Lando Norris won his Formula One World Drivers’ Championship in 2025. Driving for McLaren, he secured his first F1 drivers’ title after a season-long battle involving teammate Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen.
Norris entered 2025 as an established frontrunner after finishing runner-up to Verstappen in the 2024 championship. His breakthrough season included multiple victories and strong consistency, allowing him to win McLaren’s first drivers’ championship since Mika Häkkinen’s 1999 title.
The achievement also completed a rapid rise through the junior categories. Norris had won major championships in karting and junior single-seaters before making his Formula One debut with McLaren at the 2019 Australian Grand Prix. His first F1 victory came at the 2024 Miami Grand Prix.
A frequent mix-up is to identify 2024 as Norris’s championship year because that was his first-win season. The 2025 season was different: it was the year he converted race-winning pace into the World Drivers’ Championship.