Overview
- Lando Norris won from pole in Brazil to secure his seventh victory of the season, with Mercedes rookie Kimi Antonelli second and Max Verstappen charging from a pit-lane start to third.
- Oscar Piastri finished fifth after a 10-second penalty for contact with Antonelli that also eliminated Charles Leclerc, with stewards ruling him wholly responsible and adding two super-licence points.
- Ferrari left São Paulo without points as Leclerc retired in the lap-six incident and Lewis Hamilton later stopped after earlier damage and a five-second penalty, dropping the team to fourth in the constructors’ standings.
- Toyota Gazoo Racing’s Mike Conway, Nyck de Vries and Kamui Kobayashi won the 8 Hours of Bahrain ahead of their sister car, while Ferrari AF Corse’s No. 51 trio secured the Hypercar championship with fourth.
- Jenson Button completed his final professional WEC race in Bahrain and received a 30‑second stop‑and‑hold penalty for contact with Thomas Flohr, after previously confirming he will step back to occasional historic events.