F1 2025 Standings: McLaren suffer championship setback after late FIA penalty verdict at Australian Grand Prix

Lando Norris, McLaren, Australia, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

F1 2025

McLaren suffer championship setback after late FIA penalty verdict at Australian Grand Prix

The latest F1 2025 standings in full after a thrilling race in Australia

Simmey Hannifin Donaldson

Monday 17 March 2025 15:00 Updated: 10:49

McLaren lead the Formula 1 2025 constructors' championship after the Australian Grand Prix, but one of their rivals are level on points after a late penalty verdict from the FIA.

Lando Norris overcame tricky conditions to win Sunday's season opener in Melbourne, with his team-mate Oscar Piastri ending up in P9 after a mishap when the rain began to fall in the latter stages of the race.

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Those results left McLaren top of the constructors' standings with 27 points, just ahead of Mercedes in second on 25 after Kimi Antonelli was handed a five-second penalty late in the race and therefore demoted from P4 to P5.

However, the FIA later announced that Antonelli's penalty had been overturned, and his P4 finish reinstated.

Naturally, following his success in Melbourne, Norris tops the drivers' standings leaving Australia, but how are the rest of the standings looking ahead of next weekend's action in Shanghai? Let's take a look below.

Lando Norris won the 2025 Australian Grand Prix

F1 2025 drivers' standings after Australian Grand Prix

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	18
3	George Russell	Mercedes	15
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	12
5	Alex Albon	Williams	10
6	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	8
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	6
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	4
9	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	2
10	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1
11	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	0
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	0
13	Esteban Ocon	Haas	0
14	Oliver Bearman	Haas	0
15	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	0
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	0
17	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	0
18	Carlos Sainz	Williams	0
19	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0
20	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	0