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Max Verstappen won the 2025 Qatar Grand Prix

Max Verstappen won for Red Bull ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jr. at Lusail.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Winner
Max Verstappen
Team
Red Bull
Podium
Max Verstappen, Oscar Piastri, and Carlos Sainz Jr.
Classified finishers
18
Round
23
Circuit
Lusail
Race date
November 30, 2025

The decisive result

Max Verstappen finished first for Red Bull. Oscar Piastri was second for McLaren, while Carlos Sainz Jr. completed the podium for Williams.

Grid to finish

P4 through P10 were Lando Norris, Kimi Antonelli, George Russell, Fernando Alonso, Charles Leclerc, Liam Lawson, and Yuki Tsunoda. Gabriel Bortoleto made the biggest move, climbing from P19 to P13 for a gain of 6 places.

Teams and result status

McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 1 car, Ferrari placed 1 car, Racing Bulls placed 1 car, and Williams placed 1 car in the top ten. The recap marks Lance Stroll as DNF, Isack Hadjar as DNF, Oliver Bearman as DNF, and Nico Hülkenberg as DNF. The classification does not state why.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Dec 7, 2025.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructor
P1Max VerstappenRed Bull
P2Oscar PiastriMcLaren
P3Carlos Sainz Jr.Williams
P4Lando NorrisMcLaren
P5Kimi AntonelliMercedes
P6George RussellMercedes
P7Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
P8Charles LeclercFerrari
P9Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
P10Yuki TsunodaRed Bull