Norris wins São Paulo Grand Prix as Verstappen charges from last to second; Mercedes seal constructors' title

Lando Norris won the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos on November 8. The McLaren driver started from pole and completed the 71 laps in 1 hour 35 minutes 23.504 seconds, finishing 14.602 seconds ahead of second place. It was Norris's third victory of the season and his second consecutive win in São Paulo.

Verstappen charges from the back row to second; Hadjar third

The drive of the day belonged to Max Verstappen: the Red Bull driver started 21st — on the last row of the grid — because of power-unit penalties, and fought his way through the field to finish second. His Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar completed the podium in third, his third podium of the year. Late-race rain made track conditions increasingly changeable.

Mercedes seal ninth constructors' title, their first since 2021

George Russell finished fourth and Andrea Kimi Antonelli fifth, and their combined points secured the 2026 World Constructors' Championship for Mercedes before the end of the season — the team's ninth constructors' title and its first since 2021. The drivers' championship had already been decided at the previous round in Mexico.

Record crowd and a deal through 2035

Organisers reported a three-day total attendance of 316,096 at Interlagos, a new record. A new permanent grandstand at the S do Senna corner replaced a temporary structure and increased fixed spectator capacity. The City of São Paulo and Formula 1 also announced an extension of the São Paulo race contract from its previous end date of 2030 to 2035. Mayor Ricardo Nunes estimated the event generated about R$2.3 billion in economic activity for the city and supported more than 25,000 jobs through ticketing, hospitality and local services.

The classification remained provisional in the evening: Leclerc and Lawson had been summoned by the stewards, and Antonelli was under investigation for a possible unsafe release in the pit lane, with decisions still pending at the time of writing.