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* {{note|3|3}} – [[Alexander Albon]] received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. His final position was not affected by the penalty.<ref name=”Race result”/>

* {{note|3|3}} – [[Alexander Albon]] received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. His final position was not affected by the penalty.<ref name=”Race result”/>

* {{note|4|4}} – [[Pierre Gasly]] received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. His final position was not affected by the penalty.<ref name=”Race result”/>

* {{note|4|4}} – [[Pierre Gasly]] received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. His final position was not affected by the penalty.<ref name=”Race result”/>

==Final championship standings==

==Final championship standings==

Formula One motor race

Motor car race

The 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Etihad Airways Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025) was a Formula One motor race that was held on 7 December 2025 at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. It was the twenty-fourth and final race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship.

The Grand Prix was the first World Drivers’ Championship–deciding final round since 2021, and the first with more than two contenders since 2010. Lando Norris (408 points, McLaren), Max Verstappen (396 points, Red Bull), and Oscar Piastri (392 points, McLaren) entered the round with an opportunity to win the World Drivers’ Championship. Verstappen converted his pole position to a victory, ahead of Piastri and Norris, the latter of whom achieved his maiden Drivers’ Championship by two points, and McLaren’s first since 2008.

Background

The event was held at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi for the 17th time in the circuit’s history, across the weekend of 5–7 December.^[2] The Grand Prix was the twenty-fourth and final race of the 2025 Formula One World Championship and the 17th running of the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix.^[3]

This was the last Grand Prix to utilise the power unit configuration introduced in 2014. A revised configuration without the Motor Generator Unit-Heat (MGU-H), but with a higher power output from the Motor Generator Unit-Kinetic (MGU-K), will be introduced for 2026.^[4] The event marked the final race of the ground-effect generation of cars introduced in 2022, and the last of the drag reduction system (DRS) introduced as an overtaking aid in 2011, as cars with active aerodynamics and moveable wings will be introduced in 2026.^[5] This race marked Honda‘s last race as a power unit supplier to Red Bull and Racing Bulls, with the company exclusively supplying Aston Martin in 2026.^[6] It was also Renault’s final race as an engine supplier for its team Alpine, with the manufacturer planning to discontinue engine production post-2025; as such Alpine will become a customer of Mercedes engines from 2026.^[7]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Lando Norris led the Drivers’ Championship with 408 points, 12 points ahead of Max Verstappen and 16 ahead of his teammate Oscar Piastri, who were second and third, respectively. McLaren, who won the Constructors’ Championship at the Singapore Grand Prix, leads with 800 points ahead of Mercedes and Red Bull Racing, who were second and third with 459 and 426 points, respectively.^[8]

Championship permutations

With Norris being outscored by Verstappen and Piastri in the preceding Qatar Grand Prix, he was unable to secure the Drivers’ Championship. As such, the Drivers’ Championship will be decided in this race, marking the first time the final round of the season is a championship decider since 2021, and also the first time more than two drivers are contenders for the Drivers’ Championship at the last event since 2010. Norris and Piastri both have an opportunity to win their first title at this event, and McLaren‘s first Drivers’ Championship since 2008, while Verstappen has an opportunity to win his fifth in a row.^[9][10]

If Norris won, he would become Britain‘s first Drivers’ Champion since Lewis Hamilton won in 2020 for Mercedes;^[11] if Verstappen won, he would break Sebastian Vettel‘s record for the most championships won with Red Bull, and become the second driver to win five titles in a row after Michael Schumacher from 2000 to 2004 for Ferrari;^[12] and if Piastri won, he would be Australia‘s first Drivers’ Champion since Alan Jones won in 1980 for Williams.^[10]

The top three drivers had an opportunity to win the championship in the following manners:^[13]

Entrants

The drivers and teams were the same as published in the season entry list with two exceptions;^[14] Yuki Tsunoda at Red Bull Racing held the seat originally held by Liam Lawson before Lawson was demoted back to Racing Bulls from the Japanese Grand Prix onward,^[15] and Franco Colapinto replaced Jack Doohan at Alpine from the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix onward on a race-by-race basis.^[16]

During the first practice session, eight teams fielded alternate drivers who had not raced in more than two Grands Prix, as required by the Formula One regulations:^[17]

The Grand Prix marked Nico Hülkenberg‘s 250th race start, and Charles Leclerc‘s 150th race start with Ferrari. The Grand Prix was Tsunoda’s last as a Red Bull driver and the last Grand Prix to feature the Sauber team before they become Audi in 2026.^[26][27]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.^[28]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 5 December 2025, at 13:30 local time (UTC+4), and was topped by Lando Norris (McLaren), followed by Max Verstappen (Red Bull) and Charles Leclerc (Ferrari).^[1] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Norris, followed by Verstappen and George Russell (Mercedes).^[1] The third practice session was held on 6 December 2025, at 14:30 local time, and was topped by Russell, followed by Norris and Verstappen. The session was red-flagged after Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) crashed at turn 9.^[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 6 December 2025, at 18:00 local time (UTC+4), and determined the starting grid order for the race.^[1]

Qualifying report

Lewis Hamilton, Alexander Albon, Nico Hülkenberg, Pierre Gasly, and Franco Colapinto were eliminated in Q1. This marked Hamilton’s third consecutive Q1 exit in the 2025 season.^[29] Oliver Bearman, Carlos Sainz Jr., Liam Lawson, Kimi Antonelli, and Lance Stroll exited in Q2. In the third session (Q3), Max Verstappen claimed his 48th career pole position, ahead of title contenders Lando Norris, who qualified in second, and Oscar Piastri in third. George Russell and Charles Leclerc qualified in fourth and fifth, respectively, and Fernando Alonso, Gabriel Bortoleto, Esteban Ocon, Isack Hadjar, and Yuki Tsunoda completed the top ten.^[30] Tsunoda, who suffered floor damage from a free practice incident with Kimi Antonelli, sacrificed his flying lap in Q3 to provide a tow for teammate Verstappen.^[31][32]

Qualifying classification

Race

The race was held on 7 December 2025, at 17:00 local time (UTC+4), and was run for 58 laps.^[1]

Race classification

Notes

• ^1 – Lance Stroll finished ninth, but received a five-second time penalty for making more than one change of direction.^[35]
• ^2 – Oliver Bearman finished tenth, but received a five-second time penalty for making more than one change of direction.^[35]
• ^3 – Alexander Albon received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. His final position was not affected by the penalty.^[35]
• ^4 – Pierre Gasly received a five-second time penalty for exceeding track limits. His final position was not affected by the penalty.^[35]

Final championship standings

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
• Competitors marked in bold and with an asterisk are the 2025 World Constructors’ Champion and the World Driver’s Champion.

See also

References

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