Round 24 · 2025

Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

Yas Marina Circuit, United Arab Emirates · 7 Dec 2025

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

How the race went

Max Verstappen won the race from pole, finishing 12.594s ahead of Oscar Piastri.

A clean race: no Safety Cars or red flags.
Nico Hulkenberg was the big mover, climbing from P18 to P9.
Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap: 1:26.725 on lap 45.
27 pit stops in total; most drivers stopped once. Quickest stop: Charles Leclerc, 2.0s.
Max Verstappen's tyres: Medium → Hard.
A dry race, with the track around 31°C.
342 overtakes recorded.

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Time / gap	Pts
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1	1:26:07.469	25
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	3 ▲1	+12.594s	18
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	2 ▼1	+16.572s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	5 ▲1	+23.279s	12
5	George Russell	Mercedes	4 ▼1	+48.563s	10
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	6	+67.562s	8
7	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	8 ▲1	+69.876s	6
8	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	16 ▲8	+72.67s	4
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	18 ▲9	+79.014s	2
10	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	15 ▲5	+79.523s	1
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	7 ▼4	+81.043s	0
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	11 ▼1	+81.166s	0
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams	12 ▼1	+82.158s	0
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	10 ▼4	+83.794s	0
15	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	14 ▼1	+84.399s	0
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	17 ▲1	+90.327s	0
17	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	9 ▼8	+1 LAP	0
18	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	13 ▼5	+1 LAP	0
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	19	+1 LAP	0
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	20	+1 LAP	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.