Abu Dhabi Grand Prix 2025 Race Completed

2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Race

Yas Marina Circuit 7 Dec 2025, 17:00 local

Max Verstappen won the 2025 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at Yas Marina Circuit. Piastri finished second and Norris third. Verstappen led from pole position. The race ran in dry conditions, with track temperatures around 31°C.

Session: Race
Date: 7 Dec 2025
Start: 17:00 local
Winner: Max Verstappen
Pole: Max Verstappen
Fastest lap: 1:26.725

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / gap	Pts
1	1 Max Verstappen VER	Red Bull Racing	1	58	1:26:07.469	25
2	81 Oscar Piastri PIA	McLaren	3 +1	58	+12.594	18
3	4 Lando Norris NOR	McLaren	2 -1	58	+16.572	15
4	16 Charles Leclerc LEC FL	Ferrari	5 +1	58	+23.279	12
5	63 George Russell RUS	Mercedes	4 -1	58	+48.563	10
6	14 Fernando Alonso ALO	Aston Martin	6	58	+67.562	8
7	31 Esteban Ocon OCO	Haas F1 Team	8 +1	58	+69.876	6
8	44 Lewis Hamilton HAM	Ferrari	16 +8	58	+72.670	4
9	27 Nico Hulkenberg HUL	Kick Sauber	18 +9	58	+79.014	2
10	18 Lance Stroll STR	Aston Martin	15 +5	58	+79.523	1
11	5 Gabriel Bortoleto BOR	Kick Sauber	7 -4	58	+81.043	—
12	87 Oliver Bearman BEA	Haas F1 Team	11 -1	58	+81.166	—
13	55 Carlos Sainz SAI	Williams	12 -1	58	+82.158	—
14	22 Yuki Tsunoda TSU	Red Bull Racing	10 -4	58	+83.794	—
15	12 Kimi Antonelli ANT	Mercedes	14 -1	58	+84.399	—
16	23 Alexander Albon ALB	Williams	17 +1	58	+90.327	—
17	6 Isack Hadjar HAD	Racing Bulls	9 -8	57	+1 lap	—
18	30 Liam Lawson LAW	Racing Bulls	13 -5	57	+1 lap	—
19	10 Pierre Gasly GAS	Alpine	19	57	+1 lap	—
20	43 Franco Colapinto COL	Alpine	20	57	+1 lap	—

Race replay

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Speed Lap 1 0:00

Analysis

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Cleaned laps for the top ten finishers. Pit-out laps are omitted.

Median sector times for the top ten finishers, stacked into a representative lap.

Median speed-trap reading (km/h) for the top ten finishers.

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Soft Medium Hard Intermediate Wet

Stint compounds across the race, ordered by finishing position.

Race report

The story of the race, read from the timing data

Winner Max Verstappen From P1 on the grid

Pole position Max Verstappen Started P1

Fastest lap Charles Leclerc 1:26.725 on lap 45

Winning margin 12.594s Over Oscar Piastri

Top speed 345 km/h Lance Stroll

Fastest pit stop 20.90s Charles Leclerc

Biggest mover Nico Hulkenberg Gained 9 places

Safety cars None

Max Verstappen won the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix from pole position at Yas Marina Circuit. The winning margin was 12.594 seconds over Oscar Piastri, with Lando Norris completing the podium.

Charles Leclerc set the fastest lap of the race, a 1:26.725 on lap 45. Lance Stroll recorded the highest speed-trap reading at 345 km/h.

Most of the grid started on the medium compound, the field made 27 pit stops in total, the quickest of them belonging to Charles Leclerc at 20.90 seconds. The race ran without a safety car.

Nico Hulkenberg was the biggest mover, climbing 9 places to finish P9.