What Piastri and Norris need to do to win F1 title
Three drivers could win world championship with six races left
Six races remain in the 2025 Formula One season and the gap between Oscar Piastri in first and Lando Norris in second has shrunk.
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The McLaren team mates have been the dominant drivers this campaign and, with a buffer over third place Max Verstappen, look set to contend for the crown with six races left.
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However, a drivers championship victory for Piastri, or McLaren at all, looks less certain than it did, with neither the Australian nor Norris winning the previous four.
George Russell, out of contention for the title, won the Singapore Grant Prix on the back of two successive GP victories for Verstappen.
While McLaren have now wrapped up the constructors title, the drivers’ crown is still up for grabs.
How many grand prix remain?
- United States - October 17-19 (includes a sprint race)
- Mexico - October 24-26
- Brazil - November 7-9 (includes a sprint race)
- Las Vegas - November 20-22
- Qatar - November 28-30 (includes a sprint race)
- Abu Dhabi - December 5-7
How many points remain?
From position 1-10, points are awarded respectively: 25, 18, 15, 12, 10, 8, 6, 4, 2, 1
For sprint races, positions 1-8 have the respective points: 8 , 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
There are no additional points for fastest lap and pole position.
How many championship points do drivers have?
- Oscar Piastri has 336,
- Lando Norris has 314,
- Max Verstappen has 273
How soon can Oscar Pisatri win the title if he scores maximum points?
The title is in his hands. Piastri could win as soon as Qatar if results go favorably, but can guarantee the title after Abu Dhabi with maximum points.
Would Lando Norris be guaranteed the title if he scored maximum points?
It is also in Norris’s hands, but it is harder.
He would be guaranteed the title if he scored maximum points, because even if Piastri finishes second in every remaining race and sprint, Piastri would still fall short.
Could Max Verstappen win the title if he scores maximum points?
Verstappen could win the championship, but it is out of his hands.
If Verstappen wins everything (174 points) and Piastri scores only 111 of the remaining 174 points, and Norris scores only 133 of the remaining 174 points, the Dutchman would win.