F1 US Grand Prix Sprint Results 2025: Title race takes massive swing as McLarens crash

Lando Norris and Max Verstappen at Silverstone — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Sprint Results: Title race takes massive swing as McLarens crash at US Grand Prix

All the results from the US Grand Prix sprint race

Chris Deeley

Saturday 18 October 2025 19:42 Updated: 11:43

The 2025 F1 title race took another turn in the sprint race at the US Grand Prix on Saturday, with the McLaren pair of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri only lasting a single corner.

Max Verstappen led from pole to take the full eight points despite some pressure in the middle laps from George Russell, closing the gap ever more to the McLarens in the drivers' championship.

The first corner at COTA is often a hectic one, and an aborted overtake on his team-mate by Piastri saw him turn in tightly – right into the probing front wing of Nico Hulkenberg.

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That contact spun Piastri into Norris, spilling debris all over the track and damaging both Aston Martin cars in the deal. Both McLarens retired more or less on the spot, as did Fernando Alonso, with a safety car deployed to clear up huge amounts of debris.

Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton battled past team-mate Charles Leclerc into fourth, but the man whose seat he took last year, Carlos Sainz, denied him his second sprint podium of the year with an impressive solo drive.

F1 Results: US Grand Prix Sprint 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	—
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.395s
3	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+0.791s
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.224s
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.825s
6	Alex Albon	Williams	+2.576s
7	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+2.976s
8	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+4.147s
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+4.804s
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+5.126s
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+5.649s
12	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+6.228s
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+6.624s
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+8.006s
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+13.576s (10s penalty)
16	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	DNF
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	DNF
18	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	DNF
19	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	DNF
20	Lando Norris	McLaren	DNF