São Paulo Grand Prix: Norris wins at wet Interlagos as Verstappen charges to second and Mercedes win constructors’ title

Updated 9 Nov 2026, 10:35 · First published 8 Nov 2026

Lando Norris won the São Paulo Grand Prix on Sunday, his second win in a row at Interlagos, in a race of rain, dry spells and more rain. Max Verstappen came from the back of the grid to finish second.

Isack Hadjar made it two Red Bulls on the podium. George Russell and new world champion Kimi Antonelli were fourth and fifth, and that was enough to give Mercedes the 2026 constructors’ championship.

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Norris loses the lead – then gets it back

Norris started from pole after a rain-hit qualifying session, but Antonelli beat him off the line. For a spell the McLaren driver dropped as low as fifth on a wet, slippery track.

The race turned on lap 20. Antonelli spun out of the lead at Turn 1 and later told his team the car was pulling to one side. Russell had already lost time with a spin in the pit lane. Norris took control from there.

Verstappen’s charge

Verstappen started at the back after a power unit penalty. He passed car after car in the wet, much as he did when he won from 17th at Interlagos two years ago.

Red Bull asked Hadjar, who had led briefly during the pit stops, to let Verstappen through for second on lap 37. Light rain returned around lap 62 and most drivers switched to intermediate tyres, but Verstappen could not close the gap to Norris.

Mercedes are constructors’ champions

Mercedes arrived in Brazil needing to outscore Ferrari by three points. Russell and Antonelli took 22 points between them, while Charles Leclerc (7th) and Lewis Hamilton (9th) scored eight for Ferrari. That gives Mercedes a championship double in 2026.

Antonelli is under investigation for an unsafe release in the pit lane, but a time penalty would not change his finishing position.

What’s next: the Las Vegas Grand Prix (race in the early hours of Sunday 22 November, UK time), then Qatar (29 November) and the season finale in Abu Dhabi (6 December).