Lando Norris is hoping to become the 11th British driver in history to be crowned Formula One world champion at Sunday’s Qatar Grand Prix.

Norris leads McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri and reigning champion Max Verstappen by 24 points heading into the penultimate race of the 2025 season.

If Norris outscores both Piastri and Verstappen by two points, he will make sure of glory ahead of the finale in Abu Dhabi next weekend.

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F1 Qatar Grand Prix results

The Sporting News will publish a race report and full classification once the Qatar Grand Prix concludes.

F1 Qatar Grand Prix starting grid

Piastri qualified on pole ahead of his team-mate Norris. Verstappen starts in P3 to set up what could be a straight shootout between the three title contenders.

PositionDriver1Oscar Piastri2Lando Norris3Max Verstappen4George Russell5Kimi Antonelli6Isack Hadjar7Carlos Sainz8Fernando Alono9Pierre Gasly10Charles Leclerc11Nico Hulkenberg12Liam Lawson13Oliver Bearman14Alex Albon15Yuki Tsunoda16Esteban Ocon17Lewis Hamilton18Lance Stroll19Gabriel Bortoleto*PitFranco Colapinto 

*Bortoleto serving a five-place grid penalty for causing a collision at the Las Vegas Grand Prix
** Colapinto required to start from the pit lane after several changes were made to his Alpine under parc ferme

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F1 points standings 2025

Here is a look at the F1 standings following Sunday’s race.

F1 Drivers’ World Championship 2025PositionDriverTeamPoints1.Lando NorrisMcLaren3902.Oscar PiastriMcLaren3663.Max VerstappenRed Bull3664.George RussellMercedes2945.Charles LeclercFerrari2266.Lewis HamiltonFerrari 1527.Kimi AntonelliMercedes1378.Alexander AlbonWilliams739.Isack HadjarRacing Bulls5110.Nico HulkenbergWilliams4911.Carlos SainzRacing Bulls4812.Oliver BearmanHaas4113.Fernando AlonsoAston Martin4014.Liam LawsonRacing Bulls3615.Esteban OconHaas3216.Lance StrollAston Martin3217.Yuku TsunodaRed Bull2818.Pierre GaslyAlpine2219.Gabriel BortoletoSauber1920.Franco ColapintoAlpine021Jack DoohanAlpine0F1 Constructors’ Championship 2025PositionTeamPoints1.McLaren7862.Mercedes4233.Red Bull3914.Ferrari3715. Williams1176. Racing Bulls867.Aston Martin728.Haas709.Kick Sauber6410.Alpine22When can Lando Norris win the F1 driver’s championship?

Norris needs to enter the final grand prix of the season in Abu Dhabi with a lead of 25 points in order to be confirmed as world champion before that last race.

In other words, if Norris out-scores Piastri and Verstappen in Qatar by two points, he will win the championship.

Qatar is a Sprint weekend, which means a possible 33 points are available.

Remaining races on 2025 F1 schedule

There are only two grands prix left in the 2025 season.

Sunday, November 30: Qatar Grand PrixSunday, December 7: Abu Dhabi Grand Prix