Max Verstappen (Red Bull), for his part, did everything to believe it until the end by winning for the 8th time this season. Third protagonist in this three-way battle, Oscar Piastri (McLaren) finished in 2nd position.
The complete classification of the Abu Dhabi GP:
1. Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull), les 306,183 km en 1 h 26:07.469
2. Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren-Mercedes) at 12,594
3. Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren-Mercedes) at 16,572
4. Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari) at 23,279
5. George Russell (GBR/Mercedes) at 48,563
6. Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin-Mercedes) at 1:07.562
7. Esteban Ocon (FRA/Haas-Ferrari) at 1:09.876
8. Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Ferrari) at 1:12.670
9. Nico Hülkenberg (GER/Sauber-Ferrari) at 1:19.014
10. Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin-Mercedes) at 1:19.523
11. Gabriel Bortoleto (BRA/Sauber-Ferrari) at 1:21.043
12. Oliver Bearman (GBR/Haas-Ferrari) at 1:21.166
13. Carlos Sainz Jr (ESP/Williams-Mercedes) at 1:22.158
14. Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/Red Bull) at 1:23.794
15. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ITA/Mercedes) at 1:24.399
16. Alexander Albon (THA/Williams-Mercedes) at 1:30.327
17. Isack Hadjar (FRA/Racing Bulls-Red Bull) à 1 tour
18. Liam Lawson
19. Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine-Renault) at 1 lap
20. Franco Colapinto (ARG/Alpine-Renault) at 1 lap
On the French side, Esteban Ocon (Haas) took a nice 7th place. A happier result than his two compatriots Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls, 17th) and Pierre Gasly (Alpine, 19th) who finished far from the top 10.
