Norris wins Brazil GP as Mercedes seal ninth F1 team title
Max Verstappen climbed from 21st to second in Sao Paulo, while Mercedes completed a title double a week after Kimi Antonelli won the drivers’ crown.
- Lando Norris won the rain-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix for McLaren, overcoming a difficult start in changing weather conditions.
- Mercedes secured their ninth Formula One constructors' championship after drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth, earning enough points to beat Ferrari.
- The team title completed a championship double for Mercedes, following Kimi Antonelli's drivers' world championship win in the previous race.
Lando Norris won a rain-hit Sao Paulo Grand Prix for McLaren on November 8, 2026, while Mercedes secured their ninth Formula One constructors’ championship to complete a season title double.
Norris finished 14.602 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who recovered from 21st on the grid after engine penalties. Verstappen’s team-mate Isack Hadjar finished third.
Mercedes drivers George Russell and Kimi Antonelli took fourth and fifth respectively, earning enough points to put the team beyond Ferrari’s reach in the championship.
Norris recovers from difficult start
Norris started from pole but lost ground immediately as Antonelli took the lead and Racing Bulls driver Liam Lawson moved into second.
The McLaren driver recovered as conditions changed at Interlagos, where a wet start gave way to a drying track before rain returned later in the race. Drivers switched from intermediate tyres to slicks and eventually back again.
Antonelli surrendered the lead after spinning, while Russell lost time with a spin in the pit lane. Norris avoided similarly costly mistakes to secure his third victory of the season, 14th career win and 50th podium finish.
“The main thing today was I kept it cool and didn't make any mistakes and had the pace when I needed to,” Norris said.
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri finished sixth, followed by Lawson. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc dropped to eighth after receiving a five-second penalty for a collision with the Racing Bulls driver.
Lewis Hamilton finished ninth for Ferrari on his 400th Formula One start, with Audi’s Nico Hulkenberg taking the final point in 10th.
Mercedes complete championship double
Mercedes’ first constructors’ championship since 2021 followed Antonelli’s drivers’ title in Mexico City a week earlier, when the 20-year-old Italian became the sport’s youngest world champion.
The Brazilian result took Mercedes to 652 points, establishing a 140-point advantage over Ferrari with only 129 still available.
Their ninth constructors’ crown draws Mercedes level with Williams, behind Ferrari’s 16 and McLaren’s 10. It also marks their first drivers’ and constructors’ championship double since 2020.
Team principal Toto Wolff credited Mercedes’ strong start to the season for their success despite more difficult recent races. The team won the opening six Grands Prix, including five consecutive victories for Antonelli.
