2025 F1 Season
24 races · McLaren MCL39
The 2025 season confirmed McLaren as the new dominant force and crowned a new generation. With the MCL39, the Woking team had the best car on the grid, and the title became a three-way tug-of-war between its two drivers and a Max Verstappen who refused to give up.
Lando Norris and his young team-mate Oscar Piastri shared wins throughout the year in an in-house duel as thrilling as it was delicate for the team to manage. Verstappen, with a now-inferior Red Bull, seized on every rival mistake to stay in the fight to the end.
It all came down, once again, to Abu Dhabi: Norris delivered the result he needed to be crowned world champion for the first time, by just two points over Verstappen, in one of the tightest finishes in history. McLaren also retained the constructors' title, its first back-to-back double since 1991.
Drivers' Champion
Lando Norris
McLaren MCL39
Constructors' Champion
McLaren
24 races
Ver en españolKey moment
"Abu Dhabi: Norris finishes 3rd, Verstappen wins the race, but Norris takes the title by 2 points."
The 2025 grid, car by car
The 10 teams that raced in 2025, ordered by how good we rate the car. It is our own judgement, not an official figure: what it is worth is that the same yardstick is applied to every season since 1988, so you can compare eras.
| # | Team | Our rating | Drivers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 98 | Lando Norris · Oscar Piastri |
| 2 | Ferrari | 94 | Lewis Hamilton · Charles Leclerc |
| 3 | Red Bull | 93 | Max Verstappen · Liam Lawson |
| 4 | Mercedes | 89 | George Russell · Kimi Antonelli |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 80 | Fernando Alonso · Lance Stroll |
| 6 | Williams | 78 | Carlos Sainz · Alexander Albon |
| 7 | Haas | 73 | Esteban Ocon · Oliver Bearman |
| 8 | Alpine | 71 | Pierre Gasly · Jack Doohan |
| 9 | RB | 70 | Yuki Tsunoda · Isack Hadjar |
| 10 | Sauber | 68 | Nico Hulkenberg · Gabriel Bortoleto |
How 2025 actually ended
The official final standings, from Australian Grand Prix to Abu Dhabi Grand Prix. This is the real result, not the simulation above.
| Driver | Points | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Lando NorrisMcLaren | 423 | 7 | 18 | 7 |
| 2Max VerstappenRed Bull | 421 | 8 | 15 | 8 |
| 3Oscar PiastriMcLaren | 410 | 7 | 16 | 6 |
| 4George RussellMercedes | 319 | 2 | 9 | 2 |
| 5Charles LeclercFerrari | 242 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 6Lewis HamiltonFerrari | 156 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes | 150 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 8Alexander AlbonWilliams | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
It came down to 2 points: Norris and Verstappen finished closer than a fourth place is worth. 4 different drivers won that year, and the final Grand Prix went to Max Verstappen.
Official FIA standings via Jolpica (formerly Ergast).
What if 2025 had been raced 100 times?
We took the real 2025 grid (every car with its performance and reliability, every driver with his rating) and re-ran the full 22-race championship 100 times.
| Driver | Avg. finish | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar PiastriMcLaren | P1.9 | 44% |
| Lando Norrisreal championMcLaren | P1.9 | 38% |
| Max VerstappenRed Bull | P2.3 | 18% |
| Lewis HamiltonFerrari | P4 | 0% |
| Charles LeclercFerrari | P4.9 | 0% |
| George RussellMercedes | P6 | 0% |
The engine disagrees with history: its favourite was Oscar Piastri (44%), and Lando Norris only wins 38% of the time. That title was won with something a table cannot hold.
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