Result and the lead changes
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) won from 1st on the grid in 1h 47m 14.808s. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) finished 2nd, 2.307s behind the winner. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) finished 3rd, 4.919s behind. Antonelli started 3rd and Hamilton 2nd.
After lap 1 the order at the front was Verstappen, Hamilton and Antonelli, matching the grid. The lead changed hands 7 times. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) led at the end of lap 2, and Antonelli took over after lap 3. Verstappen was in the lead at the end of 44 laps, including laps 13 to 43 and laps 45 to 55. Antonelli led at the end of 10 laps.
Safety cars and the stops
Safety car period 1 was deployed on lap 9 and withdrawn on lap 12. Antonelli made a recorded pit stop on lap 9, during that period. Verstappen led after lap 8, and Antonelli led after lap 9. Verstappen was leading again after lap 13. Around that period, George Russell (Mercedes) moved from 3rd to 2nd and Antonelli from 2nd to 3rd.
Antonelli made 3 stops, on laps 9, 33 and 44, using intermediate, medium and soft tyres in that order. He led after lap 44, and Verstappen took the lead back after lap 45 once Antonelli had pitted on lap 44. Safety car period 2 was deployed on lap 45 and withdrawn on lap 51. After lap 52 the order was Verstappen, Antonelli, Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) and Hamilton.
Verstappen used intermediate and then soft tyres. He set the fastest lap of the race, 1:38.220 on lap 55, on soft tyres. Hamilton used soft, medium and soft.
Grid penalties and the midfield
Grid penalties applied before the start moved several cars back. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) took a 6-place drop, qualified 16th, started 22nd and finished 10th. He gained 12 places, the largest gain of any finisher. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) started 21st after a 6-place drop and finished 13th, a gain of 8 places. Hadjar took a 5-place drop, qualified 3rd, started 8th and finished 5th. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) gained 4 places, from 11th on the grid to 7th at the flag.
Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) lost 8 places, from 10th to 18th, the largest loss of any finisher. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) lost 4 places on lap 1, from 9th on the grid to 13th, and finished 16th, 7 places down on his starting position.
Retirements and conditions
19 of the 22 starters were classified as finishers. Russell (Mercedes) completed 49 laps, Alex Albon (Williams) 41 laps and Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) 7 laps. Russell had been 3rd after lap 44.
Rain was recorded in 80 of 254 weather readings. Verstappen, Antonelli, Hadjar and Lawson began on intermediate tyres. Air temperature ranged from 25°C to 31°C and track temperature from 32°C to 46°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.