F1 Spanish GP LIVE: Race start time and updates as Piastri starts on pole with Norris set to challenge

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The Catalunya track is not long for F1, with the Spanish GP relocating to Madrid next year, though Barcelona is expected to finish its current contract with a final race in 2026.

Piastri may not want it to wave goodbye to the track as he secured the biggest pole margin of the campaign, grabbing top spot for the fourth time as he outpaced Norris by 0.209s.

There was a humdinger of a battle for third as Max Verstappen, who finished fourth in Monaco last weekend and won last year’s race in Spain, and George Russell of Mercedes finished on the same time but the Red Bull reigning champion was given the nod as he finished his lap first. Lewis Hamilton is eyeing further improvement, particularly in light of a new FIA clampdown on flexi-wings this weekend, and drove his Ferrari into a creditable fifth spot.

Gabriel Bortoleto, who starts P12:

“I’ve looked at a lot of the videos, let’s see how we go, you can’t decide anything before you actually arrive there and seeing the possibilities.”

Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 13:37

Carlos Sainz, who starts P17:

“This weekend has been tough for the team, we knew this track wouldn’t be our favourite one - it doesn’t mean we can’t go for it and try and get back into the points.

“I strongly believe our race will be better than our qualifying.”

Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 13:34

A fond farewell?

A reminder that this afternoon will mark the end of the Spanish Grant Prix at the Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya - though the track could yet still host a final race next season with the calendar still to be sorted. But this race weekend will be heading elsewhere, with a Madrid street circuit set to provide new tests for the drivers.

Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 13:29

When is the Spanish GP and how can I watch?

Sunday 1 June

How can I watch it online and on TV?

The Spanish Grand Prix will be broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom - and ESPN in the United States. Sky’s coverage of Sunday’s race starts at 12:30pm (BST).

Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action in Barcelona on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer, you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.

Luke Baker1 June 2025 13:23

INTERVIEW: Susie Wolff: ‘F1 is not a man’s world anymore’

From a coastal upbringing in the west Scottish town of Oban and first racing in a go-kart at the age of eight, Susie Wolff has, at 42, just about seen it all in motorsport. A racing CV that includes stints in Formula Renault, Formula Three, the sports car series DTM and a trailblazing F1 test drive at Williams have been bookended post-retirement with executive roles at Mercedes and the Formula E team Venturi.

But her latest venture is her true passion; some might say her life’s work.

Wolff is now managing director at the all-female racing series F1 Academy, a competition tasked with finding the next generation of top-quality female racers. Ultimately, the target – by the end of the decade – is for a woman to land a full-time seat in F1. By next year, a woman will have not started an F1 race for half a century, with the last instance being Lella Lombardi’s appearance at the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix.

Susie Wolff: ‘F1 is not a man’s world anymore’

Wolff, managing director of the all-female racing series F1 Academy, speaks to Kieran Jackson about the growing number of women in motorsport and when she is targeting a female driver on the grid

Kieran Jackson1 June 2025 13:19

REMINDER: Lance Stroll pulls out of Spanish Grand Prix with wrist injury

Stroll qualified 14th at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya but his team said the decision not to contest the ninth round of the campaign related to a broken wrist he sustained in a cycling accident ahead of the 2023 season.

A statement from the British team said: "Over the course of the past six weeks Lance has been experiencing pain in his hand and wrist, which his medical consultant believes is in relation to the procedure he underwent in 2023.

"As a result his medical team have confirmed that he will not race tomorrow and he will undergo a procedure to rectify these issues before focusing on his recovery."

Harry Latham-Coyle1 June 2025 13:15

F1 driver standings ahead of Spanish GP

1. Oscar Piastri – 161 points

2. Lando Norris – 158 points

3. Max Verstappen – 136 points

4. George Russell – 99 points

5. Charles Leclerc – 79 points

6. Lewis Hamilton – 63 points

7. Kimi Antonelli – 48 points

8. Alex Albon – 42 points

9. Esteban Ocon – 20 points

10. Isack Hadjar – 15 points

11. Lance Stroll – 14 points

12. Carlos Sainz – 13 points

13. Yuki Tsunoda – 10 points

14. Liam Lawson – 8 points

15. Pierre Gasly – 7 points

16. Nico Hulkenberg - 6 points

17. Ollie Bearman – 6 points

18. Fernando Alonso – 0 points

19. Jack Doohan – 0 points

20. Gabriel Bortoleto – 0 points

Luke Baker1 June 2025 13:12

Lewis Hamilton slams flexi-wing changes

Lewis Hamilton took aim at the new front-wing technical directive that has come into force this weekend but doesn’t appear to have changed things too much...

“It has not made a difference,” he said.

“What a waste of money. The wings still bend and everyone has had to spend more money. It doesn’t make sense. I would have given that money to charity.”

Luke Baker1 June 2025 13:07

Spanish Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton, incidentally, has won this race six times, a joint record alongside Michael Schumacher. One would suggest that a seventh victory in Spain might be unlikely but the Ferrari driver was encouraged by his qualifying performance yesterday. If he gets off to a good start from fifth and in amongst the front of the field, you never know...

Harry Latham-Coyle1 June 2025 13:00

F1 driver standings ahead of Spanish Grand Prix

Here’s a look at how the standings sit entering today’s race. Can Oscar Piastri convert pole into victory to extend his lead at the top ahead of teammate Lando Norris?