Oscar Piastri took the victory — and the eight factors — within the F1 Dash race on the Qatar Grand Prix.
However along with his third-place end, Lando Norris can nonetheless clinch his first Drivers’ Championship tomorrow within the Qatar Grand Prix.
Piastri took the win forward of George Russell and Norris, whereas fellow Drivers’ Championship contender Max Verstappen picked up two locations on the observe to complete fourth after beginning sixth. Right here is how the three title contenders now sit within the standings following these outcomes:
Norris: 396 factors
Piastri: 374 factors
Verstappen: 371 factors
Norris now has a 22-point lead over Piastri (down from 24 factors earlier than the F1 Dash race) and a 25-point lead over Verstappen, up one level from earlier than the F1 Dash race.
clHere are the complete Drivers’ Championship standings following the F1 Dash race, in addition to a take a look at how Norris can lcinch a title tomorrow.
Up to date Drivers’ Championship standings
Listed below are the up to date F1 Drivers’ Championship standings based mostly on the provisional outcomes from the F1 Dash race on the Qatar Grand Prix:
Place |
Driver |
Staff |
Factors |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 396 | — |
| 2 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 374 | — |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Purple Bull | 371 | — |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | 301 | — |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 226 | — |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 152 | — |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 140 | — |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 73 | — |
| 9 | Isack Hadjar | VCARB | 51 | — |
| 10 | Nico Hülkenberg | Sauber | 49 | — |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | 49 | — |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 42 | +1 |
| 13 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 41 | -1 |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | VCARB | 36 | — |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 32 | — |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 32 | — |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | Purple Bull | 32 | — |
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 22 | — |
| 19 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 19 | — |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 0 | — |
| 21 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 0 | — |
There was not a lot motion within the whole standings following the F1 Dash race on the Qatar Grand Prix. Fernando Alonso did transfer forward of Oliver Bearman within the standings due to the 2 factors he secured with a seventh-place end. Carlos Sainz Jr. additionally pulled degree with Nico Hülkenberg on factors, however the Sauber driver nonetheless has a tiebreaker edge based mostly on a pair of seventh-place finishes.
How Norris can clinch a title in Qatar
As outlined above, Norris can clinch his first Drivers’ Championship tomorrow within the Qatar Grand Prix.
Following tomorrow, the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix is the one race left on the schedule, with 25 factors obtainable to the winner. To clinch the title Norris wants a lead of 26 factors over his rivals (to keep away from tiebreaker eventualities) or 25 factors offered any potential tiebreakers will break in his favor. Extra on these in a second.
As a reminder, right here is the state of play among the many three title contenders:
Norris: 396 factors
Piastri: 374 factors
Verstappen: 371 factors
Norris now has a 22-point lead over Piastri (down from 24 factors earlier than the F1 Dash race) and a 25-point lead over Verstappen, up one level from earlier than the F1 Dash race.
The “easiest” path to a title for Norris — easy being a relative time period in Formulation 1 — is with a win within the Qatar Grand Prix. That will give Norris the complete 25 factors on provide, seven greater than the second-place finisher and ten greater than the third-place finisher. So if, for instance, Norris had been to win forward of Piastri in P2, Norris would transfer to 421 factors and Piastri would transfer to 392 factors.
With a bonus of 29 factors, Norris would clinch the title as Piastri couldn’t catch him.
Norris can clinch the title with a second-place end, nevertheless it will get a little bit extra difficult. If he finishes second, he would decide up 18 factors to maneuver to 414 factors on the season. If both Piastri or Verstappen end head of him, nevertheless, he couldn’t clinch a title.
However assuming for the second George Russell or one other rival takes the win, and Norris finishes second, he would clinch the title offered neither Piastri nor Verstappen joined him on the rostrum with a P3. If Norris takes P2 within the Qatar Grand Prix and strikes to 414 factors, a third-place end from Piastri would transfer him to 389 factors.
That will put Piastri 25 factors behind Norris. And in a world the place neither Norris nor Piastri wins the Qatar Grand Prix tomorrow, they might head to Abu Dhabi with every of them having gained seven grands prix. Right here is the place the tiebreakers begin to come into play, as Grand Prix wins are the primary tiebreaker.
That implies that if Piastri gained the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix — and Norris didn’t rating some extent — they might every end the season with 414 factors. However Piastri would now have eight Grand Prix wins, another than Norris, and he would clinch the tiebreaker, and the title.
There are further eventualities the place Norris can win, however the best method to describe them is this manner: If Norris outscores Piastri by 4 factors, and finishes forward of Verstappen, he clinches the title. If, someway, each Piastri and Verstappen end exterior the factors, Norris simply wants to complete down in eighth place (selecting up 4 factors) to clinch a title.
Flipping the script for a second, if Norris fails to attain some extent, Piastri can retake the Drivers’ Championship lead with a win within the Qatar Grand Prix.
As for Verstappen, he wants to complete forward of Norris to maintain his championship hopes alive.
