2025 Sao Paulo GP F1 driver ratings: Kimi Antonelli comes of age in Brazil

Lando Norris produced one other masterclass to maneuver 24 factors away from McLaren teammate and F1 title rival Oscar Piastri on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

With three rounds and one dash race to go, Norris can afford to complete in second at all the remaining races.

Here is how we rated every driver’s efficiency throughout the Sao Paulo GP weekend in Brazil: 

Lando Norris – 9.5

Lando Norris is driving like a Formulation 1 world champion. Like in Mexico, he delivered when it mattered throughout the assorted qualifying and race classes. Dare I say he has one hand on the title now?

Kimi Antonelli – 9.5

Kimi Antonelli delivered his most full F1 race weekend thus far. He drove superbly within the dash, pushing Norris all the best way. He adopted it up with a mature drive on grand prix Sunday, scoring his career-best end result.

Max Verstappen – 9.5

Max Verstappen continues to point out why he’s the category of the sector – and within the GOAT debates. Ranging from the pit lane, Verstappen drove an unbelievable race to return away with a podium. It’s a disgrace Purple Bull have been unable to nail their automobile setup earlier within the weekend, given his tempo within the race.

George Russell – 7

When it comes to uncooked tempo, it was George Russell’s weakest weekend of the 12 months. He was clearly the second-best Mercedes driver at Interlagos. The ultimate a part of his race on Sunday was hampered by a brake-related challenge.

Oscar Piastri – 6

Oscar Piastri’s torrid run of kind continued on the Sao Paulo Grand Prix. He made one other novice mistake within the dash, crashing out when operating third behind Antonelli. After qualifying fourth, Piastri tried to make amends with an aggressive double overtake on Antonelli and Charles Leclerc. The stewards felt Piastri was in charge for the incident, handing him a 10-second time penalty in consequence.

Ollie Bearman – 9

Ollie Bearman produced one other magical race to return away with a top-six end. Whereas his dash race was scrappy, given his incident with Liam Lawson, his Sunday drive was good. Ferrari might be very happy that Bearman is on their books for the longer term.

Liam Lawson – 7.5

Liam Lawson was one of many few drivers to go for a one-stop technique. It in the end paid off as he fended off teammate Isack Hadjar and Sauber’s Nico Hulkenberg within the closing laps of the Sao Paulo GP.

Isack Hadjar – 8

Isack Hadjar produced one other spectacular qualifying lap to safe fifth on the grid. In contrast to his teammate, Hadjar opted for a extra standard two-stop technique, narrowly lacking out on beating Lawson in consequence. General, one other robust weekend for the Frenchman.

Nico Hulkenberg – 8

Nico Hulkenberg is really again on kind, coming away from Brazil with one other top-10 end. His ranking is marked down barely resulting from his dash race shunt. Apart from that, he drove effectively all through at Interlagos.

Pierre Gasly – 9

Pierre Gasly was again to his finest on the Sao Paulo GP this weekend. He was a constant top-10 runner in a automobile that has usually been the slowest on the grid in current months. Magnificent.

Alex Albon – 7.5

Alex Albon cited a breakthrough in automobile setup after a tricky couple of races. Nonetheless, Williams appeared to lack tempo in comparison with a few of their midfield rivals – RB and Sauber specifically.

Esteban Ocon – 6

In contrast to teammate Bearman, Esteban Ocon’s tempo has been nowhere in current races. Ocon was knocked out in Q1 as Bearman made it into the top-10 shootout but once more. Ocon might be eager to type this manner out or he dangers dropping his spot on the grid subsequent 12 months.

Carlos Sainz – 6.5

Having missed media day by means of sickness, Carlos Sainz was already on the again foot heading into this weekend’s Sao Paulo GP. He was persistently the second-best Williams driver all through.

Fernando Alonso – 8

Fernando Alonso overperformed through the dash phase of the weekend, dicing with the 2 Ferraris. His hard-tyre begin in the primary race didn’t repay, ending out of the factors after a short off-track second on Lap 1.

Franco Colapinto – 5.5

After weeks of regular progress, Brazil was a setback for Franco Colapinto. It wasn’t the weekend he needed, coinciding with the announcement of his new take care of Alpine for 2026.

Lance Stroll – 6

A poor begin within the dash for Lance Stroll value the Canadian a uncommon factors end. His Grand Prix was ruined after being spun by Yuki Tsunoda. Nonetheless, Aston Martin didn’t have the automobile to complete within the prime 10 on advantage at Interlagos on Sunday.

Yuki Tsunoda – 5

One other underwhelming weekend for Tsunoda. He was knocked out in SQ1/Q1 in each qualifying classes. In contrast to teammate Verstappen, Purple Bull didn’t elect to begin Tsunoda from the pit lane, that means he was compelled to race with a suboptimal setup.

Lewis Hamilton – 4.5

A extremely messy weekend for Lewis Hamilton. He was unlucky to be knocked out in SQ2 on Friday, coming throughout teammate Leclerc, who had simply spun. A very good begin within the dash put him within the combine, in the end ending seventh behind Alonso. The rest of the weekend was one to overlook for Hamilton as he couldn’t make it into Q3. A poor begin was compounded by contact with Colapinto, the place Hamilton picked up front-wing injury. He was handed a penalty in consequence, which didn’t make an excessive amount of sense.

Charles Leclerc – 8

Leclerc was understandably annoyed that his Sao Paulo GP ended prematurely. He was caught up within the aforementioned Piastri-Antonelli incident, which broken his entrance suspension. Nonetheless, one other weekend the place he stored Hamilton at arm’s size pace-wise.

Gabriel Bortoleto – 3

When it comes to house races, there haven’t been any worse. Gabriel Bortoleto’s first F1 race on house soil didn’t go to plan. A serious crash within the dash meant he couldn’t participate in qualifying. His race then ended on the opening lap in what was an unlucky incident.