2025 São Paulo Grand Prix

2025 São Paulo Grand Prix
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Race Details
Date	November 6 - November 9, 2025
Race Number	1156
Official Name	Formula 1 MSC Cruises Grande Prêmio de São Paulo
Location	Autódromo José Carlos Pace São Paulo, Brazil
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.309 km (2.677 mi)
Distance	71 laps, 305.939 km (190.102 mi)
Podium

The 2025 Brazilian Grand Prix, officially known as the Formula 1 MSC Cruises Grande Prêmio de São Paulo 2025, will be the 21st race of the 2025 FIA Formula One World Championship. It is scheduled to take place at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace in São Paulo from November 7 to 9, 2025.

Background

Entry List

The full entry for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix is outlined below:

No.	Driver	Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model	Tyre
1	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB21	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
4	Lando Norris	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL39	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
5	Gabriel Bortoleto	State F1 Team Kick Sauber	Kick Sauber	C45	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
6	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls	VCARB 02	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
10	Pierre Gasly	BWT Alpine F1 Team	Alpine	A525	Renault	E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6t	P
12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W16	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin	AMR25	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
16	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	SF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco F1 Team	Aston Martin	AMR25	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
22	Yuki Tsunoda	Oracle Red Bull Racing	Red Bull	RB21	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
23	Alexander Albon	Atlassian Williams Racing	Williams	FW47	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
27	Nico Hülkenberg	State F1 Team Kick Sauber	Kick Sauber	C45	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
30	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App Racing Bulls F1 Team	Racing Bulls	VCARB 02	Honda RBPT	RBPTH003 1.6 V6t	P
31	Esteban Ocon	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	Alpine	A525	Renault	E-Tech RE25 1.6 V6t	P
44	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari HP	Ferrari	SF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Atlassian Williams Racing	Williams	FW47	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
63	George Russell	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team	Mercedes	F1 W16	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren F1 Team	McLaren	MCL39	Mercedes	F1 M16 1.6 V6t	P
87	Oliver Bearman	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team	Haas	VF-25	Ferrari	067 1.6 V6t	P
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Practice Overview

FP1:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:09.975	31
2	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.023s	33
3	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	+0.619s	32
4	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.631s	26
5	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.641s	32
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.670s	35
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+0.706s	33
8	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Williams	+0.711s	36
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+0.732s	31
10	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.769s	37
11	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+0.819s	36
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	+0.832s	35
13	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+0.931s	29
14	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+0.986s	32
15	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	+1.095s	31
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1.185s	30
17	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+1.393s	31
18	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.518s	30
19	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+1.551s	28
20	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	+1.788s	20

Sprint

Sprint qualifying

The full sprint qualifying results for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:09.627	1:09.373	1:09.243	20
2	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:10.381	1:09.504	1:09.340	16
3	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:10.017	1:09.416	1:09.428	19
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:10.048	1:09.384	1:09.495	16
5	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:10.011	1:09.330	1:09.496	12
6	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:09.975	1:09.707	1:09.580	15
7	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:10.326	1:09.647	1:09.671	15
8	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:10.324	1:09.732	1:09.725	19
9	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	1:10.095	1:09.608	1:09.775	15
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	1:10.333	1:09.735	1:09.935	15
11	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:10.224	1:09.811		14
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:10.275	1:09.813		12
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:10.097	1:09.852		12
14	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	1:10.217	1:09.923		12
15	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:10.066	1:09.946		12
16	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:10.441			6
17	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:10.666			5
18	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:10.692			6
19	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:10.872			6
20	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Williams	1:11.120			6

• Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Sprint results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	24	53:25.928	8
2	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	24	+0.845s	7
3	63	George Russell	Mercedes	24	+2.318s	6
4	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	24	+4.423s	5
5	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	24	+16.483s	4
6	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	24	+18.306s	3
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	24	+18.603s	2
8	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	24	+19.366s	1
9	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	24	+23.933s	0
10	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	24	+29.548s	0
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	24	+31.000s	0
12	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	24	+36.334s	0
13	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	24	+38.462s	0
14	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Williams	24	+38.951s	0
15	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	24	+42.349s	0
16	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	24	+43.090s	0
17	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	24	+55.456s	0
18	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	23	DNF	0
NC	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	5	DNF	0
NC	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	5	DNF	0

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

The full qualifying results for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:09.656	1:09.616	1:09.511	21
2	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:10.192	1:09.774	1:09.685	16
3	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:09.934	1:09.801	1:09.805	22
4	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:09.928	1:09.835	1:09.886	19
5	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	1:10.083	1:09.970	1:09.931	21
6	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:09.935	1:09.880	1:09.942	16
7	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:10.108	1:09.950	1:09.962	21
8	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:09.891	1:09.755	1:09.977	19
9	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:09.885	1:09.857	1:10.002	21
10	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	1:10.337	1:09.985	1:10.039	23
11	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:10.181	1:10.001		15
12	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:10.115	1:10.053		18
13	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:10.016	1:10.100		16
14	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:10.041	1:10.161		15
15	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Williams	1:10.184	1:10.472		17
16	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:10.403			9
17	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:10.438			9
18	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:10.632			9
19	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:10.711			9

• Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.

Race

Results

The full race results for the 2025 São Paulo Grand Prix are outlined below:

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	71	1:32:01.596	25
2	12	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	71	+10.388s	18
3	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	71	+10.750s	15
4	63	George Russell	Mercedes	71	+15.267s	12
5	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	71	+15.749s	10
6	87	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	71	+29.630s	8
7	30	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	71	+52.642s	6
8	6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	71	+52.873s	4
9	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Kick Sauber	71	+53.324s	2
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	71	+53.914s	1
11	23	Alexander Albon	Williams	71	+54.184s	0
12	31	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	71	+54.696s	0
13	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.	Williams	71	+55.420s	0
14	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	71	+55.766s	0
15	43	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	71	+57.777s	0
16	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	71	+58.247s	0
17	22	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	71	+69.176s	0
Ret	44	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	37	Retired	0
Ret	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	5	Damage	0
Ret	5	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	0	Damage	0

Standings

Driver's standings after sprint + race

Pos.	Driver	Nationality	Team	Pts.	+/-	Point difference to driver below
1	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	390		+24
2	Oscar Piastri	AUS	McLaren	366		+25
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	341		+65
4	George Russell	GBR	Mercedes	276		+62
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	214		+66
6	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Ferrari	148		+26
7	Kimi Antonelli	ITA	Mercedes	122		+49
8	Alexander Albon	THA	Williams	73		+30
9	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Kick Sauber	43		0
10	Isack Hadjar	FRA	Racing Bulls	43		+3
11	Oliver Bearman	GBR	Haas F1 Team	40	▲2	0
12	Fernando Alonso	ESP	Aston Martin	40		+2
13	Carlos Sainz	ESP	Williams	38	▼2	+2
14	Liam Lawson	NZL	Racing Bulls	36	▲1	+4
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Aston Martin	32	▼1	+2
16	Esteban Ocon	FRA	Haas F1 Team	30		+2
17	Yuki Tsunoda	JPN	Red Bull Racing	28		+6
18	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Alpine	22		+3
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	BRA	Kick Sauber	19		+19
20	Franco Colapinto	ARG	Alpine	0		0
21	Jack Doohan	AUS	Alpine	0

Constructor's standings after sprint + race

Pos.	Team	Pts.	+/-	Point difference to constructor below
1	McLaren	756		+358
2	Mercedes	398		+32
3	Red Bull Racing	366	▲1	+4
4	Ferrari	362	▼2	+251
5	Williams	111		+29
6	Racing Bulls	82		+10
7	Aston Martin	72		+2
8	Haas F1 Team	70		+8
9	Kick Sauber	62		+40
10	Alpine	22

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