Lando Norris F1 Champion: Timeline & Chances

One step closer to the F1 title: when can Lando Norris be crowned world champion?

is 23 November 2025 07:11

Lando Norris will get his first chance to secure his first world title next weekend. After his second place in Las Vegas, it could be a prize in Qatar. These are the scenarios.

Lando Norris was unable to achieve a third consecutive victory in the Las Vegas GP, but with his second place he has extended his lead over first pursuer and teammate Oscar Piastri.

Norris now has 408 points in the World Cup standings, Piastri 378 and Verstappen 366. The British World Cup leader therefore has a lead of 30 and 42 points over his closest opponents with two races to go.

Due to Max Verstappen’s victory in Las Vegas, Norris can no longer win the F1 title in the sprint race in Qatar. He can have a maximum lead of 38 points over Piastri after the sprint race, with 50 points remaining.

When can it happen? Lando Norris must finish the GP in Qatar with at least 25 points ahead of both Piastri and Verstappen to secure his first world title.

That means:

Plates needs to score 5 points more than Norris over the entire weekend to stay in the title fight for the final in Abu Dhabi

Verstappen needs to score 17 more points than Norris over the entire weekend to keep his chances alive

Suppose Norris wins the sprint race in Qatar and Piastri does not collect any points, he will have a lead of 38 points. In that scenario, Piastri would already have to win the Qatar GP and Norris would only need a 4th place to be crowned the 11th British world champion in Formula 1.

WK F1 2025 ranking

ranking
position Pos.	Rider	Builder	Points
1	Lando Norris	McLaren	408
2	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	378
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	366
4	George Russell	Mercedes	291
5	Charles Leclerc	Scuderia Ferrari	222
6	Lewis Hamilton	Scuderia Ferrari	149
7	Andrea Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	132
8	Alexander Albon	Williams Racing	73
9	Isack Hadjar	RB – Honda RBPT	47
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber – Ferrari	45
11	Carlos Sainz	Williams Racing	44
12	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	40
13	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	40
14	Liam Lawson	RB – Honda RBPT	36
15	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	32
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	30
17	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	28
18	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	22
19	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber – Ferrari	19
20	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	0
21	Jack Doohan	Alpine	0