Overview
- By finishing third at Yas Marina, Norris secured the championship with 423 points to Verstappen’s 421.
- Race winner Max Verstappen concluded an eight‑victory season and a comeback from a 100‑plus‑point summer deficit, but fell short by two points.
- Oscar Piastri finished second in Abu Dhabi and placed third in the standings on 410 after leading the championship for much of the season.
- Norris, 26, is McLaren’s first drivers’ champion since Lewis Hamilton in 2008, and McLaren had already sealed the 2025 constructors’ title.
- The finale was F1’s first three‑contender title decider since 2010, with Norris needing only a podium to be crowned.