Overview
- Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole, with Oscar Piastri second and Norris third.
- Norris finished the season on 423 points to Verstappen’s 421, with Piastri third in the standings.
- McLaren also secured the constructors’ championship, yielding the team’s first drivers’ champion since 2008.
- Yuki Tsunoda received a five‑second penalty for forcing Norris off track, while stewards took no further action on Norris.
- McLaren’s equal-treatment policy guided intra-team racing throughout the year as attention now shifts to the 2026 rules reset.