São Paulo Grand Prix
2025 · Round 21 · São Paulo, Brazil · Nov 7-9, 2025Race summary
Victory went to Norris (from 1st on the grid), with a 10.4s margin. Verstappen made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 3rd (up 16 places). Hadjar had a difficult race, dropping from 5th to 8th. The safety car was deployed on laps 2-5. A virtual safety car (VSC) period was in effect on laps 7-8. The winner made 2 pit stops: on lap 30 (medium → soft), on lap 50 (soft → medium). The fastest pit stop went to Lawson (RB F1 Team) on lap 19, with 2.0s stationary time. The fastest lap of the race belonged to Albon (1:12.400).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1 | 71 | 1:32:01.596 | 25 |
| 2 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 2 | 71 | +10.388 | 18 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 19 | 71 | +10.750 | 15 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 6 | 71 | +15.267 | 12 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 4 | 71 | +15.749 | 10 |
| 6 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 71 | +29.630 | 8 |
| 7 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 7 | 71 | +52.642 | 6 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 5 | 71 | +52.873 | 4 |
| 9 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 10 | 71 | +53.324 | 2 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | 71 | +53.914 | 1 |
| 11 | Alexander Albon 1:12.400 | Williams | 12 | 71 | +54.184 | 0 |
| 12 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 20 | 71 | +54.696 | 0 |
| 13 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 15 | 71 | +55.420 | 0 |
| 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 11 | 71 | +55.766 | 0 |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 16 | 71 | +57.777 | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 | 71 | +58.247 | 0 |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 17 | 71 | +1:09.176 | 0 |
| – | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 13 | 37 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3 | 5 | Retired | 0 |
| – | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 18 | 0 | Retired | 0 |