Qatar Grand Prix

F1 Qatar Grand Prix 2025 results: Final classification with penalties applied

Kerry Violet Sunday 30 November 2025 21:44

Here is the final F1 classification from the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix following official approval from the FIA.

The 2025 title battle offered another twist in Qatar, with Max Verstappen victorious after a poor strategic decision from McLaren saw Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris lose position on their second pit stop.

While Piastri finished second, the Aussie has dropped to third in the standings and is 16 points behind team-mate Norris, with Verstappen now within 12 points of catching the British driver.

Carlos Sainz took advantage of the McLaren blunder, and despite nursing a late issue secured third position, his second podium finish of the 2025 season.

Here is the final classification from the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix!

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	-
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+7.995s
3	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+22.665s
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+23.315s
5	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+28.317s
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+48.599s
7	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+54.045s
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+56.785s
9	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+60.073s
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+61.770s
11	Alex Albon	Williams	+66.931s
12	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+77.730s
13	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+84.812s
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1 LAP
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+1 LAP
16	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1 LAP
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	-
DNF	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	-
DNF	Oliver Bearman	Haas	-
DNF	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	-

Fastest Lap: Oscar Piastri [McLaren] - 1:22.996 on lap 44.

2025 rule change removes fastest lap point

Fastest lap points have been banished for 2025. Since 2019, drivers have picked up an extra point if they finish in the top 10 and achieve the fastest lap.

However, this led to some drivers abandoning their races to pit and fit a new set of tyres at the end in order to claim the fastest lap point, or to stop a rival from getting the extra point.

The most famous example of this in 2024 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 Lando Norris and helping Max Verstappen's title bid.

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