Piastri leads McLaren 1-2 at Spanish GP as Verstappen boils over
1st June 2025McLaren’s championship leader, Oscar Piastri has taken the win at the Spanish Grand Prix to lead the team’s one-two finish as Lando Norris finished second.
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McLaren’s championship leader, and polesitter for the Spanish GP, Piastri controlled the race to secure his fifth win of the season, his seventh career victory.
Piastri got a great start when the race got underway to lead into the first corner relatively unchallenged and never looked to see his victory go under threat.
Norris finished the race in second, but it was a tricky start for the McLaren driver as the Briton dropped down to third by the exit of turn three. However, he was able to return to second place.
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Verstappen looked to have third place signed, sealed and delivered as the chequered flag approached, but when Mercedes’ Kimi Antonelli retired out on track – prompting a safety car – the Dutchman was equipped with the hards with a handful of laps left to go.
When the safety car returned to the pits, Piastri got the race going again ahead of Norris but Verstappen nearly lost it on the pit straight, which made him vulnerable to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc behind.
The two touched as the Ferrari moved up into third, and finished in that position. But, as the pack entered turn one, Verstappen was forced onto the run off at turn 1 after Mercedes’ George Russell hit the back of the world champion.
Verstappen was later ordered to allow Russell by, which he slowed into turn five, on lap 64, only to speed back up and make contact with Russell. The Dutchman was later given a 10-second time penalty for the incident.
This dropped the four-time world champion down from fifth to 10th overall.
Top three;
- Oscar Piastri, McLaren
- Lando Norris, McLaren
- Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
Next up is the Canadian Grand Prix, in two weeks, on June 13 – 15.
Read more Formula 1 here:
- How the grid shapes up for F1 2025 Spanish Grand Prix
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- Oscar Piastri leads McLaren front-row for Spanish GP
- Oscar Piastri tops final Spanish GP practice ahead of Lando Norris
- Oscar Piastri tops Spanish GP FP2 to complete McLaren double
- Lando Norris tops Spanish GP FP1 ahead of Max Verstappen
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