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How Lando Norris won the 2025 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship

15:50, 07 Dec
Updated: 15:53, 07 Dec
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Lando Norris became the 2025 F1 world champion at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix - here is how the McLaren driver clinched the title.
R1: Australian Grand Prix
During a wet Australian Grand Prix, Norris remained flawless to claim his first victory of the season. After a mistake by Oscar Piastri as rain hit the track, Max Verstappen finished in second place.
1. Norris, 25 pts | 2. Verstappen, 18 pts | 3. Russell, 15 pts
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Norris won the season opener in Melbourne - Photo: Race Pictures
R2: Chinese Grand Prix
Norris only collected a single point during the Sprint won by Hamilton, and finished second behind Piastri during the race after having brake issues during the final laps.
1. Norris, 44 pts | 2. Verstappen, 36 pts | 3. Russell, 35 pts
R3: Japanese Grand Prix
Verstappen won his first race of the season in Suzuka, keeping the two McLarens behind. Norris finished ahead of Piastri in second place.
1. Norris, 62 pts | 2. Verstappen, 61 pts | 3. Piastri, 49 pts
R4: Bahrain Grand Prix
After only finishing sixth in qualifying, Norris fought his way back to finish third behind Piastri and Russell. Verstappen finished only sixth on Sunday, and fell down to third place in the standings.
1. Norris, 77 pts | 2. Piastri, 74 pts | 3. Verstappen, 69 pts
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Piastri took the lead in the standings after the Saudi Arabia GP - Photo: Race Pictures
R5: Saudi Arabia Grand Prix
After a crash in Q3, Norris finished only finished fourth. Piastri and Verstappen battled for the victory, and a five-second penalty to the Dutchman meant the Australian won the race and took the lead in the drivers' standings.
1. Piastri, 99 pts | 2. Norris, 89 pts | 3. Verstappen, 87 pts
R6: Miami Grand Prix
Norris ended up winning a chaotic Sprint in Miami, but finished second to Piastri during Sunday's race, and as result, the Australian extended his gap in the drivers' standings.
1. Piastri, 131 pts | 2. Norris, 115 pts | 3. Verstappen, 99 pts
R7: Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Despite taking pole on Saturday, Piastri would have to yield the lead to Verstappen after the Dutchman's formidable overtake around the outside of the Tamburello chicane, who would never again look back, taking the win ahead of the Australian and Norris in P3.
1. Piastri, 146 pts | 2. Norris, 133 pts | 3. Verstappen, 124 pts
R8: Monaco Grand Prix
After taking pole on Saturday at the principality, Norris was able to clinch victory, followed by Ferrari's Charles Leclerc and Piastri in P3, with Verstappen taking P4.
1. Piastri, 161 pts | 2. Norris, 158 pts | 3. Verstappen, 136 pts
R9: Spanish Grand Prix
Piastri led Norris in another McLaren 1-2 in Barcelona, with Leclerc taking P3 capitalising on Verstappen's cool and not yet race-ready hard compound tyres, which opened the door for Russell to barge his way past the Dutchman at Turn 1 with minor contact, albeit big enough to enrage the Red Bull driver who took matters into his own hands the following lap at Turn 4, causing a collision with the British Mercedes driver for which he would receive a 10 second time penalty that would demote him to P10.
1. Piastri, 186 pts | 2. Norris, 176 pts | 3. Verstappen, 137 pts
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Norris did not finish in Montreal after crashing into Piastri - Photo: Race Pictures
R10: Canadian Grand Prix
George Russell backed his pole with a dominant win on Sunday, followed by Verstappen and Andrea Kimi Antonelli. Piastri finished P4, with Norris retiring from the race after a clumsy overtake on the Australian resulted in a race ending accident.
1. Piastri, 198 pts | 2. Norris, 176 pts | 3. Verstappen, 155 pts
R11: Austrian Grand Prix
Norris returned to winning Wats, showing stellar form on what's been, historically, one of his most prolific tracks, taking pole and the win ahead of Piastri and Leclerc, with Verstappen being the 1st lap casualty of an overzealous move by Antonelli at Turn three that saw both drivers out of the race.
1. Piastri, 216 pts | 2. Norris, 201 pts | 3. Verstappen, 155 pts
R12: British Grand Prix
Verstappen gambled with a dry set-up on Saturday which gave him pole at Silverstone, but ironically discarded him for the race win on Sunday. The British summer rain hit the track rendering the Dutchman's RB21 undriveable, something Piastri and Norris capitalised on. Under safety car conditions, Piastri led Verstappen, and would be penalised by the Stewards with a 10 second sanction for what they judged to be dangerous driving, braking heavily on the back straight ahead of Stowe. Norris would take his first home race win despite McLaren's belief that the penalty for Piastri had been unwarranted. The Australian finished second, and Verstappen, after spinning under safety car conditions and dropping down the order, bringing the car home in P5.
1. Piastri, 234 pts | 2. Norris, 226 pts | 3. Verstappen, 165 pts
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Norris won his home GP at Silverstone - Photo: Race Pictures
R13: Belgium Grand Prix
Laurent Mekies would replace Christian Horner after the race in Silverstone, and Verstappen would taste victory yet again, albeit during the Sprint, finishing ahead of Piastri and Norris. In the main race, Piastri overtook Norris who'd be unable to come back at his teammate, with Verstappen missing out on the podium places having bet on a wet set-up that he was not allowed to capitalise on due to the FIA's decision to not start the race until conditions improved on the grounds of safety.
1. Piastri, 266 pts | 2. Norris, 250 pts | 3. Verstappen, 185 pts
R14: Hungarian Grand Prix
A debacle for Verstappen who'd manage a P9 finish on merit after being nowhere all weekend long at the Hungaroring. Norris would be given what turned out to be the best strategy, propelling him to the win ahead of Piastri who'd led for the most part of the second half of the race.
1. Piastri, 284 pts | 2. Norris, 275 pts | Verstappen, 187 pts
R15: Dutch Grand Prix
Piastri took pole and the win leading the entire race ahead of Norris who would retire due to engine reliability issues promoting Verstappen to P2 and Isack Hadjar to his first-ever F1 podium.
1. Piastri, 309 pts | 2. Norris, 275 pts | 3. Verstappen, 205 pts
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Verstappen began his late season title charge in Italy - Photo: Race Pictures
R16: Italian Grand Prix
Verstappen took pole, and fended off Norris' attacks, taking the win in Monza, followed by the British McLaren driver and Piastri, after a botched pit stop put the McLaren team orders under the spotlight once again.
1. Piastri, 324 pts | 2. Norris, 293 pts | 3. Verstappen, 230 pts
R17: Azerbaijan Grand Prix
Verstappen again took pole and followed up with the race win on Sunda, with Norris finishing in P7 and Piastri crashing out of the race on the first lap.
1. Piastri, 324 pts | 2. Norris, 299 pts | 3. Verstappen, 255 pts
R18: Singapore Grand Prix
Russell clinched pole on Saturday evening and led the entire race under the lights on Sunday ahead of Verstappen in P2 and Norris in P3 after an overtake on teammate Piastri once again sparked controversy at McLaren over their infamous papaya rules.
1. Piastri, 336 pts | Norris, 314 pts | Verstappen, 273 pts
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Norris and Piastri made contact again during the Sprint at COTA - Photo: Race Pictures
R19: United States Grand Prix
Verstappen won the sprint and the Grand Prix at COTA, with both McLarens crashing into each other at the start of the short 100km race and finishing in P2 and P5 during the main event with Norris leading Piastri.
1. Piastri, 346 pts | 2. Norris, 332 pts | Verstappen, 306 pts
R20: Mexican Grand Prix
Norris dominated the weekend in the North American nation, reaffirming his pole position with an imperious win ahead of Leclerc and Verstappen in P3. With Piastri finishing in P5 the British driver would now become the leader in the Championship standings.
1. Norris, 357 pts | 2. Piastri, 356 pts | 3. Verstappen, 321 pts
R21: Brazilian Grand Prix
Norris would follow upon his dominant performance in Mexico by taking home the maximum points during the sprint weekend in Brazil. Piastri crashed out of the sprint race with Verstappen finishing in P4. For the main race, Verstappen took a new engine and changed the set-up of his RB21 which forced him to start fromthe pit lane from which he would recover to P3. Piastri was punished with a 10 second time penalty for an incident with Antonelli and would finish the race in P5.
1. Norris, 390 pts | 2. Piastri, 366 pts | 3. Verstappen, 341 pts
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McLaren's Las Vegas disqualification meant Verstappen gained 25 points on his rivals in Las Vegas - Photo: Race Pictures
R22: Las Vegas Grand Prix
Norris would take pole on Saturday but a mistake at the start of the Grand Prix would see Verstappen go ahead of the British driver and win the race. In the end, the Dutchman would bag a 25 points net gain on both McLaren drivers after their cars were found to be in breach of the technical regulations during post-race inspections, resulting in a double disqualification from the race results.
1. Norris, 390 pts | 2. Piastri, 366 pts | 3. Verstappen, 366 pts
R23: Qatar Grand Prix
Piastri returned to his old form and dominated throughout the weekend, clinching the sprint pole and the win and achieving pole position for the Grand Prix. Norris finished P3 in the short 100km race on Saturday afternoon and Verstappen took the chequered flag in P4. For the main race Norris and Verstappen started right behind in Piastri in P2 and P3 respectively, but due to a strategic error the Red Bull Racing driver took win ahead of the Australian with the British driver coming home in P4 behind Carlos Sainz following a controversy sparking overtake on Antonelli on the penultimate lap of the race.
1. Norris, 408 pts | 2. Verstappen, 396 pts | 3. Verstappen, 392 pts
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Norris won the world title in Abu Dhabi - Photo: Race Pictures
R24: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
Norris needed to finish third to secure his first ever world title, and he did just that in Abu Dhabi. Verstappen won the race, but he misses out on the title by two points in the end.
1. Norris, 423 pts | 2. Verstappen, 421 pts | 3. Piastri, 410 pts

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