Overview
- Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole, with Oscar Piastri second and Lando Norris third to seal the championship.
- Final standings show Norris on 423 points to Verstappen’s 421, with Piastri third in the drivers’ table.
- Stewards penalized Yuki Tsunoda five seconds for forcing Norris off track, and a review of Norris for gaining an advantage resulted in no action.
- Piastri’s runner-up finish in the race capped a season in which McLaren maintained equal status between its drivers, helping secure the team title.
- Norris becomes Britain’s 11th world champion and McLaren’s first drivers’ champion since 2008, as the sport now turns to sweeping 2026 regulation changes.