1
Carlos Sainz Jr
Ferrari
1:11.732
30
2
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
1:11.840 0.108
31
3
George Russell
Mercedes
1:11.865 0.133
30
4
Nico Hulkenberg
Haas
1:11.928 0.196
19
5
Alex Albon
Williams
1:12.044 0.312
27
6
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
1:12.136 0.404
26
7
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
1:12.184 0.452
31
8
Guanyu Zhou
Alfa Romeo
1:12.481 0.749
27
9
Logan Sargeant
Williams
1:12.579 0.847
30
10
Kevin Magnussen
Haas
1:12.592 0.860
24
11
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
1:12.615 0.883
28
12
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:12.638 0.906
30
13
Yuki Tsunoda
AlphaTauri
1:12.714 0.982
29
14
Daniel Ricciardo
AlphaTauri
1:12.778 1.046
27
15
Esteban Ocon
Alpine
1:12.779 1.047
29
16
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
1:12.793 1.061
29
17
Valtteri Bottas
Alfa Romeo
1:13.012 1.280
31
18
Sergio Perez
Red Bull
1:13.056 1.324
30
19
Lando Norris
McLaren
1:13.629 1.897
25
20
Oscar Piastri
McLaren
1:13.838 2.106
28
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