Round 23 · 30 November 2025
2025 Qatar Grand Prix: results
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix, round 23 of the championship, held on 30 November 2025 at Lusail International Circuit (Qatar), starting from position 3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) and Carlos Sainz (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to Oscar Piastri. The fastest lap was set by Oscar Piastri (1:22.996).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 3 | 1:24:38.241 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1 | +7.995 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 7 | +22.665 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | +23.315 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 5 | +28.317 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 4 | +48.599 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 8 | +54.045 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 10 | +56.785 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 12 | +60.073 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 15 | +61.770 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 14 | +66.931 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 17 | +77.730 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 19 | +84.812 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 20 | — | — | Lapped |
| 15 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 16 | — | — | Lapped |
| 16 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | — | — | Lapped |
| 17 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18 | — | — | Retired |
| 18 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 6 | — | — | Retired |
| 19 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 13 | — | — | Retired |
| 20 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 11 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Qatar Grand Prix 2025
Max Verstappen won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-32), hard (laps 33-57). Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 34 ± 3, hard 23 ± 3.
- 1. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-32), hard (laps 33-57)
- 2. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-42), hard (laps 43-57)
- 3. Carlos Sainz: medium (laps 1-32), hard (laps 33-57)
- 4. Lando Norris: medium (laps 1-44), hard (laps 45-57)
- 5. Andrea Kimi Antonelli: medium (laps 1-32), hard (laps 33-57)
Data from FastF1; the degradation is an estimate from Formuradar's tyre analysis and the full lap-by-lap view is in the race analysis.