Championship set for gripping finale

The 2025 F1 season reaches a thrilling three-way conclusion in Abu Dhabi,
with rivals Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all in contention –
one of the closest battles for the drivers’ title in the history of the sport

DRIVERS CHAMPIONSHIP (points accumulated over 2025 season)

Lando Norris 408
Will become 11th British
F1 World Champion with...

Podium finish
(Finishing 1st, 2nd, 3rd)
Finish ahead of both
Verstappen and Piastri
Finish within 12pt-
margin of Verstappen,
and 16pts of Piastri

Max Verstappen 396
Will clinch fifth
successive crown with...

Race win – and Norris
finishing 4th or lower
Leading margin
of 13pts over Norris,
and finish within
4pts of Piastri

Oscar Piastri 392
Will secure maiden
F1 title with...

Race win – and Norris
finishing 6th of lower
Leading margin
of 17pts over Norris,
and 5pts ahead
of Verstappen


Bahrain
Saudi Arabia
Australia
Japan
China
Miami
E. Romagna
Monaco
Spain
Canada*
Austria
Britain
Hungary
Belgium
Netherlands
Italy
Azerbaijan
Singapore*
USA
Mexico
Brazil
Las Vegas
Qatar

0
100
50
150
200
250
300
350
400
pts


Piastri
wins four
of first six
races

Verstappen victory
in Imola after
decisive first-lap
overtake

McLaren streak of
four successive one-two
finishes starts in Austria

Norris victory
at Silverstone

Verstappen
trails Piastri by 97pts

Piastri form dips after
retirement in
Azerbaijan

Norris takes
championship
lead for first
time since
Round 4

Both McLaren drivers
disqualified in Las Vegas


Countback system:
If drivers are level
on points, driver with
most wins – currently
seven each – then
most second-places
crowned champion

POINTS SYSTEM
	Pts.		Pts.
1st	25	6th	8
2nd	18	7th	6
3rd	15	8th	4
4th	12	9th	2
5th	10	10th	1
Maximum of
8pts awarded
for sprint
races

24 DEC 7: Abu Dhabi
YAS MARINA CIRCUIT

58 laps – 306.183km
Timing
sector
DRS
detection
DRS


*Canada, Singapore winner: George Russell

Sources: F1, BBC, Autosport
Pictures: Getty Images
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