Overview
- Max Verstappen started from the pit lane after Red Bull changed his car under parc fermé and recovered to third for a podium finish.
- Mercedes rookie Andrea Kimi Antonelli secured second, with George Russell fourth and Oscar Piastri fifth after a 10‑second penalty for contact that led to Charles Leclerc’s retirement.
- Early incidents included Gabriel Bortoleto’s first‑lap crash that triggered a safety car and Lewis Hamilton’s contact with Franco Colapinto, which earned Hamilton a five‑second penalty before his DNF.
- Franco Colapinto finished 15th for Alpine but set the fastest lap at 1:12.816 following a Sprint retirement; his 2026 Alpine race seat has been confirmed.
- McLaren sealed the Constructors’ Championship, and the drivers’ standings now read Norris 390, Piastri 366 and Verstappen 341 heading to Las Vegas, Qatar and Abu Dhabi.