F1 Standings: Oscar Piastri crash changes title picture

Grumpy Piastri and Norris in McLaren kit edited in front of a Brazilian flag themed-paddock background — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Standings: Oscar Piastri crash changes title picture

The Brazilian GP sprint race has changed the championship picture

Sam Cook Digital Journalist

Sports Journalist who has been covering motorsport since 2023

Saturday 8 November 2025 18:42

It's remarkable how much impact a 24-lap race with a maximum of eight points available can have on a world championship battle.

But the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race has dealt a huge blow to McLaren's Oscar Piastri.

The Australian was just a point behind team-mate Lando Norris going into the first of two races this weekend, yet comes out of it needing a huge result in the main grand prix if he is going to lead the championship post-Brazil.

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A lap seven error in getting up onto the kerb at turn three in damp conditions and slamming into the barriers ended Piastri's participation in the race, while Norris went on to win the mini race, adding an extra eight points to his championship lead.

Piastri will now need to win the main grand prix on Sunday and hope that Norris finishes third or lower in order to escape Interlagos with the championship lead.

Elsewhere, the other championship protagonist in Max Verstappen finished fourth, cutting his gap to Piastri to just 30 points but, crucially for Norris, dropping a further three points behind the Brit.

Mercedes' second and third-place results respectively has allowed them to overtake Ferrari for second in the constructors' championship, and Aston Martin are now level on points with Racing Bulls in the battle for sixth in that championship.

Here is how the F1 standings look after the Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race!

F1 Drivers' Standings after 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	365
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	356
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	326
4	George Russell	Mercedes	264
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	214
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	148
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	104
8	Alex Albon	Williams	73
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	41
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	40
11	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	39
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	38
13	Ollie Bearman	Haas	32
14	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	32
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	30
16	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	30
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	28
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	21
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	19
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	0
21	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0

F1 Constructors' Standings after 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix sprint race

Position	Team	Points
1	McLaren	721
2	Mercedes	368
3	Ferrari	362
4	Red Bull	351
5	Williams	111
6	Racing Bulls	72
7	Aston Martin	72
8	Haas	62
9	Kick Sauber	60
10	Alpine	21

2025 rule change removes fastest lap point

The fastest lap point has been removed for the 2025 season. Since 2019, drivers have picked up an extra point if they finish in the top 10 and achieve the fastest lap.

However, in the past, this led to some drivers abandoning their races to pit and fit a new set of tyres in the final stages of the race in order to claim the fastest lap point or prevent a rival from getting the extra point, playing the tactical long game in the championship standings.

The most famous example of this last season came during Daniel Ricciardo's final F1 race, when the Australian finished last but claimed the fastest lap on the final lap of the Singapore GP, taking the extra point away from Norris and helping Verstappen's 2024 title bid.

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Sam Cook - Digital Journalist

Sam Cook is a talented young sports journalist and social media professional who now specialises in Formula 1, having previously worked as a football journalist and a local news reporter for a variety of different brands.

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