Overview
- Norris finished third at Yas Marina to seal his maiden championship by two points over race winner Max Verstappen.
- Verstappen started from pole and took his eighth win of the season, completing a late surge from 104 points down but falling just short overall.
- Oscar Piastri finished second in Abu Dhabi and third in the standings after leading much of the year in a rare three-way title fight.
- Stewards penalized Yuki Tsunoda five seconds for forcing Norris off track, ruling the new champion did not gain a lasting advantage.
- McLaren also secured the constructors' crown, their first since 1998, after letting both drivers race without deploying team orders in the finale.