Lando Norris soaked up the pressure of a nervy Abu Dhabi Grand Prix to finish on the podium and in turn secure the F1 Drivers’ Championship for the first time – following rivals Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri home.

Top Point Drives of the Race

  1. 🇳🇱 Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing RBPT) • 27 points • a weekend sweep of qualifying and GP wins left the Dutch driver just short of a fifth straight championship
    🇦🇺 Oscar Piastri (McLaren Mercedes) • 27 points • the McLaren driver who led much of the 2025 season finished ahead of his title-winning teammate from P3
    🇩🇪 Nico Hülkenberg (Kick Sauber Ferrari) • 27 points • the biggest mover on the day, finishing 9th from a 9th-row start

Our Game

Deanna and Michael were top predictors in the final Grand Prix of the 2025 season having the top driver in all seven scoring rows correct.

Final Standings

Congratulations to Steve, our repeat champion, who finished 29 points clear of runner-up Matt. Michael finished with a prize for the first time since 2022, while Danielle fought off Deanna and Wes to earn the fourth-place prize.

I hope all players enjoyed this Formula 1 Prediction Challenge! and the chance to match wits with other motor racing fans! Thank you for playing! ~ Michael

Prizes
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Through 24 🇦🇪 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
RankPlayer PointsPerformance
🥇Steve Nicks302673.6%
🥈Matt Belanger299772.4%
🥉Michael Poplawski297671.5%
🍍Danielle Bourgeois292569.4%
5Deanna Nicks292169.2%
6Wes Zetaruk291469.0%
7Doug Wansbrough286667.0%
8John Lo285066.3%
9Andy Watson284466.1%
10John Havlik279964.2%
11Richard Owens277063.0%


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