F1 Sprint Results: Oscar Piastri fightback continues as Lewis Hamilton suffers at Qatar GP

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Qatar Grand Prix Sprint

F1 Sprint Results: Oscar Piastri fightback continues as Lewis Hamilton suffers at Qatar GP

All the action from the 2025 Qatar GP sprint

Originally written by Sheona Mountford. This version is a translation.

Saturday 29 November 2025 14:51

Oscar Piastri's F1 title fightback continued with a sprint race win at the Qatar Grand Prix, as seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton struggled.

Piastri led from lights out to the chequered flag, remaining ahead of George Russell and Lando Norris on the opening stretch and passed all 19 laps unbothered by his rivals.

Max Verstappen made easy work of his team-mate Yuki Tsunoda on lap one to begin his charge up the field, but his tyre performance dropped off rapidly and had to settle for fourth, diminishing his title chances behind both McLarens.

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Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton couldn't recover into the points after his SQ1 exit on Friday and finished a disappointing P17, only above the two Alpines of Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto, with Lance Stroll in P19 after he pitted for the soft tyres.

His Ferrari team-mate Charles Leclerc did not fare much better however, running wide off the track on several occasions and crossed the finish line outside of the top 10 in P13.

Kimi Antonelli was also given a final warning for track limits and was awarded a five-second time penalty, which allowed Tsunoda to keep fifth and demoted the Mercedes down to sixth.

F1 Sprint Results: Qatar Grand Prix 2025

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	-
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+4.951secs
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	+6.279secs
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+9.054secs
5	Yuki Tsunoda*	Red Bull	+19.327secs
6	Kimi Antonelli*	Mercedes	+21.391secs
7	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+24.556secs
8	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+27.333secs
9	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+28.206secs
10	Alex Albon	Williams	+28.295secs
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+32.966secs
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas	+34.529secs
13	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+35.182secs
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+36.916secs
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	+38.838secs
16	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+39.638secs
17	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+46.171secs
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+69.534secs
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+77.960secs
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+80.804secs