2025 São Paulo Grand Prix
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Layout of theAutódromo José Carlos Pace
Race details[1]
Date	9 November 2025
Official name	Formula 1 MSC CruisesGrande Prêmio de São Paulo 2025
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.309 km (2.677 miles)
Distance	71 laps, 305.879 km (190.064 miles)
Weather	Cloudy
Attendance	304,000[2]
Pole position
Driver	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Time	1:09.511
Fastest lap
Driver	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes
Time	1:12.400 on lap 59
Podium
First	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes
Second	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
Third	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT
Lap leaders

The2025 São Paulo Grand Prix (officially known as theFormula 1 MSC Cruises Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2025) was aFormula One motor race held on 9 November 2025 at theInterlagos Circuit inSão Paulo, Brazil. It was the twenty-first round of the2025 Formula One World Championship and the fifth of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise thesprint format.Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole position for thesprint and main race, converting them both to wins in the sprint ahead ofKimi Antonelli andGeorge Russell (bothMercedes), and the main race ahead of Antonelli andMax Verstappen (Red Bull), the latter having started from the pit lane and briefly led the race.

The event was held at theInterlagos Circuit inSão Paulo for the 42nd time in the circuit's history, having previously held thirty-seven editions of theBrazilian Grand Prix, across the weekend of 7–9 November.^[3] The Grand Prix was the twenty-first round of the2025 Formula One World Championship and the fifth held under the name of theSão Paulo Grand Prix, having previously been titled the Brazilian Grand Prix.^[4] It was also the fifth of six Grands Prix in the season to utilise thesprint format, and the fifth and last time overall that the São Paulo Grand Prix featured it.^[5][6]

Going into the weekend,Lando Norris led theDrivers' Championship with 357 points, one point ahead ofOscar Piastri in second, and 36 points ahead ofMax Verstappen.McLaren, who won theConstructors' Championship at theSingapore Grand Prix, were ahead ofFerrari andMercedes, who were second and third with 356 and 355 points, respectively.^[7]

The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;^[8]Yuki Tsunoda atRed Bull Racing held the seat originally occupied byLiam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back toRacing Bulls from theJapanese Grand Prix onward,^[9] andFranco Colapinto replacedJack Doohan atAlpine from theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.^[10]

Tyre supplierPirelli brought the C2, C3, and C4 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event, a step harder thanthe previous year.^[11]

The solefree practice session was held on 7 November 2025, and was scheduled to start at 11:30 local time (UTC−3) before being delayed to 11:35. The session was topped byLando Norris (McLaren) followed by his teammateOscar Piastri andNico Hülkenberg (Sauber).^[1]

Sprint qualifying was held on 7 November 2025, at 15:30 local time (UTC−3), and determined the starting grid order for thesprint.^[1]

As with regular qualifying, the sprint qualifying consisted of three sessions, with the five drivers with the worst lap times being eliminated following each of the first two sessions. For the first two sessions, new medium tyres were mandated, while the third and final session allowed teams to use any set of soft tyres.^[12][13][14]

In the twelve-minute long first session (SQ1),Franco Colapinto (Alpine),Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls),Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull),Esteban Ocon (Haas), andCarlos Sainz Jr. (Williams) were eliminated. During the second session (SQ2), which lasted for ten minutes,Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari),Alexander Albon (Williams),Pierre Gasly (Alpine),Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) andOliver Bearman (Haas) were eliminated.^[12][13][14]

The third session (SQ3) lasted for eight minutes, and determined the final order of the remaining ten drivers.Lando Norris (McLaren) took pole position;Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) finished in second, with Norris's teammateOscar Piastri (McLaren) finishing in third.George Russell (Mercedes) andFernando Alonso (Aston Martin) finished in fourth and fifth, respectively, andMax Verstappen (Red Bull),Lance Stroll (Aston Martin),Charles Leclerc (Ferrari),Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls), andNico Hülkenberg (Sauber) completed the rest of the top ten.^[12][13][14]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Sprint grid
				SQ1	SQ2	SQ3
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:09.627	1:09.373	1:09.243	1
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:10.381	1:09.504	1:09.340	2
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:10.017	1:09.416	1:09.428	3
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:10.048	1:09.384	1:09.495	4
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:10.011	1:09.330	1:09.496	5
6	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:09.975	1:09.707	1:09.580	6
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:10.326	1:09.647	1:09.671	7
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:10.324	1:09.732	1:09.725	8
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:10.095	1:09.608	1:09.775	9
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:10.333	1:09.735	1:09.935	10
11	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:10.224	1:09.811	N/A	11
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:10.275	1:09.813	N/A	12
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:10.097	1:09.852	N/A	13
14	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:10.217	1:09.923	N/A	14
15	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	1:10.066	1:09.946	N/A	15
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	1:10.441	N/A	N/A	16
17	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:10.666	N/A	N/A	17
18	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:10.692	N/A	N/A	PL1
19	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	1:10.872	N/A	N/A	18
20	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	1:11.120	N/A	N/A	PL1
107% time: 1:14.500
Source:[15][16]

Notes

• ^1 –Yuki Tsunoda andCarlos Sainz Jr. qualified 18th and 20th, respectively, but were required to start the sprint from the pit lane as their cars were modified underparc fermé conditions.^[16]

Thesprint was held on 8 November 2025, at 11:00 local time (UTC−3), and was run for 24 laps.^[1][17]

Lando Norris (McLaren) converted pole position to a sprint victory ahead ofKimi Antonelli andGeorge Russell (bothMercedes).^[18] Norris's teammateOscar Piastri andFranco Colapinto (Alpine) both crashed out at the same corner on lap six, which brought out the red flag.Nico Hülkenberg (Sauber) hit the same barrier, but the team was able to fix the car.^[19] On lap 23,Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) experienced two heavy shunts on the pit straight while chasingAlexander Albon (Williams), inflicting extensive damage to his car. After bottoming out while attempting to brake for the first turn, Bortoleto hit the pit wall, which briefly sent him airborne. Sliding across the track, he then hit the wall by theSenna Esses, and he ultimately came to a stop at the run-off area. Bortoleto was unhurt, but he was taken to the medical centre for checks – after which he was cleared – and his car required a rebuild that meant he was not able to take part in qualifying.^[20][21]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	24	53:25.928	1	8
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	24	+0.845	2	7
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	24	+2.318	4	6
4	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	24	+4.423	6	5
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	24	+16.483	8	4
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	24	+18.306	5	3
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	24	+18.603	11	2
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	24	+19.366	13	1
9	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	24	+23.933	7
10	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	24	+29.548	9
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	24	+31.000	18
12	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	24	+36.3341	15
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	24	+38.462	PL
14	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	24	+38.951	PL
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	24	+42.349	10
16	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	24	+43.0902	17
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	24	+55.456	12
183	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	23	Accident	14
Ret	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	5	Accident	3
Ret	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	5	Accident	16
Source:[16][22][23]

Notes

• ^1 –Oliver Bearman received a post-sprint five-second time penalty for driving in a manner deemed potentially dangerous on the straight. His final position was not affected by the penalty.^[22][24]
• ^2 –Liam Lawson finished 13th on track, but received a post-sprint five-second time penalty for causing a collision with Oliver Bearman.^[22][25]
• ^3 –Gabriel Bortoleto was classified as he completed more than 90% of the sprint distance.^[22]

Qualifying was held on 8 November 2025, and was scheduled to start at 15:00 local time (UTC−3) before being delayed to 15:05. It determined the starting grid order for the main race.^[1]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
				Q1	Q2	Q3
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:09.656	1:09.616	1:09.511	1
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:10.192	1:09.774	1:09.685	2
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:09.934	1:09.801	1:09.805	3
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:09.928	1:09.835	1:09.886	4
5	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:10.083	1:09.970	1:09.931	5
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:09.935	1:09.880	1:09.942	6
7	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	1:10.108	1:09.950	1:09.962	7
8	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	1:09.891	1:09.755	1:09.977	8
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:09.885	1:09.857	1:10.002	9
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:10.337	1:09.985	1:10.039	10
11	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:10.181	1:10.001	N/A	11
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:10.115	1:10.053	N/A	12
13	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:10.016	1:10.100	N/A	13
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:10.041	1:10.161	N/A	14
15	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	1:10.184	1:10.472	N/A	15
16	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:10.403	N/A	N/A	PL1
17	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	1:10.438	N/A	N/A	PL1
18	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	1:10.632	N/A	N/A	16
19	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:10.711	N/A	N/A	17
107% time: 1:14.531
—	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	No time	N/A	N/A	182
Source:[26][27]

Notes

• ^1 –Max Verstappen andEsteban Ocon qualified 16th and 17th, respectively, but were required to start the race from the pit lane for exceeding their quota of power unit elements and replacing them underparc fermé conditions.^[27][28][29]
• ^2 –Gabriel Bortoleto failed to set a time during qualifying. He was permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.^[27]

The race was held on 9 November 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC−3), and was run for 71 laps.^[1]

Lando Norris (McLaren) held the lead through theSenna S asGabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) crashed out of his home Grand Prix after contact withLance Stroll (Aston Martin), bringing out the safety car.^[30] Meanwhile,Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) made contact withCarlos Sainz Jr.'sWilliams before hitting the rear of Colapinto's Alpine, forcing him into the pit lane and giving the Ferrari driver floor damage; he reported issues with downforce and rear stability, and retired on lap 37,^[31][32] marking the team's first double retirement since theDutch Grand Prix.^[33]

As the safety car was withdrawn,Oscar Piastri (McLaren) locked up intoKimi Antonelli'sMercedes, which sent him into the Ferrari ofCharles Leclerc, which tore one of his tyres in a similar manner to his incident in Zandvoort, bringing out a virtual safety car. By this point, pit lane starterMax Verstappen (Red Bull) was in thirteenth, but puncture to the front-left hard tyre forced him to switch to medium tyres. By lap nine and the conclusion of the VSC period, Piastri was in second place, but would soon receive a ten-second penalty for his role in the Antonelli collision. Similarly, a ten-second penalty forYuki Tsunoda followed for causing a collision with Stroll, and another was granted after improperly serving it.^[30]

By lap 56, Verstappen was fourth, behind both Mercedes cars.George Russell had to manage his brake temperature, so he started to lift and coast; Verstappen passed the Mercedes driver for third. However, he encountered Antonelli, who defended his second place to mark his highest Formula One career finish to date. Norris won the race by ten seconds, and Piastri finished in fifth, meaning Verstappen, who finished third after starting from the pit lane, was now one race win away from Piastri.^[30]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	71	1:32:01.596	1	25
2	12	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	71	+10.388	2	18
3	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	71	+10.750	PL	15
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	71	+15.267	6	12
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	71	+15.749	4	10
6	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas-Ferrari	71	+29.630	8	8
7	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	71	+52.642	7	6
8	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT	71	+52.873	5	4
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	71	+53.324	10	2
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	71	+53.914	9	1
11	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	71	+54.184	12
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas-Ferrari	71	+54.696	PL
13	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams-Mercedes	71	+55.420	15
14	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	71	+55.766	11
15	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine-Renault	71	+57.777	16
16	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	71	+58.247	14
17	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	71	+1:09.176	17
Ret	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	37	Collision damage	13
Ret	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	5	Collision	3
Ret	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	0	Accident	18
Sources:[27][34][35][36]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos. Driver Points 1 Lando Norris 390 2 Oscar Piastri 366 3 Max Verstappen 341 4 George Russell 276 5 Charles Leclerc 214 Source:[37]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos. Constructor Points 1 McLaren-Mercedes* 756 1 2 Mercedes 398 1 3 Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 366 2 4 Ferrari 362 5 Williams-Mercedes 111 Source:[37]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Competitor marked in bold and with an asterisk is the 2025 World Constructors' Champion.

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