F1 standings after Qatar GP sprint as Oscar Piastri closes gap on Lando Norris

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Piastri started on pole for the sprint and claimed a comfortable victory and eight valuable points

F1 next heads to Qatar for the penultimate race of the 2025 F1 season - and the final sprint weekend of the year - with the drivers’ championship title race fully reignited following the dramatic end to the Las Vegas Grand Prix.

Lando Norris, currently leading the drivers’ standings, thought he’d extended the gap on teammate Oscar Piastri thanks to a second-place finish in Vegas, only for both McLaren cars to be disqualified for excessive skid plank wear on both cars, with the minimum thickness falling below the 9mm threshold allowed.

That means Max Verstappen, who triumphed in Vegas, has closed the deficit on Norris to just 24 points and will be targeting a fifth world title over the final two races of the year. Piastri and Verstappen are level on points behind Norris, and with 33 points up for grabs in Lusail this weekend, the season could yet face another dramatic twist.

Norris is still the favourite to win the title and could seal the title, sprint race dependent, with a victory in the grand prix on Sunday. Two second-place finishes in Qatar and Abu Dhabi would also be enough for the Briton, but anything less opens the door for Verstappen and teammate Piastri.

Here’s how the standings look after the Qatar GP sprint

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F1 driver standings after Qatar GP sprint

1. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 396 points

2. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 374 points

3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 371 points

4. George Russell (Mercedes) – 301 points

5. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 226 points

6. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 152 points

7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 140 points

8. Alex Albon (Williams) – 73 points

9. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 51 points

10. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) - 49 points

11. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 49 points

12. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 42 points

13. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 41 points

14. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 36 points

15. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 32 points

16. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 31 points

17. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 28 points

18. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 22 points

19. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 19 points

20. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points

21. Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points

F1 constructor standings (TBC)

1. McLaren - 756 points (champions)

2. Mercedes - 431 points

3. Red Bull - 391 points

4. Ferrari - 378 points

5. Williams - 121 points

6. Racing Bulls - 90 points

7. Haas - 73 points

8. Aston Martin - 72 points

9. Sauber - 68 points

10. Alpine - 22 points

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