Norris wins the wet São Paulo GP: Mercedes takes the constructors' title

Lando Norris wins the 2026 São Paulo Grand Prix at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace and takes his third victory of the season. The 71-lap race starts on a wet track, dries out in the middle stint and becomes complicated again with rain in the closing stages. The McLaren driver, who started from pole position, finishes ahead of Max Verstappen with a 14,6-second advantage.

The race changes shape from the start. Norris loses the lead when the lights go out, while Liam Lawson and Andrea Kimi Antonelli gain ground in the opening stages. The track then goes from damp to dry and back to rain, with the pit stops reshuffling the standings and Antonelli in command for a spell before the decisive twist.

On lap 20 Antonelli spins at turn 1 and leaves the way clear for Norris, who from there controls the gap until the chequered flag. Verstappen completes a remarkable recovery from the back and takes second place, while Isack Hadjar finishes third. George Russell ends up fourth and Antonelli fifth, a result that is enough for Mercedes to put the constructors' title in the bag.

Mercedes on top

For the Brackley team it is the ninth Constructors' title in its history and the first in the post-Hamilton era. Formula1.com also recounts a complicated weekend for Antonelli, already having spun on the formation lap and then having another difficult phase in the second part of the race.

According to Motorsport.com Italia, behind the top four the Ferraris of Leclerc and Hamilton also miss out on the podium, finishing seventh and ninth respectively. Another piece that confirms a heavy Sunday for those chasing Mercedes, while Norris's victory completes a race shaped by the weather and constant changes at the front.