Overview
- Max Verstappen started from pole with a 1:22.207 lap and won the race, but the result left him two points short of the drivers’ title.
- Oscar Piastri finished second after overtaking Lando Norris on the opening lap, keeping McLaren 2-3 at the finish.
- Stewards issued Yuki Tsunoda a five-second penalty for weaving while defending against Norris during the race.
- Needing only a podium to clinch the championship, Norris managed early traffic and strategy to secure third place.
- Lewis Hamilton rebounded from a third consecutive Q1 exit to finish eighth, as Charles Leclerc took fourth and George Russell fifth.