Defending champion Max Verstappen first took the pole position in the Japanese GP, and then went on to win the Grand Prix with his flawless driving, and win his first race of the 2025 season. Verstappen had also won the Japanese GP in the F1 2024 season, making his fourth successive win at Suzuka. McLaren’s duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri took second and third place in the Japanese GP. Lewis Hamilton’s winless streak in the F1 2025 season continued with new team Ferrari, as the driver finished seventh in the Japanese GP. With both drivers taking second and third place, McLaren Mercedes have stretched their lead in the Constructors Championship to 36 points. Check the F1 2025 updated Drivers and Constructors standings below. Max Verstappen Wary, Lando Norris Cautious As F1 2025 Season Set To Kick Off at Australian Grand Prix.
An enthralling 2024 Formula 1 season came to an end with Max Verstappen winning the Drivers Championship and McLaren Mercedes clinching the Constructors Championship, which makes the 2025 F1 season even more exciting. The Formula 1 2025 season will see Max Verstappen challenged by the likes of Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc, Oscar Piastri, and Lewis Hamilton, who will be gunning for a record-breaking eighth F1 Drivers Championship. Verstappen won his fourth title during the F1 Las Vegas GP 2024, when the driver qualified and finished in fifth, with Lando Norris coming behind him in sixth, allowing him to clinch his fourth consecutive title.
On the other hand, the Constructors’ Championship went down to the wire, till the final race of the F1 2024 season, the Abu Dhabi GP, where both McLaren Mercedes and Ferrari were in contention for the title. Ferrari needed to outscore McLaren, but Lando Norris won the race and sealed the deal for his team, despite Ferrari drivers finishing second and third. The 2025 season will see the Constructors’ championship heat up even more, with the likes of Red Bull Racing and Mercedes posing more threat with fresh blood. F1 2025: Jonathan Wheatley To Take Charge As Kick Sauber Team Principal From April 1.
F1 2025 Standings Drivers Points Table with Race Wins
| Position | Racer | Team | Points | Race wins in 2025 |
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 61 | 1 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 61 | 1 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 49 | 1 |
| 4 | George Russell
|
Mercedes | 45 | 0 |
| 5 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 30 | 0 |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 20 | 0 |
| 7 | Alex Albon | Williams | 18 | 0 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari
|
15 | 0 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon
|
Haas Ferrari
|
10 | 0 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin
|
10 | 0 |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 6 | 0 |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | Isacl Hadjar | Honda RBPT | 4 | 0 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 3 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1 |
F1 2025 Standings Constructors Points Table with Race Wins
| Position | Team | Points | Race Wins in 2025 | ||
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 111 | 2 | 45 | 0 |
| 5 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 30 | 0 | |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 20 | 0 | |
| 7 | Alex Albon | Williams | 18 | 0 | |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari
|
15 | 0 | |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon
|
Haas Ferrari
|
10 | 0 | |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin
|
10 | 0 | |
| 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 6 | 0 | |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 5 | 0 | |
| 13 | Isacl Hadjar | Honda RBPT | 4 | 0 | |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 3 | ||
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1 |
F1 2025 Standings Constructors Points Table with Race Wins
| Position | Team | Points | Race Wins in 2025 |
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 111 | 2 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 75 | 0 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 61 | 1 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 35 | 0 |
| 5 | Williams | 19 | 0 |
| 6 | Haas Ferrari | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | RB Honda | 7 | 0 |
| 9 | Kick Sauber | 6 | 0 |
| 10 | Alpine Renault | 0 | 0 |
(* – Table Updated After Japanese GP 2025)
The upcoming season will see several drivers switch loyalties, and upcoming rookies step up to challenge veterans. The 2025 season will also mark the 75th anniversary of the F1 World Championship, which will see 24 races take place across five continents.
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