F1 Sprint Results: Lando Norris takes key win as title rival crashes out

Piastri, Hulkenberg, Colapinto, crash, Sprint, Brazil GP, 2025 — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Sprint Results: Lando Norris takes key win as title rival crashes out

The full breakdown of the Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint results

Originally written by Kerry Violet. This version is a translation.

Saturday 8 November 2025 16:24

F1 championship leader Lando Norris extended his advantage to nine points on Saturday at the Brazilian Grand Prix, with a win in the sprint race.

The McLaren star gained the maximum eight points over team-mate and title rival Oscar Piastri after the Australian spun out into the wall at high speed early in the race, wrecking his afternoon – and his car.

His team-mate George Russell finished P3 with reigning champion Max Verstappen crossing the line in P4 and Charles Leclerc rounding out the top five in the first race of the weekend.

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Only 18 drivers lined up on the grid ahead of Saturday's race after Carlos Sainz and Yuki Tsunoda were forced to start from the pit lane, and only 17 crossed the line after an incident in the early stages of the sprint which could seriously impact the championship order.

Chaos ensued on lap six of the 24-lap race after championship contender Piastri appeared to pick up water off the kerb, spinning straight into the barriers at Turn 3 and prompting the sprint to be red-flagged, with Nico Hulkenberg and Franco Colapinto following the Australin into the barriers.

Home hero Gabriel Bortoleto was being cheered on by the Brazilian crowd on the final lap when he also crashed out, prompting the eventful sprint to finish under yellow flag conditions.

F1 Results: Brazilian Grand Prix Sprint 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Gap
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	—
2	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.845s
3	George Russell	Mercedes	+2.318s
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+4.423s
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+16.483s
6	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+18.306s
7	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+18.603s
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+19.366s
9	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+23.933s
10	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+29.548s
11	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+31.000s
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+31.334s
13	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+38.090s
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+38.462s
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+38.951s
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+42.349s
17	Alex Albon	Williams	+55.456s
DNF	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	1 LAP
DNF	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	19 LAPS
DNF	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	19 LAPS

Who is the current F1 world champion?

Max Verstappen is the reigning F1 champion and won his fourth drivers' championship last year.

2025 F1 drivers' championship standings

Driver	Team	Points
Lando Norris	McLaren	365
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	356
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	326

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Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

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