2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
- Date
- 7 Dec 2025
- Circuit
- Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi, UAE
- Round
- 24 of 24
- Winner
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull)
- Tyre compounds
- C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
- Pole position
- Max Verstappen (1:22.207)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | 58 | 1:26:07.469 | 25 | |
| 2 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 3 | 58 | +12.594 | 18 | |
| 3 | 4 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 58 | +16.572 | 15 | |
| 4 | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 5 | 58 | +23.279 | 1:26.725 | 12 |
| 5 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 4 | 58 | +48.563 | 10 | |
| 6 | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 6 | 58 | +67.562 | 8 | |
| 7 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 8 | 58 | +69.876 | 6 | |
| 8 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 16 | 58 | +72.670 | 4 | |
| 9 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 18 | 58 | +79.014 | 2 | |
| 10 | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 15 | 58 | +79.523 | 1 | |
| 11 | 5 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 7 | 58 | +81.043 | 0 | |
| 12 | 87 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 11 | 58 | +81.166 | 0 | |
| 13 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Williams | 12 | 58 | +82.158 | 0 | |
| 14 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 10 | 58 | +83.794 | 0 | |
| 15 | 12 | ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 14 | 58 | +84.399 | 0 | |
| 16 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 17 | 58 | +90.327 | 0 | |
| 17 | 6 | HADIsack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 9 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 13 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 19 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 20 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | 57 | +1 Lap | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Max Verstappen: 1 stop (lap 23), stints of 23 medium, 35 hard laps
- 2nd
- Oscar Piastri: 1 stop (lap 41), stints of 41 hard, 17 medium laps
- 3rd
- Lando Norris: 2 stops (laps 16, 40), stints of 16 medium, 24 hard, 18 medium laps
- Finishers
- 1 stop: 13 · 2 stops: 7
- First stops
- median lap 16 of 58
Pit stops
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERMax Verstappen | 1 | 23 (21.7 s) | 2335 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 1 | 41 (21.6 s) | 4117 |
| NORLando Norris | 2 | 16 (21.3 s), 40 (21.4 s) | 162418 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 2 | 16 (21.7 s), 39 (20.9 s) | 162319 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 14 (22.0 s) | 1444 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 16 (23.3 s) | 1642 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 1 | 19 (22.3 s) | 1939 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 2 | 8 (21.6 s), 31 (21.4 s) | 82327 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 7 (21.6 s), 42 (21.5 s) | 73516 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 42 (21.5 s) | 4216 |
| BORGabriel Bortoleto | 1 | 15 (22.1 s) | 1543 |
| BEAOliver Bearman | 1 | 14 (22.3 s) | 1444 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 1 | 18 (21.8 s) | 1840 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 1 | 32 (27.0 s) | 3226 |
| ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 | 32 (22.2 s) | 3226 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 8 (21.6 s), 33 (21.5 s) | 82525 |
| HADIsack Hadjar | 1 | 14 (21.9 s) | 1443 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 1 | 21 (28.4 s) | 2136 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 2 | 13 (22.6 s), 40 (22.2 s) | 132717 |
| COLFranco Colapinto | 2 | 15 (22.0 s), 40 (23.0 s) | 152517 |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.877 | 1:22.752 | 1:22.207 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:23.178 | 1:22.804 | 1:22.408 | +0.201 Q3 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.605 | 1:23.021 | 1:22.437 | +0.230 Q3 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:23.247 | 1:22.730 | 1:22.645 | +0.438 Q3 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:23.163 | 1:22.948 | 1:22.730 | +0.523 Q3 |
| 6 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:23.071 | 1:22.861 | 1:22.902 | +0.654 Q2 |
| 7 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:23.374 | 1:22.874 | 1:22.904 | +0.667 Q2 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.334 | 1:23.023 | 1:22.913 | +0.706 Q3 |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 1:23.373 | 1:22.997 | 1:23.072 | +0.790 Q2 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:23.386 | 1:23.034 | +0.827 Q2 | |
| 11 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.254 | 1:23.041 | +0.834 Q2 | |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:23.187 | 1:23.042 | +0.835 Q2 | |
| 13 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 1:23.265 | 1:23.077 | +0.870 Q2 | |
| 14 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:22.894 | 1:23.080 | +0.687 Q1 | |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:23.316 | 1:23.097 | +0.890 Q2 | |
| 16 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:23.394 | +1.187 Q1 | ||
| 17 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:23.416 | +1.209 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 1:23.450 | +1.243 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.468 | +1.261 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:23.890 | +1.683 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 7 | 423 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 8 | 421 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 7 | 410 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 319 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 | 242 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 0 | 156 |
| 7 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 0 | 150 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 0 | 73 |
| 9 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 0 | 64 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 | 56 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren | 14 | 833 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 2 | 469 |
| 3 | Red Bull | 8 | 451 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 0 | 398 |
| 5 | Williams | 0 | 137 |
| 6 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 92 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 0 | 89 |
| 8 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 79 |
| 9 | Sauber | 0 | 70 |
| 10 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 22 |