Round 20 · 8 Nov 2026

São Paulo Grand Prix

2026-11-08_Race · 71 laps · 22 entries · from the f1 database

Executive summary

Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) is the 2026 drivers' world champion: 390 points, 111 clear of Max Verstappen, more than the 75 points still available in 3 rounds.

Lando Norris (McLaren) won from pole by 14.602 s over Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing), with Isack Hadjar third— Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap (1:12.689 on L55, on new softs).

The damp opening split the field: 21 drivers on intermediates. The biggest pit wave came on lap 16 — 10 cars stopping together.

NOR did not lead wire-to-wire: the lead changed hands 4 times, with ANT (laps 2–19 and laps 50–53). 2 DNFs: STR (lap 30, DNF in the pits), BOT (lap-1 pit DNF).

Official race poster for the São Paulo Grand Prix 2026

Key facts

Winner

NOR

+14.602 s

Fastest lap

ANT

1:12.689 L55

Lead changes

5 stints in front

Cautions

0 SC · 0 VSC

red flag ×0

DNFs

STR, BOT

Championship

ANT

world champion

Session timeline

Local	Lap	Event
13:09	1	2 Yellow flag
13:20	1	GREEN LIGHT - PIT EXIT OPEN
13:22	1	2 Yellow flag
13:30	1	PIT EXIT CLOSED
13:31	1	2 Yellow flag
13:48	1	RISK OF RAIN FOR THE F1 RACE IS 80%
14:03	1	RACE START
14:27	17	2 Yellow flag
14:31	20	2 Yellow flag
15:23	61	2 Yellow flag
15:26	63	2 Yellow flag
15:38	71	CHEQUERED FLAG

Merged from TrackStatus transitions and race control messages · times local (UTC−3) · lap attribution from the winner's lap completions

Lap-time progression

Click legend entries to isolate drivers · scroll/zoom inside the chart · every lap is drawn · y-axis spans fastest lap → fastest +30%, slower laps clip at the top

Race progress

Grid position (lap 0) → final standing · P1 at the top · a driver's line stops where they went out (DNF) · click legend entries to isolate drivers

Tyre strategies & pit stops

Fastest stationary stops

#	Driver	Lap	Stop	Lane	via
1	BOR	32	2.1 s	23.4 s	stop feed
2	LAW	16	2.2 s	23.7 s	series
3	PIA	51	2.2 s	23.9 s	stop feed
4	VER	17	2.4 s	23.7 s	series
5	ANT	17	2.4 s	24.5 s	stop feed
6	VER	45	2.4 s	23.3 s	stop feed
7	LAW	48	2.4 s	23.8 s	stop feed
8	LIN	61	2.4 s	24.6 s	stop feed

Median stationary stop 3.1 s over 55 timed stops in the feeds. The three pit feeds overlap and miss a few cars — stop counts in the classification table are from live timing and authoritative; timings here are best-effort merges.

21 drivers started on intermediates in the damp; the biggest pit wave came on lap 16 (10 cars) — the simultaneous compound switch is visible across the field.

Corner analysis

Average speed by position around the lap — NOR vs PIA, laps 3–12 (shared clean window), car positions normalised per lap from the start/finish line; C-labels are auto-detected apexes.

NOR is quicker through 69 of 120 track segments vs PIA (41 to PIA); biggest edges: NOR +56 km/h at 93% distance, PIA +12 km/h at 33%.

Penalties & steward decisions

Lap	Car	Decision / message
1	27 HUL	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:20:45)
1	27 HUL	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:20:45)
1	11 PER	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:21:07)
1	6 HAD	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:24:09)
1	77 BOT	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:29:30)
1	18 STR	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) NOTED - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:26:44)
1	11 PER	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:21:07)
1	6 HAD	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 6 (HAD) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:24:09)
1	77 BOT	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 77 (BOT) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:29:30)
1	18 STR	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 18 (STR) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - FAILING TO FOLLOW RACE DIRECTORS INSTRUCTIONS – PRACTICE START INFRINGEMENT (13:26:44)
3	23 ALB	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) NOTED - FALSE START - OUT OF POSITION (14:03:17)
3	3 VER	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) NOTED - FALSE START - OUT OF POSITION (14:03:17)
4	23 ALB	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 23 (ALB) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FALSE START - OUT OF POSITION (14:03:17)
5	3 VER	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 3 (VER) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION - FALSE START - OUT OF POSITION (14:03:17)
6	44 HAM	TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (14:04:04)
7	44 HAM	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) UNDER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (14:04:04)
8	44 HAM	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 5 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 44 (HAM) NO FURTHER ACTION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (14:04:04)
16	5 BOR	CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:28.993 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 15 14:24:36
16	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 15 14:24:39 (PIT)
18	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) TIME 1:32.243 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 17 14:28:00
19	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) TIME 1:23.728 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 18 14:29:33
21	12 ANT	CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:24.853 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 20 14:31:16
21	11 PER	TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NOTED - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (14:28:03)
24	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) TIME 1:26.329 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 2 LAP 22 14:35:06
25	12 ANT	CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:21.058 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 24 14:36:35
26	11 PER	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) UNDER INVESTIGATION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (14:28:03)
27	5 BOR	CAR 5 (BOR) TIME 1:21.128 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 3 LAP 23 14:36:21
27	87 BEA	CAR 87 (BEA) TIME 1:20.254 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 26 14:40:25
30	11 PER	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 11 (PER) NO FURTHER ACTION - YELLOW FLAG INFRINGEMENT (14:28:03)
36	87 BEA+55 SAI	TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 87 (BEA) AND 55 (SAI) NOTED (14:44:23)
37	23 ALB+10 GAS	TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 10 (GAS) NOTED (14:50:05)
38	23 ALB	CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:18.737 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 34 14:50:00
38	87 BEA+55 SAI	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 6 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 87 (BEA) AND 55 (SAI) REVIEWED NO FURTHER INVESTIGATION (14:44:23)
40	23 ALB+10 GAS	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 23 (ALB) AND 10 (GAS) UNDER INVESTIGATION (14:50:05)
42	23 ALB	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) - REJOINING UNSAFELY (14:50:05)
46	23 ALB	FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 5 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 23 (ALB) (14:50:05)
51	27 HUL	TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) NOTED - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:09:09)
52	27 HUL	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 1 INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 27 (HUL) UNDER INVESTIGATION - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:09:09)
52	23 ALB	CAR 23 (ALB) TIME 1:15.492 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 44 15:03:20
52	27 HUL	CAR 27 (HUL) TIME 1:14.582 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 49 15:09:10
53	27 HUL	PenaltyFIA STEWARDS: 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:09:09)
54	43 COL	CAR 43 (COL) TIME 1:17.853 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 52 15:12:59
54	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) TIME 1:40.982 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 50 15:12:03
58	51 CAM	BLACK AND WHITE FLAG FOR CAR 51 (CAM) - TRACK LIMITS
62	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 59 15:23:16 (PIT)
64	55 SAI	CAR 55 (SAI) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 61 15:25:36 (PIT)
64	3 VER	CAR 3 (VER) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 1 LAP 62 15:24:33 (PIT)
64	55 SAI	CAR 55 (SAI) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 4 LAP 61 15:25:59 (PIT)
65	55 SAI	CAR 55 (SAI) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 61 15:26:12 (PIT)
65	44 HAM	CAR 44 (HAM) LAP DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 62 15:25:53 (PIT)
65	12 ANT	INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 12 (ANT) NOTED - UNSAFE RELEASE (15:26:15)
65	12 ANT	CAR 12 (ANT) TIME 1:47.694 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 8 LAP 63 15:27:11
67	12 ANT	FIA STEWARDS: INCIDENT INVOLVING CAR 12 (ANT) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - UNSAFE RELEASE (15:26:15)
68	27 HUL	FIA STEWARDS: PENALTY SERVED - 10 SECOND TIME PENALTY FOR CAR 27 (HUL) - LEAVING THE TRACK AND GAINING AN ADVANTAGE (15:09:09)
68	51 CAM	CAR 51 (CAM) TIME 1:28.427 DELETED - TRACK LIMITS AT TURN 7 LAP 64 15:31:30
71	16 LEC+30 LAW	TURN 12 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 30 (LAW) NOTED - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:36:34)
71	16 LEC+30 LAW	FIA STEWARDS: TURN 12 INCIDENT INVOLVING CARS 16 (LEC) AND 30 (LAW) WILL BE INVESTIGATED AFTER THE RACE - CAUSING A COLLISION (15:36:34)

Championship state

ANT has won the drivers' title on 390 points, 111 clear, more than the 75 points still available in 3 rounds. The live in-race projection had their title model peaking at 405 points before settling at 390.

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Points	This race	Model
1	ANT	Mercedes	390	+10	390
2	VER	Red Bull Racing	279	+18	279
3	RUS	Mercedes	262	+12	262
4	HAM	Ferrari	261	+2	261
5	LEC	Ferrari	251	+6	251
6	NOR	McLaren	246	+25	246
7	PIA	McLaren	152	+8	152
8	HAD	Red Bull Racing	122	+15	122
9	LAW	Racing Bulls	87	+4	87
10	GAS	Alpine	42	+0	42
11	LIN	Racing Bulls	38	+0	38
12	COL	Alpine	27	+0	27
13	BEA	Haas F1 Team	23	+0	23
14	BOR	Audi	14	+0	14
15	HUL	Audi	14	+1	14
17	ALO	Aston Martin	7	+0	7
18	SAI	Williams	7	+0	7
19	ALB	Williams	5	+0	5
22	STR	Aston Martin	0	+0	0
23	BOT	Cadillac	0	+0	0
24	PER	Cadillac	0	+0	0
25	CAM	Haas F1 Team	0	+0	0

Constructors

Pos	Team	Drivers	Points	This race	Model
1	Mercedes	ANT · RUS	652	+22	652
2	Ferrari	HAM · LEC	512	+8	512
3	Red Bull Racing	HAD · VER	415	+33	415
4	McLaren	NOR · PIA	398	+33	398
5	Racing Bulls	LAW · LIN	112	+4	112
6	Alpine	COL · GAS	69	+0	69
7	Haas F1 Team	BEA · CAM	31	+0	31
8	Audi	BOR · HUL	28	+1	28
9	Williams	ALB · SAI	12	+0	12
10	Aston Martin	ALO · STR	7	+0	7
11	Cadillac	BOT · PER	0	+0	0

Standings snapshots at this round from the feed (constructors = driver points summed per team they scored them for) · Model = live projection's final predicted points

Weather conditions

Classification

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Gap	Stops	Best lap	Tyre	Pts
1	NOR	McLaren	1	—	3	1:12.983 L52	IIntermediate	25
2	VER	Red Bull Racing	21	+14.602	3	1:13.131 L48	IIntermediate	18
3	HAD	Red Bull Racing	5	+24.485	3	1:12.877 L52	IIntermediate	15
4	RUS	Mercedes	7	+33.991	2	1:14.040 L42	IIntermediate	12
5	ANT	Mercedes	2	+36.017	3	1:12.689 L55	IIntermediate	10
6	PIA	McLaren	10	+56.475	3	1:13.018 L54	IIntermediate	8
7	LEC	Ferrari	14	+73.586	2	1:14.170 L51	IIntermediate	6
8	LAW	Racing Bulls	3	+75.402	3	1:13.495 L51	IIntermediate	4
9	HAM	Ferrari	20	1L	3	1:13.724 L45	IIntermediate	2
10	HUL	Audi	4	1L	3	1:14.000 L54	IIntermediate	1
11	LIN	Racing Bulls	18	1L	3	1:14.004 L54	IIntermediate	0
12	ALO	Aston Martin	8	1L	3	1:14.706 L52	IIntermediate	0
13	COL	Alpine	13	1L	3	1:13.710 L56	IIntermediate	0
14	GAS	Alpine	15	1L	3	1:14.462 L40	IIntermediate	0
15	ALB	Williams	9	1L	3	1:14.464 L45	IIntermediate	0
16	BOR	Audi	19	1L	3	1:14.940 L45	IIntermediate	0
17	BEA	Haas F1 Team	6	1L	3	1:14.036 L50	IIntermediate	0
18	PER	Cadillac	22	2L	2	1:16.123 L52	IIntermediate	0
19	SAI	Williams	12	2L	3	1:14.613 L48	IIntermediate	0
20	CAM	Haas F1 Team	11	2L	3	1:14.369 L51	IIntermediate	0
DNF	STR	Aston Martin	16	41L	2	1:17.430 L28	SSoft	0
DNF	BOT	Cadillac	17	-	-	-	IIntermediate	0