Lando Norris wins a wet São Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes clinch the constructors' championship
Lando Norris won the São Paulo Grand Prix at Interlagos on Sunday 8 November 2026, beating Max Verstappen by 14.6 seconds in a 71-lap race that began wet, dried out and ended in rain. Verstappen climbed from 21st on the grid to second, with his Red Bull team-mate Isack Hadjar third. George Russell finished fourth and Kimi Antonelli fifth for Mercedes — enough to clinch the constructors' championship, the team's ninth title and its first since 2021, completing a title double a week after Antonelli became the youngest drivers' champion.
Key points
- Final result: Norris (McLaren) wins in 1:35:23.504; Verstappen second (+14.602) from 21st on the grid; Hadjar third (+24.485).
- Russell fourth and Antonelli fifth clinch the constructors' championship for Mercedes — their ninth title, and first since 2021.
- The race ran wet, then dry, then wet again over 71 laps at Interlagos; Antonelli led early and spun out of the lead fight at Turn 1.
- Hamilton finished ninth on his 400th Formula 1 start; next race is Las Vegas, 20–22 November.
What happened
Interlagos delivered its usual chaos: a damp start, a long dry middle on slick tyres, and a late shower that sent everyone back to the pits. Norris lost the lead at the start, regained it when Antonelli spun, and controlled the race from there — his third win of the season and his second in a row in São Paulo. Behind him, Verstappen's climb from 21st to second was the drive of the day, and Red Bull took a double podium.
For Mercedes, fourth and fifth were a coronation rather than a race: the constructors' title returns to the team for the first time since its run of eight in a row ended in 2021, a week after its 20-year-old driver Antonelli took the drivers' crown in Mexico City.
Claim by claim
Why this label: The result, times and grid positions are Formula 1's official race report and results table, read in full, and agree with Reuters' report of the race.
On the ladder: a claim earns Verified from primary evidence, or from two independent sources that do not copy each other.
Why this label: The title, its place as Mercedes' ninth and first since 2021, and the three-point requirement are Reuters' report; the fourth and fifth places are Formula 1's official results table.
On the ladder: a claim earns Verified from primary evidence, or from two independent sources that do not copy each other.
Why this label: The race sequence and Norris's quote are Formula 1's official report, read in full.
On the ladder: a claim earns Verified from primary evidence, or from two independent sources that do not copy each other.
Show all claims (1 more)
Why this label: Positions six to ten and Hamilton's 400th start are from Formula 1's official report; the Las Vegas date is the report's 'what's next'.
On the ladder: a claim earns Verified from primary evidence, or from two independent sources that do not copy each other.
What we know / what we don't know yet
What we know
- The full finishing order and times, from Formula 1's official results, and that the constructors' championship is decided — Mercedes cannot now be caught.
What we don't know yet
- The outcome of the post-race investigation into Antonelli's pit-lane release, which Formula 1's report says was opened after the race; no decision had been announced in the reports read, and any penalty would not change the constructors' outcome reported here.
Why it matters
Both Formula 1 championships for 2026 are now settled with three races to spare: Antonelli the youngest drivers' champion, and Mercedes constructors' champions again after four years away. What remains this season is the fight for the places — and the money — behind them, starting in Las Vegas.
Background
Kimi Antonelli, 20, becomes Formula 1's youngest world champion in Mexico City, where Verstappen wins the race (Vozia).
Norris wins in São Paulo and Mercedes take the constructors' title — a championship double.
Update history
No silent edits. Every change is written here, with its time.
- Latest
Published. Basis: Formula 1's official race report and results table, with Reuters in agreement.