Overview
- Norris finished third in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to secure the championship with 423 points, edging Max Verstappen’s 421 as Oscar Piastri took second both in the race and third overall with 410.
- Verstappen won the season finale and closed a 104-point midseason deficit with six victories in the final nine races but fell just short in the standings.
- Piastri capped a strong campaign with runner-up in Abu Dhabi, completing a McLaren one-two in the race order behind Verstappen and ahead of Norris.
- Norris said he learned from Piastri and Verstappen, thanked McLaren and his family, and described the title as an emotional culmination to a long season.
- At 26, Norris becomes the 11th British world champion, extending the United Kingdom’s all-time national record.