| 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 21 of 24 in the2025 Formula One World Championship
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_track_map.svg) 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 | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Time | 1:09.511 | ||||
| Fastest lap | |||||
| Driver |  Alexander Albon | Williams-Mercedes | |||
| Time | 1:12.400 on lap 59 | ||||
| Podium | |||||
| First | McLaren-Mercedes | ||||
| Second | Mercedes | ||||
| Third | 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 ofMcLaren took pole position for thesprint and main race, converting them both to wins. In the sprint, the podium was completed byMercedes driversKimi Antonelli andGeorge Russell. The podium of the main race was completed by Antonelli andRed Bull'sMax Verstappen, the latter having started from the pit lane.
TheSão Paulo Grand Prix was held at theInterlagos Circuit inSão Paulo for the 5th 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.[5]
Going into the weekend,Lando Norris led theDrivers' Championship with 357 points, one point ahead of teammateOscar 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.[6]
The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with three exceptions;[7]Yuki Tsunoda atRed Bull Racing held the seat originally occupied byLiam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back toRacing Bulls from theJapanese Grand Prix onward,[8] andFranco Colapinto replacedJack Doohan atAlpine from theEmilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.[9]
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.[10]
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 followed by his teammateOscar Piastri andNico Hülkenberg.[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]
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.[11][12][13]
In the twelve-minute long first session (SQ1),Franco Colapinto,Liam Lawson,Yuki Tsunoda,Esteban Ocon, andCarlos Sainz Jr. were eliminated. During the second session (SQ2), which lasted for ten minutes,Lewis Hamilton,Alexander Albon,Pierre Gasly,Gabriel Bortoleto andOliver Bearman were eliminated.[11][12][13]
The third session (SQ3) lasted for eight minutes, and determined the final order of the remaining ten drivers.Lando Norris took pole position;Kimi Antonelli finished in second, with championship contenderOscar Piastri finishing in third.George Russell andFernando Alonso finished in fourth and fifth, respectively, andMax Verstappen,Lance Stroll,Charles Leclerc,Isack Hadjar, andNico Hülkenberg completed the rest of the top ten.[11][12][13]
Notes
Thesprint was held on 8 November 2025, at 11:00 local time (UTC−3), and was run for 24 laps.[1][16]
Lando Norris converted pole position to a sprint victory ahead ofKimi Antonelli andGeorge Russell.[17] Norris's teammateOscar Piastri andFranco Colapinto both crashed out at the same corner on lap six, which brought out the red flag.Nico Hülkenberg hit the same barrier, but the team was able to fix the car.[18] On lap 23,Gabriel Bortoleto crashed on the pit straight while chasingAlexander Albon, 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 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.[19][20]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 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:[15][21][22] | |||||||
Notes
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]
Notes
The race was held on 9 November 2025, at 14:00 local time (UTC−3), and was run for 71 laps.[1]
Lando Norris held the lead through theSenna S asGabriel Bortoleto crashed out of his home Grand Prix after contact withLance Stroll, bringing out the safety car.[29]Ferrari driverLewis Hamilton made contact withCarlos Sainz Jr.'sWilliams before hitting the rear ofFranco Colapinto's Alpine, forcing Hamilton into the pit lane and resulting in floor damage; he reported issues with downforce and rear stability, and retired on lap 37.[30][31]
As the safety car was withdrawn,Oscar Piastri locked up intoKimi Antonelli'sMercedes, which sent him into the Ferrari ofCharles Leclerc. This tore a tyre off of Leclerc's car. By this point, pit lane starterMax Verstappen was in thirteenth, but a puncture to the front-left hard tyre forced him to switch to medium tyres. By lap 9 and the conclusion of the virtual safety car 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.[29]
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 him for third. He encountered Antonelli, who defended second place to mark his highest Formula One career finish to date. Norris won the race by ten seconds, and Piastri finished in fifth.[29]
After taking his seventh Grand Prix victory of the season, Norris extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 24 points over Piastri, with Verstappen a further 25 points adrift in third. The result also meant that Russell was mathematically eliminated from championship contention, leaving only the top three with chances of winning the Drivers' Championship with three races (including the final sprint in Qatar) to go. While McLaren increased its total to 798 points in the Constructors' Championship, Ferrari was demoted from second to fourth following their second double retirement of the season, allowing Mercedes and Red Bull to move up to second and third, respectively.
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