Formula 1: How Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri can win the championship in the final race of the 2025 season on Sunday

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri all could win the F1 championship depending on their result at the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix this Sunday.

There’s nothing more exciting in Formula 1 than a championship-deciding final race. Think of it as a Game 7 of the NBA Finals that hinges on the final moment of the fourth quarter or a Super Bowl that comes down to the last possession.

And in the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday (8 a.m. ET on ESPN), three drivers stand a chance of ending it as the 2025 world champion.

Lando Norris of McLaren leads the standings with 408 points, ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull with 396 points and Oscar Piastri of McLaren with 392 points.

For Norris and Piastri, it would be their first ever championship. For Verstappen, it would be his fifth in a row, tying a Formula 1 record set by Michael Schumacher and matched by nobody.

Just 16 points separate the three contenders. Drivers earn 25 points for a race win, 18 points for second place, 15 points for third place, 12 points for fourth and 10 points for fifth; the points continue to diminish through 10th place.