Result and the late lead change
Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) won the race from 2nd on the grid, in a winning time of 1h 32m 28.105s. George Russell (Mercedes) started 1st on the grid and finished 2nd, 19.561s behind the winner. Lando Norris (McLaren) started 4th and finished 3rd, 23.719s behind the winner.
Hamilton was in the lead at the end of 29 laps, from lap 38 to lap 66. He took the lead after lap 38 from Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), who pitted on lap 37. Hamilton also set the fastest lap of the race, 1:20.122 on lap 44, on hard tyres.
A lead that kept changing hands
After lap 1 the order at the front was Russell from 1st on the grid, Hamilton from 2nd and Antonelli from 3rd. Russell was in the lead at the end of 32 laps, covering laps 1 to 12 and laps 16 to 35. Antonelli led at the end of 4 laps, laps 13 to 14 and laps 36 to 37. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) led at the end of 1 lap, lap 15.
The lead changed hands 5 times. Antonelli took over after lap 13 when Russell pitted on lap 12. Leclerc led after lap 15, after Antonelli pitted on lap 14. Russell regained the lead after lap 16 when Leclerc pitted on lap 16. Russell pitted on lap 36 and Antonelli led after that lap.
Stop timing
Hamilton made 3 stops, on laps 11, 27 and 41. Russell made 2 stops, on laps 12 and 36. Norris also made 2 stops, on laps 13 and 35. Hamilton's first stop on lap 11 came 1 lap before Russell's on lap 12.
Among the top 10 finishers with a reliable stop record, 7 made 2 stops and 3 made 3 stops. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) made 3 stops, on laps 12, 29 and 40. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) made 3 stops, on laps 15, 32 and 58.
Retirements and movement through the field
14 of the 22 starters were classified as finishers. 8 drivers did not finish, including Leclerc with 62 laps completed and Antonelli with 61 laps completed. Leclerc was in the lead at the end of 1 lap and Antonelli at the end of 4 laps.
Pierre Gasly (Alpine) gained 7 places, from 14th on the grid to 7th at the flag, the largest gain of any finisher. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) gained 5 places, from 19th to 14th. Carlos Sainz (Williams) gained 3 places on lap 1, from 16th on the grid to 13th, and finished 12th.
Hadjar lost 8 places on lap 1, from 6th on the grid to 14th after lap 1. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) lost 5 places, from 12th to 17th. Leclerc gained 3 places on lap 1, from 10th on the grid to 7th.
The race was dry, with air temperature from 30°C to 31°C and track temperature from 48°C to 52°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.