Summary
Lando Norris won his first Formula One world championship at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. He finished third in the race but secured enough points to beat Max Verstappen by two points for the season. Norris is the first British champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2020.
Key Facts
- Lando Norris won the 2025 Formula One world drivers’ championship.
- Norris finished third in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, behind Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri.
- He won the championship by two points, with a total of 423 points against Verstappen's 421.
- Norris is the first British Formula One champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2020.
- McLaren, Norris's team, won the constructors’ championship again this year.
- The race in Abu Dhabi was the first time since 2010 that more than two drivers had a chance to win the title in the final race.
- Norris has been with McLaren for nine years, and this is McLaren’s 13th drivers’ title win.
- Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi race but did not secure enough points to win the championship.
