It’s time for the final race of the 2025 Formula One season and this year’s World Drivers Championship race is far from decided.
This year is the first since 2021 where the title hasn’t been determined ahead of the final race, and for just the seventh time in F1 history, three drivers are still in contention.
A Formula 1 champion will be crowned at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this weekend, and it could be one of three drivers.
If you haven’t been paying attention to F1 this season, now is the time to lock in. Despite leading the pack for several weeks, Lando Norris is not guaranteed his first title Sunday. Veteran and four-time champion Max Verstappen is hot on his heels, and will be attempting to pull off an impressive comeback campaign at Yas Marina Circuit.
Once in second place, Oscar Piastri has now fallen to third after McLaren’s disqualification at the Las Vegas Grand Prix, and Verstappen’s impressive win in Qatar. Who will hoist the trophy in Abu Dhabi?
There are a handful of scenarios for each driver to clinch the title, but the most straightforward one is this: with a 12 point lead over Verstappen and a 16 point lead over Piastri, Norris must simply finish ahead of both drivers to win.
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix starting grid
Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing)
Lando Norris (McLaren)
Oscar Piastri (McLaren)
George Russell (Mercedes)
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
Gabriel Bortoleto (Kick Sauber)
Esteban Ocon (Haas)
Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull Racing)
Oliver Bearman (Haas)
Carlos Sainz Jr. (Williams)
Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
Alex Albon (Williams)
Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber)
Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
Franco Colapinto (Alpine).
