McLaren Closes in on the 2025 F1 Constructors’ Championship
The 2025 Formula 1 season for McLaren is shaping up to be one of the most successful in the team’s history. With the Constructors’ Championship about to be decided long before the dramatic season finale in Abu Dhabi last season.
After securing their first team title in 26 years in 2024, McLaren is on track to retain the crown in record time, with several races still to go.
Although he missed an opportunity in Azerbaijan, McLaren has a great chance to secure the championship at the Singapore Grand Prix on October 5, the 18th race of the season.
After the race in Marina Bay, there will be 303 points at stake over six rounds, and McLaren has a 333-point lead over Mercedes, who surpassed Ferrari in the fight for second place in Baku.
Since McLaren already has enough victories to nullify a tiebreaker, a 303-point lead over second place would give the team the title.
The most Mercedes could get from the next Grand Prix with a one-two finish is 43 points, so McLaren needs only 13 points to come out victorious. That means a single podium finish from Oscar Piastri or Lando Norris would be enough.
Ferrari is also mathematically in contention, so McLaren will be crowned champion in Singapore if:
Is not surpassed by Mercedes by 31 points or more
And is not surpassed by Ferrari by 35 points or more
With a dominant car and exceptional performances from Piastri and Norris, McLaren has already achieved 12 race wins and seven one-two finishes in the first 17 races of 2025. The relentless pace and consistency have created a dominant lead in the standings, with 623 points compared to Mercedes’ 290.
The F1 record for the earliest victory in the Constructors’ Championship occurred in 2023, when Red Bull won it with six races remaining.
McLaren secured their ninth constructors’ title, and the first since 1998, in the last race of the 2024 season, surpassing Ferrari by 14 points thanks to a victory by Norris.
Piastri and Norris are immersed in a much more competitive battle for the Drivers’ Championship, with the Australian leading his teammate by 25 points.
