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2025 Formula One World Championship
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The 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship is an ongoing motor racing championship for Formula One cars and the 76th running of the Formula One World Championship. It is recognised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA), the governing body of international motorsport, as the highest class of competition for open-wheel racing cars. The championship is contested over twenty-four Grands Prix held around the world. It began in March and will end in December.

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Oscar Piastri and his team McLaren-Mercedes are the current World Drivers' and Constructors' Championship leaders, respectively.
The logo for the 75th anniversary of Formula One

Drivers and teams compete for the titles of World Drivers' Champion and World Constructors' Champion, respectively. Max Verstappen, driving for Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT, is the reigning Drivers' Champion,[1] while McLaren-Mercedes are the reigning Constructors' Champions.[2]

The 2025 season is the last year to utilise the power unit configuration introduced in 2014. A revised configuration without the Motor Generator Unit-Heat (MGU-H), but with a higher power output from the Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic (MGU-K), will be introduced for 2026.[3] 2025 also marks the final year of the ground-effect generation of cars introduced in 2022, and the last year of the drag reduction system (DRS) introduced as an overtaking aid in 2011 as cars with active aerodynamics and moveable wings are being introduced in 2026.[4]

2025 is the final season for Renault as an active engine supplier for its team Alpine, as the manufacturer plans to discontinue engine production post-2025.[5]

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All teams compete with tyres supplied by Pirelli.[6] Each team is required to enter at least two drivers, one for each of the two mandatory cars.[7]

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Free practice drivers

On four occasions throughout the season, twice for each of its cars, each team has to field a driver in one of the first two free practice sessions who has not competed in more than two races.[7]

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Team changes

RB discontinued its use of initialism and entered instead as Racing Bulls, thus changing their team and constructor name.[25]

Driver changes

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Oliver Bearman (top left), Andrea Kimi Antonelli (top centre), Jack Doohan (top right), Gabriel Bortoleto (bottom left), Liam Lawson (bottom centre) and Isack Hadjar (bottom right) made their debuts as full-time drivers with Haas, Mercedes, Alpine, Sauber, Red Bull Racing, and Racing Bulls, respectively.

Lewis Hamilton left Mercedes after twelve seasons to join Ferrari, ending his record-breaking streak of the most consecutive seasons driving for a single constructor, as well as competing in his first season without a Mercedes power unit.[41] He replaced Carlos Sainz Jr., who left Ferrari after four seasons to join Williams on a multi-year deal. Sainz was initially set to replace Logan Sargeant, but Sargeant was replaced by Franco Colapinto part way through the 2024 season.[42][43][44][45] Hamilton was replaced by Mercedes junior Andrea Kimi Antonelli, who was promoted from Formula 2.[46][47] In January 2025, Colapinto left Williams to join Alpine as a reserve driver.[48]

Haas is fielding an all new line-up in 2025; Nico Hülkenberg departed the team after two seasons to drive for Sauber, with whom he last competed in 2013.[49][50] He was replaced by Haas's reserve driver Oliver Bearman, who stepped up from Formula 2, having previously raced in the 2024 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix for Ferrari, and in the 2024 Azerbaijan and São Paulo Grands Prix for Haas.[51] Kevin Magnussen also departed the team after seven seasons across two stints.[52] He was replaced by Esteban Ocon, who split from Alpine before the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after five seasons with them.[53] Jack Doohan, who replaced Ocon for the 2024 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, obtained the seat at Alpine for 2025.[54][55]

Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu both left Sauber after three years,[56] the former rejoining Mercedes as a reserve driver after having previously raced for the team from 2017 to 2021,[57] and the latter joining Ferrari as a reserve driver.[58] The vacant seat alongside Hülkenberg was filled by reigning Formula 2 Champion Gabriel Bortoleto.[59]

Despite a previously signed contract until 2026, Sergio Pérez left Red Bull Racing after the conclusion of the 2024 season.[60] He was replaced by Liam Lawson, who was promoted from Racing Bulls after five Grands Prix in 2023 under the AlphaTauri moniker, and six Grands Prix in 2024 under the use of the initialism RB.[61] Red Bull Racing reserve and 2024 Formula 2 runner-up Isack Hadjar was promoted to Racing Bulls in his place.[62]

In-season changes

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Yuki Tsunoda (left) moved from Racing Bulls to Red Bull Racing from the Japanese Grand Prix onwards, switching with Liam Lawson. Franco Colapinto (right) replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onwards.

Following the Chinese Grand Prix, Liam Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls, with Yuki Tsunoda making his debut for Red Bull Racing at the subsequent Japanese Grand Prix.[63]

Following the Miami Grand Prix, Jack Doohan was relegated to a reserve driver role for Alpine. His seat was given to former reserve driver Franco Colapinto on a "rotating seat" basis, with the latter debuting at the subsequent Emilia Romagna Grand Prix and being initially scheduled to race for the team until the Austrian Grand Prix. Before the race at Spielberg, it was confirmed that Colapinto would retain his seat with the team, effectively on a race-by-race basis.[64] Colapinto previously raced for Williams in nine Grands Prix in 2024.[65]

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Nations that are scheduled to host a Grand Prix in 2025 are highlighted in green, with circuit locations marked with a black dot. Former host nations are shown in dark grey, and former host circuits are marked with a white dot.

The 2025 calendar comprises the same twenty-four Grands Prix as the previous season.[66][67] The Chinese, Miami, Belgian, United States, São Paulo and Qatar Grands Prix feature the sprint format.[68][69]

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Calendar changes

The Australian Grand Prix hosted the opening race of the 2025 season for the first time since 2019. It was the third round in the past three seasons, after the Bahrain and Saudi Arabian Grands Prix, respectively, with those events being pushed back in 2025 to avoid a conflict with Ramadan.[70][71] The Russian Grand Prix was under contract to feature on the 2025 calendar.[72] However, the contract was terminated in 2022 in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[73]

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Regulation changes

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Technical regulations

Minimum weight changes

The minimum driver weight allowance was increased from 80 kilograms (176.4 lb) to 82 kilograms (180.8 lb). Consequently, the overall minimum weight limit of the car, excluding fuel, rose from 798 kilograms (1,759 lb) to 800 kilograms (1,764 lb). The adjustment was implemented to promote driver well-being, particularly for individuals who are taller or heavier.[74][75][76]

Driver cooling

A driver cooling kit has been introduced for 2025. The system will only be mandated by the FIA in extreme heat conditions, with the minimum weight of the cars increased correspondingly when applicable. This is to avoid a repeat of overheating of the drivers witnessed at the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.[77] When the FIA predicts a temperature of over 30.5 °C (86.9 °F), a "heat hazard" will be declared. This will require teams to equip the drivers with their cooling systems, and the minimum weight will be raised by 5 kilograms (11 lb) to compensate for the equipment.[78]

Drag reduction system (DRS) parameters

The slot gaps for the rear wing between the two modes of the DRS have been changed, with the minimum gap reduced. It has been shrunk from 10–15 millimetres (0.39–0.59 in) to 9.4–13 millimetres (0.37–0.51 in); the upper boundary remains at 85 millimetres (3.3 in) with DRS open. The FIA has also tightened up the rules on the DRS modes, stating that there must only be two positions, and that ending the application of DRS must return the wing exactly as defined to the initial mode.[78]

Number of gearboxes

There is no longer a limit on the number of gearboxes used by teams, as the reliability of current designs renders this restriction obsolete.[79]

Wing flexibility

The FIA introduced stricter rear wing deflection tests that mandated the slot gap—the distance between the mainplane and rear-wing flap—be restricted to 2 mm (0.079 in) under a 2 kN (450 lbf) load, which was again reduced to 0.5 mm (0.020 in) from the Chinese Grand Prix onwards to counteract teams' usage of a "mini-DRS".[80] Additional front wing tests were implemented in a four-month forewarned technical directive for the Spanish Grand Prix, reducing the deflection under a 1 kN (220 lbf) load from 10 mm (0.39 in) to 5 mm (0.20 in).[81]

Fastest lap point

The point awarded to drivers finishing in the top ten positions for setting the fastest lap in the race, which was reintroduced in 2019, has been abolished.[7][82][83]

Driving standards guidelines publication

Ahead of the Austrian Grand Prix, the FIA released the latest version of its driving standards guidelines into the public domain. Originally introduced in 2024, these written guidelines aimed to provide drivers with a clearer understanding of the expected racing etiquette during on-track battles. Making the guidelines publicly available was intended to help fans and media better understand the rationale behind the FIA's decision-making and race officiating processes.[84]

Young driver free practice requirements

The requirement for teams to run a young driver during free practice sessions was increased from once to twice per season per car.[85]

Testing of previous cars

The sporting regulations introduced stricter limitations on "testing of previous cars" (TPC), defined as cars designed and constructed to the technical regulations of any of the three championships run from 2 to 4 years prior to the current championship. A cap of twenty days was imposed on TPC activities, with championship drivers restricted to a maximum of 1,000 kilometres (620 mi) across four days of testing. Testing was permitted at any circuit holding FIA Grade 1 or FIA Grade 1T license, but with specific restrictions relating to testing on the circuits included on the current year's calendar (namely, it was prohibited at circuits scheduled to host a race within sixty days of the test, or if the circuit was not used in the previous season at all or if it was deemed by the FIA to have undergone significant modifications since its use in the previous season).[86][87]

Qualifying contingencies

The sporting regulations now include specific provisions for setting the starting grid in the event that qualifying sessions for either the sprint or the main race are cancelled. In such cases, the starting grid will be determined based on the Drivers' Championship standings. Previously, when a qualifying session could not be held, the starting order was left entirely to the discretion of the stewards. If the championship standings cannot be used to determine the grid, the decision remains at the discretion of the race stewards.[7][88]

Starting grid formation

The protocol for closing up the grid when some cars do not make it to the start of a race was amended following the starting grid formation for cars withdrawn before the start of the 2024 São Paulo Grand Prix. The final grid will now be determined one hour before the start of the race. Cars that are withdrawn up to 75 minutes before the start will not be included in the final grid, and the following cars will all move up the relevant positions.[77]

Regulation of public comments

Drivers comments are due to be subject to more stringent regulation, and stricter punishment. The issue had first come to light when Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile president Mohammed Ben Sulayem said in an interview that he wanted to see less bad language in Formula One.[89] This was closely followed by Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc both being investigated and punished for swearing in Formula One interviews.[90][91] The penalties for "driver misconduct" covers "language, [...], gesture[s] and/or sign[s] that is offensive, insulting, coarse, rude or abusive and might reasonably be expected or be perceived to be coarse or rude or to cause offense, humiliation or to be inappropriate", as well as assault and "incitement to do any of the above".[89] A first offence would incur a €40,000 fine, a second offence would see a €80,000 fine and a suspended suspension, with a third offence resulting in a €120,000 fine, a one-month suspension, and a point deduction. The same penalty scale will apply to any "moral injury or loss" to the "FIA, its bodies, its members or its executive officers" or its values. The making of "political, religious and personal statements or comments" which contravenes the FIA's neutrality will also be subject to the same penalties, with the added caveat that drivers will be required to make a full apology and retract their statement.[89] Prior to the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, the FIA softened its stance, allowing race stewards more discretion in determining whether it is necessary to punish a driver for inappropriate language, and giving officials the option to suspend penalties in cases of mitigating circumstances.[92]

Monaco Grand Prix

With the aim of promoting better racing, there was an increase in the number of mandatory pit stops for the Monaco Grand Prix.[79] The Grand Prix saw the implementation of a minimum two-stop strategy, in both wet and dry conditions. The teams were also mandated to use at least three sets of tyres in the race, with a minimum of two different tyre compounds for a dry race.[93]

Protocol for damaged cars

Following concerns raised during the 2024 Canadian Grand Prix, where Sergio Pérez controversially returned to the pits to avoid a safety car deployment, helping teammate Max Verstappen win the race, the FIA has now introduced a new regulation to prevent severely damaged cars from attempting to return to the pits. Previously, drivers could navigate back to the garage even if their cars were damaged and posed a safety risk to others on track. The updated rule now allows the race director to instruct teams to retire a car if it has substantial structural damage or a critical failure that could endanger others or hinder competition. In such cases, the driver must pull over at the nearest safe location rather than continue towards the pit lane.[94]

Formation lap for pit lane starts

Drivers starting from the pit lane are now required to take part in the formation lap, marking a departure from previous seasons in which they were permitted to remain in the garage until the race began. Under the updated regulation, once all cars on track have passed the pit exit, pit lane starters must leave in the prescribed order – unless delayed – before re-entering the pit lane at the end of the formation lap. The change was intended to streamline race starts and establish a more consistent pre-race procedure.[94]

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Season launch

As part of the series' celebration of the sport's 75th anniversary, all ten teams took part in a collective season launch event called F1 75 Live at The O2 Arena in London on 18 February 2025. Each team unveiled their car liveries for the season while their drivers and team principals were interviewed in front of a live audience, with other live entertainment and previews of the Formula One film mixed in. The event was broadcast live on Sky Sports in the United Kingdom and ESPN in the United States, as well as Formula One's social media accounts.[95][96] On YouTube, the event surpassed Formula One's previous live event viewership records, with 1.1 million concurrent viewers.[97][98]

Pre-season

A single pre-season test was held at the Bahrain International Circuit in Sakhir on 26–28 February.[99] Carlos Sainz Jr., driving for Williams, set the fastest time in the three-day test.[100]

Opening rounds

McLaren's Lando Norris took pole position for the Australian Grand Prix, which was held under changing, intermediate conditions. Norris led a majority of the race. He briefly lost the lead when he and teammate Oscar Piastri lost control in intermediate conditions. Because of this, Piastri was beached for a short time before he freed himself, dropping to thirteenth and later recovering to ninth. Max Verstappen, in the Red Bull, was trailing Norris as the race reached its closing stages. Norris kept Verstappen behind to win the Grand Prix, bringing McLaren its first win in Australia since 2012. In doing so, Norris also broke Verstappen's reign of consecutive days leading the Drivers' Championship, which the Red Bull driver had held since the 2022 Spanish Grand Prix. Andrea Kimi Antonelli recovered twelve places from his sixteenth-place start to finish in fourth. Six retirements were observed: Isack Hadjar in the Racing Bulls, Jack Doohan for Alpine, Carlos Sainz Jr. for Williams, Fernando Alonso for Aston Martin, Gabriel Bortoleto for Sauber, and Verstappen's teammate Liam Lawson.[101]

Lewis Hamilton took sprint pole position for the Chinese Grand Prix, which he converted into a sprint victory ahead of Piastri and Verstappen. Norris qualified in sixth for the sprint, and finished in eighth.[102] Oscar Piastri took pole for the main race, achieving his maiden career pole position.[103] Piastri controlled the race from start to finish, leading a 1–2 with teammate Lando Norris – who was fighting an imminent brake failure – behind, followed by George Russell in third for Mercedes. This race marked McLaren's 50th 1–2 finish since joining the sport.[104] Following the race, Charles Leclerc and Pierre Gasly were disqualified due to their cars being underweight,[105] while Lewis Hamilton was disqualified for excessive skid wear.[106]

Max Verstappen took his first pole position of the season at the Japanese Grand Prix, marking the first time he started on pole since the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix. He finished the race with a commanding victory, ahead of the two McLarens of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri. Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes became both the youngest driver to lead a race and to set a fastest lap in Formula One history. The race featured no retirements.[107]

Oscar Piastri took his second pole position of the season at the Bahrain Grand Prix and controlled the race to win ahead of George Russell, whose car was suffering from numerous electrical issues, and Piastri's teammate Lando Norris. Williams' Carlos Sainz Jr. was the sole retiree during the race, having suffered a collision with Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull Racing,[108] with Nico Hülkenberg being disqualified after the race due to excessive skid wear.[109]

Verstappen took his second pole position of the season at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, while Norris crashed out in Q3, leaving him tenth; he recovered to fourth during the race. His teammate Oscar Piastri, who started second, won the race ahead of Verstappen, who was given a five-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage, and Charles Leclerc, who took Ferrari's first Grand Prix podium of the season. The result meant that Piastri took the lead of the World Drivers' Championship for the first time in his career, also making him the first Australian to lead the championship since his manager Mark Webber at the 2010 Japanese Grand Prix. The race featured the retirements of Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly after a first lap incident.[110]

Andrea Kimi Antonelli took pole position for the sprint at the Miami Grand Prix, but dropped to seventh following an unsafe release with Max Verstappen, who dropped to last – the first pointless finish for him in any race format since the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix – after a penalty was applied. After a late safety car period was called out for a heavy crash involving Fernando Alonso, Lando Norris was shuffled, and won the race, ahead of Oscar Piastri. Lewis Hamilton was in third after a well-timed strategy,[111] while Charles Leclerc crashed during a reconnaissance lap and did not take part in the sprint.[112] For the main race, Verstappen took pole ahead of Norris and Antonelli, but Piastri won ahead of Norris and George Russell. Four retirements were observed, those being Jack Doohan, Oliver Bearman, Gabriel Bortoleto, and Liam Lawson.[113]

Mid-season rounds

Oscar Piastri took pole position for McLaren in what is expected to be the final running of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, but lost the lead to Max Verstappen in Red Bull Racing's 400th Grand Prix start,[114] by making a move into the Tamburello chicane. He kept the lead all the way to the chequered flag ahead of Piastri and Lando Norris. After disappointing in qualifying, Yuki Tsunoda made his way up to tenth, the two Ferraris made their way up the field to finish fourth for Lewis Hamilton and sixth for Charles Leclerc, and Andrea Kimi Antonelli recorded Mercedes' first retirement of the season with a mechanical failure.[115] Additionally, Jack Doohan was substituted with Franco Colapinto at Alpine, with the latter occupying the seat until at least the Austrian Grand Prix.

The Monaco Grand Prix saw the introduction of a mandatory two stop strategy, in an effort to promote closer racing. Lando Norris of McLaren took pole position and converted it into victory ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and teammate Oscar Piastri. As a result of the mandatory two-stop strategy, certain teams chose to have one of their drivers block others in an attempt to prevent their teammate from losing track position. The race saw two retirements coming from Pierre Gasly of Alpine, resulting from a collision with Yuki Tsunoda of Red Bull Racing while leaving the tunnel, and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin due to engine issues.[116]

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Opening lap of the Canadian Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri returned to pole position at the Spanish Grand Prix, which he converted into a victory ahead of his teammate Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. Following a retirement of Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes due to mechanical failure, a safety car was brought out on lap 53; shortly after the race resumed on lap 60, when Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing soon collided with Antonelli's teammate George Russell after the former was told to give the position back to the Mercedes driver after he overtook Russell off track. Verstappen ultimately received a ten-second time penalty, which dropped him down to tenth. Nico Hülkenberg was one of many beneficiaries, putting him in fifth place and earning Sauber's highest finish since the 2022 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso, who finished in ninth place, scored his first points of the season.[117]

At the Canadian Grand Prix, George Russell became the first non-McLaren nor Red Bull driver to take pole position after doing so in his Mercedes. Championship leader Oscar Piastri started third and Lando Norris seventh after making a mistake in his hot lap. In a race ultimately defined by strategy calls, Russell won out in the end following a late safety car period, marking Mercedes' first win of the season. He finished ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. The safety car was caused by Norris ramming Piastri's diffuser while attempting an overtake on the straight, forcing the former into the wall and inflicting terminal damage to his MCL39, resulting in his and the McLaren team's first retirement since the 2024 Austrian Grand Prix; however, he would still be classified in 18th following two other retirements. Russell's teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli recorded his maiden career podium in third to become the third-youngest podium finisher in Formula One history.[118]

Lando Norris was back on pole position for McLaren at the Austrian Grand Prix. After an aborted start due to issues with the car of Carlos Sainz Jr., Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Mercedes locked up and hit Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing, forcing them to retire; Verstappen's teammate Yuki Tsunoda did not fare any better, finishing sixteenth and last of the finishing cars after receiving a time penalty. After leading a majority of the race, Norris converted pole position into his third win of the season ahead of teammate and championship leader Oscar Piastri, and Charles Leclerc of Ferrari. Gabriel Bortoleto scored his first ever points in the championship driving for Sauber, and teammate Nico Hülkenberg finished ninth, which marked the first double points finish for Sauber since the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. Meanwhile, Red Bull failed to score any points of any kind, the first since the 2022 Bahrain Grand Prix.[119]

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Nico Hülkenberg claimed his first podium by finishing third for Sauber at the British Grand Prix in his 239th race, setting a new record. It was also Sauber's first podium since the 2012 Japanese Grand Prix.

Max Verstappen found himself on pole position for the British Grand Prix after the cars he was battling with, the McLarens and Ferraris, made mistakes during their hot laps. The race was held in wet conditions, facilitating the requirement for the intermediate tyre, but George Russell of Mercedes, Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, Isack Hadjar of Racing Bulls, Gabriel Bortoleto of Sauber and Oliver Bearman of Haas decided to start from the pit lane after swapping to slick tyres following the formation lap. However, the slicks were ineffective on the still damp track. On the first few laps, green flag running was limited after Bearman's teammate Esteban Ocon squeezed himself between Yuki Tsunoda and Hadjar's teammate Liam Lawson, the New Zealander being the first to retire after damage to his rear-left suspension. Bortoleto then soon found himself in the wall with damage to his rear wing, and Hadjar himself had a heavy hit into Copse corner after ramming Russell's teammate Andrea Kimi Antonelli's diffuser, forcing the latter to retire. As the safety car period that was triggered after the incident between Hadjar and Antonelli was about to end, race leader Oscar Piastri of McLaren braked erratically, which gave him a ten-second time penalty. As the race entered its closing stages, the track began to dry, and drivers swapped to slicks. At that moment, with Piastri serving his penalty, his teammate Lando Norris led the race from the Australian. Norris went on to become the thirteenth British driver to win their home race. He finished ahead of the penalised Piastri and Nico Hülkenberg, the latter of whom started from 19th and last on the grid and enjoyed his first career Formula One podium after a record 239 race starts.[120]

Oscar Piastri took pole position for the Belgian Grand Prix sprint, but lost out to Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing. Piastri's teammate Lando Norris took pole position for the main race, which was delayed following heavy rain. The race began under a rolling start behind the safety car, after which Piastri immediately overtook Norris and held the lead to win the race. Charles Leclerc of Ferrari finished in third.[121]

Charles Leclerc took his first pole position of the season for the Hungarian Grand Prix, ahead of the Mclaren duo of Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris. Norris would go on to win the race, after deciding to risk a one-stop strategy to get ahead of teamate and title rival, Piastri, who was on a two-stop and would finish second. George Russell would complete the podium and finish third. Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto of Sauber completed the race with a career-best finishing position of 6th place.[122]

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Results and standings

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Grands Prix

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Scoring system

Points are awarded to the top ten classified drivers, and the top eight of the sprint.[125][f] In the case of a tie on points, a countback system is used where the driver with the most Grand Prix wins is ranked higher. If the number of wins is identical, then the number of second places is considered, and so on.[125] Points are awarded using the following system:

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World Drivers' Championship standings

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World Constructors' Championship standings

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  • Rows are not related to the drivers: within each constructor, individual Grand Prix standings are sorted purely based on the final classification in the race (not by total points scored in the event, which includes points awarded for the sprint).
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Notes

  1. Lance Stroll was entered into the Spanish Grand Prix, but later withdrew due to pain in his hand and wrist.[15]
  2. Sauber's sponsorship arrangement is with Stake, whose co-founders are backers of Kick.[31] Sauber entered rounds 1, 9, 13 as "Kick Sauber F1 Team".[32]
  3. Saturday race.
  4. The Chinese, Miami, Belgian, United States, São Paulo and Qatar Grands Prix feature the sprint format.[68]
  5. Lewis Hamilton originally set the fastest lap, but was later disqualified as the thickness of the plank assembly was below the minimum thickness required.[106] Lando Norris, initially having the second-fastest lap, was recognised for setting the fastest lap of the race.[123]
  6. In the event of a race or sprint ending prematurely, the number of points paying positions can be reduced, depending on how much of the race or sprint had been completed.[126]
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