Agenda de jogos: McLaren Racing
Norris Wins a Wet São Paulo Grand Prix as Verstappen Charges From 21st and Mercedes Clinch the Constructors' Title
Formula 1 · Round 20 · São Paulo Grand Prix Sunday, November 8, 2026 · Autódromo José Carlos Pace (Interlagos), São Paulo, Brazil · 71 laps
Interlagos delivered the kind of race it's famous for. Rain at the start, a long drying middle stint, and rain again in the closing laps turned the São Paulo Grand Prix into a strategy test, and Lando Norris passed it. The McLaren driver lost two places off the line from pole, got them back through patience and good timing, and controlled the second half to win by 14.6 seconds.
Behind him, the story of the day was Max Verstappen, who started 21st after an engine penalty and finished second. And in the pit lane, Mercedes celebrated the Constructors' Championship, completing a title double one week after Kimi Antonelli clinched the drivers' crown in Mexico City.
Podium
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:35:23.504 |
| 🥈 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +14.602 |
| 🥉 3 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | +24.485 |
Top 10
| Pos | Driver | Team | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | Winner |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | +14.602 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull Racing | +24.485 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +33.991 |
| 5 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +36.017 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +56.475 |
| 7 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +1:13.586 |
| 8 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +1:15.406 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +1 lap |
| 10 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | +1 lap |
Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) and Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) did not finish.
How the race unfolded
A slow getaway from pole. Norris had taken pole in wet qualifying, beating George Russell, but he bogged down at the start. Antonelli got ahead into Turn 1, and Racing Bulls' Liam Lawson followed him past through the Senna Esses. After three corners, the polesitter was third.
McLaren waits, and it pays. As the track began to dry, McLaren held Norris out rather than pitting early, waiting for conditions to settle. Antonelli stayed out a lap longer than most before switching to slicks, then reported a suspected suspension problem. He spun at Turn 1 on lap 20, and Norris inherited the lead. He never gave it back.
Verstappen's charge. Starting from the second-to-last row, Verstappen passed 10 cars on the opening lap alone and kept carving forward. By lap 35 Red Bull was running second and third, with Hadjar ahead. On lap 38 the team told Hadjar to let Verstappen through to chase the leader, but by then Norris had roughly a 10-second cushion.
Rain returns. After a second round of stops, Verstappen sat about eight seconds clear of Hadjar in second. The rain came back for the final stint, sending the field onto intermediates, and Norris pitted from the lead on lap 63 without losing the lead. With nobody able to close the gap in the wet, he took the flag 14.6 seconds clear.
Takeaways
Norris ends his drought. It's his third win of 2026 and his first since the Dutch Grand Prix in August. It's also the 14th of his career and his second straight victory at Interlagos. For a McLaren team that has had a difficult season against Mercedes, this was a well-judged win in tricky conditions.
Verstappen, 21st to 2nd. Even without the win, this was the drive of the day. It also strengthens his hold on second in the drivers' standings, now the main remaining fight of the season.
Hadjar's day. Third place is the fourth podium of Isack Hadjar's career. He also played the team role on lap 38, letting Verstappen past to chase the lead.
Mercedes complete the double. Russell (4th) and Antonelli (5th) had a messy afternoon, but it was enough. Mercedes sealed the Constructors' Championship ahead of Ferrari, the team's ninth constructors' title and its first since 2021.
A quiet day for Ferrari. Leclerc finished seventh and Hamilton ninth, a lap down. Hamilton gained 11 places on the opening lap after his weekend was disrupted by a power unit issue in practice.
Championship picture
Drivers' standings (Antonelli is already champion):
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 390 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 279 |
| 3 | George Russell | Mercedes | 262 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 261 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 251 |
| 6 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 246 |
With three races left, Verstappen has a 17-point cushion in the fight for second. Russell, Hamilton, Leclerc and Norris are separated by just 16 points behind him.
Constructors' standings: Mercedes are champions on 630 points, ahead of Ferrari on 504.
What's next
Las Vegas Grand Prix (Round 21), Las Vegas Strip Circuit
- Practice 1: Thursday, November 19, 4:30 p.m. PT
- Qualifying: Friday, November 20, 8:00 p.m. PT
- Race: Saturday, November 21, 8:00 p.m. PT
Qatar follows on November 29 and the season finale in Abu Dhabi is December 6.
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