Round 5 · 20 April 2025
2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix: results
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) won the 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 20 April 2025 at Jeddah Corniche Circuit (Saudi Arabia), starting from position 2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) completed the podium. Pole position went to Max Verstappen. The fastest lap was set by Lando Norris (1:31.778).
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 2 | 1:21:06.758 | 25 | Finished |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1 | +2.843 s | 18 | Finished |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 4 | +8.104 s | 15 | Finished |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 10 | +9.196 s | 12 | Finished |
| 5 | George Russell | Mercedes | 3 | +27.236 s | 10 | Finished |
| 6 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 5 | +34.688 s | 8 | Finished |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 7 | +39.073 s | 6 | Finished |
| 8 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 6 | +64.630 s | 4 | Finished |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 11 | +66.515 s | 2 | Finished |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | RB F1 Team | 14 | +67.091 s | 1 | Finished |
| 11 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 13 | +75.917 s | — | Finished |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | RB F1 Team | 12 | +78.451 s | — | Finished |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 15 | +79.194 s | — | Finished |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 19 | +99.723 s | — | Finished |
| 15 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 18 | — | — | Lapped |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 16 | — | — | Lapped |
| 17 | Jack Doohan | Alpine F1 Team | 17 | — | — | Lapped |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 20 | — | — | Lapped |
| 19 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 8 | — | — | Retired |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | — | — | Retired |
Tyres and strategy at the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025
Oscar Piastri won with 1 pit stop(s): medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-50). The top ten used 2 different strategies. Estimated degradation by compound (ms per lap lost by the tyre, fuel excluded): medium 67 ± 5, hard 21 ± 2.
- 1. Oscar Piastri: medium (laps 1-19), hard (laps 20-50)
- 2. Max Verstappen: medium (laps 1-21), hard (laps 22-50)
- 3. Charles Leclerc: medium (laps 1-29), hard (laps 30-50)
- 4. Lando Norris: hard (laps 1-34), medium (laps 35-50)
- 5. George Russell: medium (laps 1-20), hard (laps 21-50)
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.