Round 5 · 2025

Saudi Arabian Grand Prix

Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · 20 Apr 2025

The main event. Most laps wins; points go to the top 10.

How the race went

Oscar Piastri won the race from P2, finishing 2.843s ahead of Max Verstappen.

The Safety Car came out once.
Lando Norris was the big mover, climbing from P10 to P4.
Lando Norris set the fastest lap: 1:31.778 on lap 41.
19 pit stops in total; most drivers stopped once. Quickest stop: Charles Leclerc, 2.0s.
Oscar Piastri's tyres: Medium → Hard.
2 drivers didn't finish: Pierre Gasly and Yuki Tsunoda.
A dry race, with the track around 38°C.
155 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	2 ▲1	1:21:06.758	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1 ▼1	+2.843s	18
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4 ▲1	+8.104s	15
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	10 ▲6	+9.196s	12
5	George Russell	Mercedes	3 ▼2	+27.236s	10
6	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	5 ▼1	+34.688s	8
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	7	+39.073s	6
8	Carlos Sainz	Williams	6 ▼2	+64.63s	4
9	Alexander Albon	Williams	11 ▲2	+66.515s	2
10	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	14 ▲4	+67.091s	1
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	13 ▲2	+75.917s	0
12	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	12	+78.451s	0
13	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	15 ▲2	+79.194s	0
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	19 ▲5	+99.723s	0
15	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	18 ▲3	+1 LAP	0
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	16	+1 LAP	0
17	Jack Doohan	Alpine	17	+1 LAP	0
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	20 ▲2	+1 LAP	0
–	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	9	DNF	0
–	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	8	DNF	0

Reading this table

Grid is where the driver started. ▲ means they gained places during the race, ▼ means they lost places. DNF = did not finish, DNS = did not start, DSQ = disqualified. The winner's time is the total race time; everyone else is shown as the gap behind the winner.