==== Championship permutations ====
==== Championship permutations ====
[[List of Formula One World Drivers’ Champions|World Drivers’ Championship]] leader [[Lando Norris]] has an opportunity to secure his first title at this event, and [[McLaren]]’s first Drivers’ Championship since {{f1|2008}}. Norris will become World Champion if he outscores both Piastri and Verstappen by two points over the weekend.
[[List of Formula One World Drivers’ Champions|World Drivers’ Championship]] leader [[Lando Norris]] has an opportunity to secure his first title at this event, and [[McLaren]]’s first Drivers’ Championship since {{f1|2008}}. Norris will become World Champion if he outscores both Piastri and Verstappen by two points over the weekend.
=== Entrants ===
=== Entrants ===
Formula One motor race
| 2025 Qatar Grand Prix | |||
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 Layout of the Lusail International Circuit |
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| Date | 30 November 2025 (2025-11-30) | ||
| Official name | Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2025 | ||
| Location |
Lusail International Circuit Lusail, Qatar |
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| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.419 km (3.367 miles) | ||
| Distance | 57 laps, 308.611 km (191.762 miles) | ||
Motor car race
The 2025 Qatar Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Qatar Airways Qatar Grand Prix 2025) is a Formula One motor race set to be held on 30 November 2025 at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail, Qatar. It will be the twenty-third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the sixth and final Grand Prix weekend of the season to utilise the sprint format. Pirelli elected to enforce a 25 lap limit on tyres across the weekend, similar to the limit placed at the 2023 edition of the race.
Background
The event will be held at the Lusail International Circuit in Lusail for the fourth time in the circuit’s history, across the weekend of 28–30 November.[2] The Grand Prix will be the twenty-third round of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the fourth running of the Qatar Grand Prix.[3] It will also be the sixth and final Grand Prix in the season to utilise the sprint format and the third time overall that the Qatar Grand Prix will feature it.[4]
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Lando Norris leads the Drivers’ Championship with 390 points, 24 points ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, who are second and third, respectively. McLaren, who won the Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, leads with 756 points ahead of Mercedes and Red Bull Racing, who are second and third with 431 and 391 points, respectively.[5]
Championship permutations
World Drivers’ Championship leader Lando Norris has an opportunity to secure his first title at this event, and McLaren‘s first Drivers’ Championship since 2008. Norris will become World Champion if he outscores both Piastri and Verstappen by two points over the weekend.[citation needed]
Entrants
The drivers and teams are set to be the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions; Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing will hold the seat originally held by Liam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward,[6] and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.[7]
Tyre choices and limits
Tyre supplier Pirelli will bring the C1, C2, and C3 tyre compounds (the three hardest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event. A limit of 25 laps over the course of the race weekend for each set of tyres will be introduced. As the Grand Prix is set to run for 57 laps, each driver will be required to change tyres at least twice. Unlike in 2023, laps run under the Safety Car or Virtual Safety Car will count towards the limit.[8][9]
Penalties
Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) carries a five-place grid penalty for the main race for causing a collision with Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) at the preceding Las Vegas Grand Prix.[10]
Practice
The only free practice session will be held on 28 November 2025, at 16:30 local time (UTC+3).[1]
Sprint qualifying
Sprint qualifying will be held on 28 November 2025, at 20:30 local time (UTC+3), and will determine the starting grid order for the sprint.[1]
Sprint
The sprint will be held on 29 November 2025, at 17:00 local time (UTC+3), and is scheduled to run for 19 laps.[1]
Qualifying
Qualifying will be held on 29 November 2025, at 21:00 local time (UTC+3), and will determine the starting grid order for the main race.[1]
Race
The race will be held on 30 November 2025, at 19:00 local time (UTC+3), and is scheduled to run for 57 laps.[1]
