Lando Norris took the lead for the final time around lap 54. The recorded leadership sequence was Lando Norris → Kimi Antonelli → Lando Norris → Isack Hadjar → Kimi Antonelli → Lando Norris. Temporary leads during pit stops are included.

The winning tyre plan

Lando Norris, P1: intermediate (laps 1–16) → soft (laps 17–49) → soft (laps 50–62) → intermediate (laps 63–71). Pit-lane visits were recorded on laps 16, 49, 62.

How Max Verstappen challenged

Max Verstappen, P2: intermediate (laps 1–17) → soft (laps 18–45) → soft (laps 46–62) → intermediate (laps 63–71). Pit-lane visits were recorded on laps 17, 45, 62.

How Isack Hadjar challenged

Isack Hadjar, P3: intermediate (laps 1–16) → soft (laps 17–50) → soft (laps 51–62) → intermediate (laps 63–71). Pit-lane visits were recorded on laps 16, 50, 62.

Time lost in the pit box

Oliver Bearman spent 19.2s stationary on lap 16, versus the session median of 3.1s. The stationary stop cost 16.1s more than the median recorded stop.

Interruptions and penalties

Lap 42: FIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) - REJOINING UNSAFELY (14:50:05) · Lap 46: FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) (14:50:05) · Lap 53: FIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:09:09) · Lap 68: FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:09:09)

The winner’s tyre sequence

Lando Norris ran intermediate tyres on laps 1–16; then soft tyres on laps 17–49; then soft tyres on laps 50–62; then intermediate tyres on laps 63–71.

The podium

Grid to finish

+19 places

Max Verstappen
P21 → P2

Largest gain among classified finishers with a recorded grid position. This is not a count of overtakes.

Team points

The biggest Grand Prix hauls

McLaren33 pts
Red Bull33 pts
Mercedes22 pts

This Grand Prix only. Sprint points and championship adjustments are separate.

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Before the race

The pre-race projection

Grand Prix projections

Top 10 projected race finishers

Each Pn is the projected Grand Prix finishing rank at that stage.

Historical ordering: Post-Qualifying · Published Nov 8, 2026, 04:15 PM UTC

Provisional grid · Penalties and pit-lane starts are not confirmed.

Fuel loads remain unknown.

No forecast matches the current event field. The original snapshot order is retained below.

Top ten projected Grand Prix finish comparison for Brazilian Grand Prix. Rows follow the Post-Qualifying forecast.
Driver	Post-QualifyingProvisional gridOriginal field	Post-PracticeThrough FP2Original field	Pre-WeekendOriginal field
01Lando Norris	P1	P6	P6
02George Russell	P2	P3	P3
03Andrea Kimi Antonelli	P3	P1	P1
04Charles Leclerc	P4	P5	P5
05Isack Hadjar	P5	P8	P8
06Liam Lawson	P6	P10	P9
07Lewis Hamilton	P7	P4	P4
08Nico Hülkenberg	P8	P13	P12
09Oscar Piastri	P9	P7	P7
10Oliver Bearman	P10	P15	P15

Championship & circuit

Championship consequence

Points explained ↗

After the classified Grand Prix. Official standings through round 19, updated with verified classified points from this event.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli has clinched the drivers’ title.

Drivers still within reach of the championship on the verified schedule
Driver	Points	Gap	Maximum final points
Andrea Kimi AntonelliChampion	390	0	465

These are mathematical possibilities, not title probabilities. Ties use countback. Scoring rules ↗

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What the recent circuit record shows

3 of 5 recorded winners started on pole, across 5 Grands Prix (2025, 2024, 2023, 2017, 2016).

Sprints excluded. Earlier races may use different layouts and rules.

Circuit results & guide ↗

Session results

Full classifications

Race classification

Final

Race classification, Final
Position	Driver	Constructor	Start grid	Laps	Status	Points
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1	71	Finished	25
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	21	71	Finished	18
3	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	5	71	Finished	15
4	George Russell	Mercedes	7	71	Finished	12
5	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	2	71	Finished	10
6	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	10	71	Finished	8
7	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	3	71	Finished	6
8	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	14	71	Finished	4
9	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	20	70	Lapped	2
10	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	4	70	Lapped	1
11	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	18	70	Lapped	0
12	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	8	70	Lapped	0
13	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	13	70	Lapped	0
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	15	70	Lapped	0
15	Alexander Albon	Williams	9	70	Lapped	0
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	19	70	Lapped	0
17	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	6	70	Lapped	0
18	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	22	69	Lapped	0
19	Carlos Sainz	Williams	12	69	Lapped	0
20	Rafael Camara	Haas F1 Team	11	69	Lapped	0
R	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	16	30	Retired	0
W	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	17	0	Did not start	0

Starting grid, race status and points for this classification.

Retrieved Nov 9, 2026, 12:00 AM UTC

Race classification source ↗

Qualifying classification

Corrected

Qualifying classification, Corrected
Position	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:30.939	1:29.207	1:27.470
2	George Russell	Mercedes	1:31.206	1:26.745	1:27.674
3	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:32.229	1:29.302	1:28.095
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:32.121	1:28.082	1:28.289
5	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:32.085	1:27.049	1:28.321
6	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	1:31.693	1:28.361	1:28.668
7	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:32.059	1:27.218	1:28.763
8	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:33.030	1:29.130	1:29.831
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:32.092	1:29.072	1:30.311
10	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:33.150	1:28.918	1:30.456
11	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:31.666	1:30.001	—
12	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:32.251	1:30.369	—
13	Rafael Camara	Haas F1 Team	1:32.809	1:31.515	—
14	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:32.306	1:31.687	—
15	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:32.959	1:31.785	—
16	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:31.238	—	—
17	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:33.327	—	—
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:33.449	—	—
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:33.653	—	—
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:33.774	—	—
21	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:34.509	—	—
22	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:41.564	—	—

Qualifying order; starting-grid penalties may change the grid.

Retrieved Nov 8, 2026, 08:40 AM UTC

Qualifying classification source ↗

Practice 2 classification

Final

Practice 2 classification, Final
Position	Driver	Constructor	Best lap	Laps	Status
1	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:10.763	37	Classified
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:11.016	31	Classified
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:11.022	23	Classified
4	George Russell	Mercedes	1:11.036	35	Classified
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:11.084	32	Classified
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:11.213	35	Classified
7	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:11.483	33	Classified
8	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:11.780	33	Classified
9	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:11.839	33	Classified
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:11.991	36	Classified
11	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:11.996	33	Classified
12	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:12.008	36	Classified
13	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:12.042	36	Classified
14	Pierre Gasly	Alpine F1 Team	1:12.109	37	Classified
15	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:12.538	34	Classified
16	Rafael Câmara	Haas F1 Team	1:12.561	30	Classified
17	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:12.742	33	Classified
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:12.942	31	Classified
19	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:12.953	37	Classified
20	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac F1 Team	1:13.316	34	Classified
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:13.383	33	Classified

Practice order, best recorded lap and lap count.

Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, 08:30 PM UTC

Practice 2 classification source ↗

Practice 1 classification

Final

Practice 1 classification, Final
Position	Driver	Constructor	Best lap	Laps	Status
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:11.717	33	Classified
2	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:11.799	32	Classified
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:11.953	29	Classified
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:12.041	31	Classified
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.103	30	Classified
6	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:12.156	25	Classified
7	Gabriele Mini	Alpine F1 Team	1:12.569	28	Classified
8	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:12.614	30	Classified
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine F1 Team	1:12.654	34	Classified
10	Liam Lawson	RB F1 Team	1:12.715	32	Classified
11	Leonardo Fornaroli	McLaren	1:12.833	28	Classified
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:12.837	27	Classified
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:13.017	26	Classified
14	Arvid Lindblad	RB F1 Team	1:13.038	32	Classified
15	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac F1 Team	1:13.371	16	Classified
16	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:13.511	18	Classified
17	Luke Browning	Williams	1:13.591	12	Classified
18	Rafael Câmara	Haas F1 Team	1:13.696	30	Classified
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:13.760	28	Classified
20	Colton Herta	Cadillac F1 Team	1:14.275	31	Classified
21	Dino Beganovic	Ferrari	1:14.357	11	Classified
22	Freddie Slater	Audi	1:14.966	7	Classified

Practice order, best recorded lap and lap count.

Retrieved Nov 6, 2026, 05:00 PM UTC

Practice 1 classification source ↗

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