Result and the pit-stop phase
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the Spanish Grand Prix from 2nd on the grid, in a winning time of 1h 34m 23.754s. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) finished 2nd, 4.351s behind the winner. Lando Norris (McLaren) finished 3rd, 5.089s behind the winner. Norris had started 1st on the grid, and Verstappen had started 3rd.
Norris led after lap 1, with Verstappen 2nd and Antonelli 3rd. Norris was in the lead at the end of 15 laps, from lap 1 to lap 15. Antonelli stopped on lap 14 and Norris on lap 15. After lap 13 Norris was ahead of Antonelli, and after lap 16 Antonelli was ahead, an undercut by Antonelli. Verstappen also stopped on lap 14 and was ahead of Norris after lap 16, an undercut by Verstappen. George Russell (Mercedes) stopped on lap 14 as well and was ahead of Norris after lap 16, an undercut by Russell.
Tyres and the lead
Antonelli ran medium tyres then hard, with a single stop on lap 14. Verstappen started on soft and moved to hard at his stop on lap 14. Norris used medium then hard, stopping on lap 15. Russell made 2 stops, on lap 14 and lap 28, using hard, medium, hard tyres.
Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) took the lead after lap 16, taking over from Norris, who had pitted on lap 15. Leclerc was in the lead at the end of 32 laps, from lap 16 to lap 47. His single stop came on lap 48, from hard to soft tyres. Antonelli was leading after lap 48, taking over from Leclerc, who pitted on lap 48. Antonelli then led for 10 laps, from lap 48 to lap 57.
Later stops and the fastest lap
Oscar Piastri (McLaren) stopped on lap 42, moving from hard to medium tyres. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) stopped on lap 44, also moving from hard to medium. Piastri had lost 3 places on lap 1, from 7th on the grid to 10th after lap 1.
Russell set the fastest lap of the race, 1:35.587 on lap 49, on hard tyres.
Retirements and movers
18 of the 22 starters were classified as finishers. Carlos Sainz (Williams) completed 43 laps, Sergio Perez (Cadillac) 31 laps, Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) 12 laps and Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) 6 laps, and the 4 did not finish. Sainz had a 3-place grid drop before the start, qualified 17th and started 20th.
Oliver Bearman (Haas) gained 6 places, from 22nd on the grid to 16th at the flag, the largest gain of any finisher. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) lost 3 places on lap 1, from 12th on the grid to 15th after lap 1. The race was dry, with air temperature from 29°C to 32°C and track temperature from 50°C to 55°C.
Written by Pitbrain's AI from the official timing data and checked automatically against it. Key numbers are taken directly from the timing data.