2026 Brazilian Grand Prix

Lando Norris won the 2026 Brazilian Grand Prix at Autódromo José Carlos Pace on 8 Nov 2026 for McLaren, from pole position; Max Verstappen was second and Isack Hadjar third. Pole position: Lando Norris.

Norris took the lead for good on lap 54 of 71, from Andrea Kimi Antonelli; the lead changed hands 3 times in all. Norris stopped 3 times, on laps 16 and 49 and 62 (16 laps on intermediate, then 33 laps on soft, then 13 laps on soft, then 9 laps on intermediate); 17 of 22 finishers made 3 stops, and the median first stop was lap 16. The fastest lap was Andrea Kimi Antonelli's, 1:12.689 on lap 55. 22 of 22 starters were classified. 10 all-time records moved: Lewis Hamilton: 5,279.5 points (was 5,277.5 points). Extends the record; Max Verstappen: 65 finishes in a row (was 64 finishes in a row). Extends the record; and more. After the race Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the championship with 390 points, 111 ahead of Max Verstappen, with 3 rounds left.

Date: 8 Nov 2026
Circuit: Autódromo José Carlos Pace, São Paulo, Brazil
Round: 20 of 23
Winner: Lando Norris (McLaren)
Pole position: Lando Norris

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Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	FL	Pts
1	1	NORLando Norris	McLaren	1	71	1:35:23.504		25
2	3	VERMax Verstappen	Red Bull	21^q16	71	+14.602		18
3	6	HADIsack Hadjar	Red Bull	5^q7	71	+24.485		15
4	63	RUSGeorge Russell	Mercedes	7^q2	71	+33.991		12
5	12	ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	2^q3	71	+41.017	1:12.689	10
6	81	PIAOscar Piastri	McLaren	10^q12	71	+56.475		8
7	30	LAWLiam Lawson	RB F1 Team	3^q5	71	+1:15.402		6
8	16	LECCharles Leclerc	Ferrari	14^q4	71	+1:18.586		4
9	44	HAMLewis Hamilton	Ferrari	20^q11	70	+4.427		2
10	27	HULNico Hülkenberg	Audi	4^q6	70	+17.105		1
11	41	LINArvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	18^q14	70	+19.130		0
12	14	ALOFernando Alonso	Aston Martin	8^q9	70	+36.856		0
13	43	COLFranco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	13^q17	70	+50.488		0
14	10	GASPierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	15^q18	70	+58.677		0
15	23	ALBAlexander Albon	Williams	9^q10	70	+1:04.101		0
16	5	BORGabriel Bortoleto	Audi	19^q22	70	+1:16.420		0
17	87	BEAOliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	6^q8	70	+1:31.711		0
18	11	PERSergio Pérez	Cadillac	22^q21	69	+27.120		0
19	55	SAICarlos Sainz	Williams	12^q15	69	+32.463		0
20	51	CAMRafael Câmara	Haas F1 Team	11^q13	69	+51.715		0
R	18	STRLance Stroll	Aston Martin	16^q19	30	Retired		0
W	77	BOTValtteri Bottas	Cadillac	17^q20	0	Did not start		0

Grid differs from qualifying for 21 drivers: George Russell qualified 2nd, started 7th; Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualified 3rd, started 2nd; Charles Leclerc qualified 4th, started 14th; Liam Lawson qualified 5th, started 3rd; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 6th, started 4th; Isack Hadjar qualified 7th, started 5th; Oliver Bearman qualified 8th, started 6th; Fernando Alonso qualified 9th, started 8th; Alexander Albon qualified 10th, started 9th; Lewis Hamilton qualified 11th, started 20th; Oscar Piastri qualified 12th, started 10th; Rafael Câmara qualified 13th, started 11th; Arvid Lindblad qualified 14th, started 18th; Carlos Sainz qualified 15th, started 12th; Max Verstappen qualified 16th, started 21st; Franco Colapinto qualified 17th, started 13th; Pierre Gasly qualified 18th, started 15th; Lance Stroll qualified 19th, started 16th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 20th, started 17th; Sergio Pérez qualified 21st, started 22nd; Gabriel Bortoleto qualified 22nd, started 19th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Lap chart

Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.

Position at the end of each lap, from first to last. A line that ends early is a retirement. Rings are pit stops. Hover or tap the chart to see every driver's position on that lap.

Race history: gap to the leader

Seconds behind the leader after each lap, from cumulative lap times. Rings are pit stops; shaded bands are safety-car periods. Drivers more than 116 seconds behind run along the bottom edge. Hover or tap for a lap.

How the race was won

Winner: Lando Norris: 3 stops (laps 16, 49, 62), stints of 16 intermediate, 33 soft, 13 soft, 9 intermediate laps
2nd: Max Verstappen: 3 stops (laps 17, 45, 62), stints of 17 intermediate, 28 soft, 17 soft, 9 intermediate laps
3rd: Isack Hadjar: 3 stops (laps 16, 50, 62), stints of 16 intermediate, 34 soft, 12 soft, 9 intermediate laps
Finishers: no stop: 1 · 1 stop: 1 · 2 stops: 3 · 3 or more: 17
First stops: median lap 16 of 71

Pit stops

Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.

Driver	Stops	Laps (pit-lane time)	Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance)
NORLando Norris	3	16 (24.0 s), 49 (24.0 s), 62 (24.9 s)	1633139
VERMax Verstappen	3	17 (23.7 s), 45 (23.3 s), 62 (23.9 s)	1728179
HADIsack Hadjar	3	16 (24.2 s), 50 (23.8 s), 62 (24.0 s)	1634129
RUSGeorge Russell	2	16 (25.0 s), 61 (24.1 s)	164510
ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli	3	17 (24.5 s), 53 (23.6 s), 62 (24.8 s)	173699
PIAOscar Piastri	3	16 (25.6 s), 51 (23.9 s), 62 (24.7 s)	1635119
LAWLiam Lawson	3	16 (23.7 s), 48 (23.8 s), 61 (24.7 s)	16321310
LECCharles Leclerc	2	16 (24.8 s), 61 (24.9 s)	164510
HAMLewis Hamilton	3	14 (24.4 s), 38 (24.6 s), 62 (25.5 s)	1424248
HULNico Hülkenberg	3	16 (24.7 s), 44 (24.7 s), 61 (35.3 s)	1628179
LINArvid Lindblad	3	16 (23.9 s), 45 (24.8 s), 61 (24.6 s)	1629169
ALOFernando Alonso	3	17 (24.1 s), 46 (24.4 s), 60 (23.9 s)	17291410
COLFranco Colapinto	3	17 (25.7 s), 53 (23.7 s), 61 (26.6 s)	173689
GASPierre Gasly	3	17 (24.7 s), 37 (24.2 s), 61 (31.1 s)	1720249
ALBAlexander Albon	3	15 (24.4 s), 42 (30.7 s), 60 (24.3 s)	15271810
BORGabriel Bortoleto	3	16 (24.4 s), 32 (23.4 s), 60 (24.2 s)	16162810
BEAOliver Bearman	3	16 (39.8 s), 48 (27.6 s), 60 (25.4 s)	16321210
PERSergio Pérez	2	15 (32.2 s), 59 (25.9 s)	154410
SAICarlos Sainz	3	14 (25.1 s), 45 (23.8 s), 61 (24.5 s)	1431168
CAMRafael Câmara	3	15 (25.0 s), 49 (24.4 s), 59 (25.3 s)	15341010
STRLance Stroll	1	16 (24.1 s)	1614

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

Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.

Pos	Driver	Team
1	Lando Norris	McLaren
2	George Russell	Mercedes
3	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
5	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi
7	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull
8	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
10	Alexander Albon	Williams
11	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
12	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
13	Rafael Câmara	Haas F1 Team
14	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams
16	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
17	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac
21	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac
22	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi

Standings after this race

Explained: how points and the two championships work.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	9	390
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	3	279
3	George Russell	Mercedes	3	262
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1	261
5	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1	249
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	3	246
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	0	152
8	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	0	122
9	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	0	89
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	0	42

Constructors

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	Mercedes	12	652
2	Ferrari	2	510
3	Red Bull	3	415
4	McLaren	3	398
5	RB F1 Team	0	114
6	Alpine F1 Team	0	69
7	Haas F1 Team	0	31
8	Audi	0	28
9	Williams	0	12
10	Aston Martin	0	7

Full 2026 standings