F1 Emilia Romagna GP LIVE RESULT: Max Verstappen WINS in Italy with McLaren finishing second and third
MAX Verstappen picked up his second win of the 2025 season in Italy.
The Dutch driver took the lead of the race from Oscar Piastri on the first corner, and came home to win from there.
Piastri ended the day in third, with teammate Lando Norris coming home in second place, overtaking Piastri towards the end of the race.
Lewis Hamilton came home in fourth place in his first home race with Ferrari.
- Start time: 2pm BST
- TV channel: Sky Sports F1
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Lap 39/63 – Verstappen first, Ferrari charge
Fellow Ferrari Leclerc also makes his charge up the field as he displaces Antonelli and starts to give the Tifosi something to believe in on this emotional Imola day.
Hülkenberg in the Sauber's 600th ever race was quietly going about his race, not there, as his powers through Alonso into 10th.
Lap 37/63 – Verstappen first, Hamilton makes top five move
Hamilton completes the rookie sweep, first on Antonelli, now on Hadjar as the Ferrari driver moves into the top five with the fastest lap tag.
Race engineer to Hamilton: "P5 on the road, awesome."
18 seconds and counting between Verstappen and Norris.
Lap 35/63 – Verstappen first, Hamilton makes his move
Sainz is tagged by Tsunoda in their midfield battle which has been noted by race control.
Hamilton shows adept race craft to finally pip his Mercedes successor Antonelli - both have moved on to the mediums.
The current top five is as follows: Verstappen, Norris, Albon, Piastri, Hadjar.
Lap 33/63 – Verstappen first, Haas cars OUT
Stroll was one of the few cars who avoided the pitlane holds off Leclerc for now.
A reply of Ocon's issue shows a car problem as Russell's unsafe release will be deliberated.
The other Haas in Bearman is retiring after a weekend to forget. Both cars of the American team are out
Lap 31/63 – Verstappen and Norris pit after VSC
Verstappen race continues to go in favourable conditions as the neutralised track allows him to pit and maintain his leading position.
A host of pits are done with both Ferrari's entering the pit with Leclerc, who was on the charge, venting frustration on the VSC.
We're back racing.
Lap 29/63 – YELLOW FLAG
Piastri makes the move on Hadjar; Norris enters the pits and falls to seventh.
We've got a yellow flag for Ocon, who has stopped his car on the grass and a Virtual Safety Car comes out.
Lap 27/63 – Verstappen leads, Norris second
Piastri benefits from the DRS train and splits the fight between Hamilton and Antonelli before passing the latter.
Verstappen is the beneficiary of the promise of Hadjar has shown in this race so far as he holds up Piastri in fifth.
Lap 25/63 – Verstappen leads, Norris second
Tsunoda's Red Bull has just been a holding car for the more competitive to pass as Leclerc and Bearman also pass.
Verstappen and Norris are yet to pit, but we can await their visit to the pitlane.
The scrap of Hamilton and Antonelli is developing into an intriguing subplot.
Lap 23/63 – Verstappen leads, Norris second
Hamilton is eager to anoint a more aggressive plan with the undercut but is held up by his team.
At the back of the track, Gasly has been rooted with Lawson, Bortoleto and Ocon.
Lap 21/63 – Piastri rises three spots
Championship leader Piastri will be frustrated with his start, but as he has shown in the early stages of the season, he has an unshakeable confidence in his race craft.
Leclerc also moves up.
In the other Mclaren, the message of "free air and going long" has been relayed to second-place Norris.
Lap 19/63 – Verstappen leads, Norris second
The task is weakly unsuccessful as Piastri makes his pass with ease as he starts his way back up the grid.
Bearman, who is yet to pit, is the next victim. Piastri is displaying race craft quality in these last few laps.
The current top five is as follows: Verstappen, Norris, Albon, Hadjar, Antonelli.
Lap 17/63 – Verstappen leads, Norris second
Verstappen holds a comfortable lead at the top so far - showing exceptional pace in the opening exchanges.
The battle between Antonelli and Hamilton continues - both drivers started on the hards and have moved up to fifth and sixth respectably.
Tsunoda, who started in the pits, has been tasked with keeping pole-setter Piastri at bay - currently 11th.
Lap 15/63 – Verstappen leads, Norris second
Piastri makes his way into the pit lane and gets an unfavourable release with a 3.6, but sits ahead of Leclerc and Russell.
Stroll also makes into the pit. We are reportedly set for a two-stop race.
Lap 13/63 – Verstappen leads, Piastri second
Russell and Mercedes have made the decision to come in with the pressure mounting on his position and tyres - onto the hard he goes.
Leclerc also joins him and sets the fastest lap immediately.
Lap 11/63 – Norris moves ahead of Russell into third
Norris remains daring in his proactivity to the point of risk but Russell displays mature defensive skills to maintain his position.
"I'm not sure how I am going to make it to the target lap," says the Mercedes driver.
Norris finally catches onto him and ends the seemingly goose chase to make onto the podium.
Lap 9/63 – Verstappen leads, Piastri second
The other Mclaren in Norris is closing in on Russell in third with DRS on his side.
He makes the move down the chicane, but is unable to slide through the tight room on the inside.
The chase will continue.
Lap 7/63 – Verstappen leads, Piastri second
Piastri is making way on Verstappen - up on all sectors agaisnt the Dutchman.
Antonelli is on the prowl of Hadjar in the Racing Bull, who occupies the tenth position.
Lap 5/63 – Verstappen leads, Piastri second
Leclrec is on the attempts to overtake Stroll in the Aston Martin, but no budge so far.
Russell is unhappy with Piastri's start: "What was he doing?"
Lap 3/63 – Verstappen leads, Piastri second
Verstappen superb start sees him hold the fastest lap tag.
Early racing between the two home favourites in Antonelli and Hamilton.
Gasly gain is an immediate loss as he suffers the narrowness of the track with a clash with Leclerc and is down to 14th.
Lap 1/63 - Verstappen leads, Piastri second
Piastri starts off the lead but is hunted down and overtaken by Verstappen at the first turn.
Gasly moves up, Leclerc is into the top ten, whilst Colapinto drops down.
Esteban Ocon makes an immediate stop at the pitlane: 2.6 and out.
Lights out in Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix
Formation lap underway
A host of mediums out there - including our top ten, with Hamilton and Antonelli on the hards as they look to make their up the grid on a track know for it's lack of overtaking quality.
Five to go...
We've had our Italian national anthem, and we're now closing in on race start.
Like yesterday, it's sunny and dry.
Here's your final grid look:
Issue sorted for Williams and Albon
Down at the Williams garage, Alex Albon’s car needed some work. The mechanics have seemingly been able get him up and running for the start since it looked like his automobile had sprung a leak. Albon will start in seventh place, one spot behind Carlos Sainz, his teammate.
Following his massive crash in qualifying, Red Bull's Yuki Tsunoda will start the Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix from the pits - and with a brand-new engine.
Colapinto Alpine debut
This weekend, amidst the turmoil caused by the departure of team principal Oliver Oakes, Franco Colapinto makes his Alpine race debut. A day after Oakes resigned, the Argentine, who competed in nine races for Williams the previous season, was named the replacement for Australian Jack Doohan.
Although it doesn't seem like the best time to begin a career with a team, James Vowles, the Williams team principal, supports Colapinto in handling the situation.
"Is it in a turbulent time?" Vowles said at a media briefing at the Williams factory earlier this week. "Yes, no doubt about it. Will they be supportive to Pierre (Gasly) and Franco? Yes, I think they will as well, because they're still the elite athletes that are driving for them in order to score the most points you can.
"So, what normally happens, even in a turbulent time, is you still support your drivers. I actually think the learning is invaluable, whether it's in that team or elsewhere. A, it's time on track. B, it's time in a difficult environment, and if you come out of it, you'll only be stronger as a result. And Franco is strong, so I think it's still the right place for him to be at this stage.
Colapinto received a 1-place grid penalty for entering the fast lane when it wasn't allowed and starts from P16.
