Oscar Piastri Takes Overall Lead After 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Win

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Oscar Piastri took the victory at the the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025 on April 20 at the Jeddah Corniche Circuit. This was his third win out of five races this Formula 1 season so far, placing him at the top of the drivers’ standings. 

Piastri from McLaren leads the standings by 10 points from teammate Lando Norris with Red Bull’s Max Verstappen two points further back in third.

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The Aussie was three points behind Norris going into Sunday’s race. He becomes the first Australian to lead the F1 standings since Mark Webber — who is now Piastri’s manager — in 2010 as a Red Bull driver. No Australian has won the title since Alan Jones in 1980.

Oscar Piastri Takes Overall Lead After 2025 Saudi Arabian Grand Prix Win

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What happened At Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025? 

Piastri benefited from a penalty for Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to take control of the race and score his second win in a week.

Verstappen was given a five-second penalty for illegally keeping the lead from Piastri by going off the track at the first corner but had more than enough pace to keep second place.

Charles Leclerc was third for Ferrari  and  Norris recovered from 10th place on the grid after his crash in qualifying to finish fourth behind Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.

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Saudi Arabian Grand Prix 2025: Final Result

PosNoDriverCarLapsTime/retiredPts
181

Oscar Piastri

McLaren Mercedes501:21:06.75825
21Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT50+2.843s18
316Charles LeclercFerrari50+8.104s15
44Lando NorrisMcLaren Mercedes50+9.196s12
563George RussellMercedes50+27.236s10
612Kimi AntonelliMercedes50+34.688s8
744Lewis HamiltonFerrari50+39.073s6
855Carlos SainzWilliams Mercedes50+64.630s4
923Alexander AlbonWilliams Mercedes50+66.515s2
106Isack HadjarRacing Bulls Honda RBPT50+67.091s1
1114Fernando AlonsoAston Martin Aramco Mercedes50+75.917s0
1230Liam LawsonRacing Bulls Honda RBPT50+78.451s0
1387Oliver BearmanHaas Ferrari50+79.194s0
1431Esteban OconHaas Ferrari50+99.723s0
1527Nico HulkenbergKick Sauber Ferrari49+1 lap0
1618Lance StrollAston Martin Aramco Mercedes49+1 lap0
177Jack DoohanAlpine Renault49+1 lap0
185Gabriel BortoletoKick Sauber Ferrari49+1 lap0
NC22Yuki TsunodaRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT1DNF0
NC10Pierre GaslyAlpine Renault0DNF0

Formula 1 2025 Driver Standings

PosDriverNationalityCarPts
1Oscar PiastriAUSMcLaren Mercedes99
2Lando NorrisGBRMcLaren Mercedes89
3Max VerstappenNEDRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT87
4George RussellGBRMercedes73
5Charles LeclercMONFerrari47
6Kimi AntonelliITAMercedes38
7Lewis HamiltonGBRFerrari31
8Alexander AlbonTHAWilliams Mercedes20
9Esteban OconFRAHaas Ferrari14
10Lance StrollCANAston Martin Aramco Mercedes10
11Pierre GaslyFRAAlpine Renault6
12Nico HulkenbergGERKick Sauber Ferrari6
13Oliver BearmanGBRHaas Ferrari6
14Isack HadjarFRARacing Bulls Honda RBPT5
15Carlos SainzESPWilliams Mercedes5
16Yuki TsunodaJPNRed Bull Racing Honda RBPT5
17Fernando AlonsoESPAston Martin Aramco Mercedes0
18Liam LawsonNZLRacing Bulls Honda RBPT0
19Jack DoohanAUSAlpine Renault0
20Gabriel BortoletoBRAKick Sauber Ferrari0