Antonelli wins the first Spanish Grand Prix at Madrid’s Madring.

Kimi Antonelli won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, 13 September, at Madrid’s new Madring circuit — the first Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix held at the venue — BBC Sport, Reuters, and the FIA reported. The Mercedes driver finished ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and McLaren’s Lando Norris. The FIA classification lists Antonelli’s race time at 1:34:23.754 over 57 laps. Verstappen was 4.351 seconds behind; Norris was 5.089 seconds behind the winner (a further 0.738s behind Verstappen).

Norris started from pole. Antonelli lined up second. On the opening lap Antonelli attacked into the first chicane, cut corners while trying to pass, and had to give positions back to Norris, BBC and FIA accounts agree. Verstappen also gained places he later returned. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton retired early with a brake problem — FIA classification shows him out after six laps. Aston Martin’s Lance Stroll later stopped at Turn 20 with a suspected brake issue and did not finish.

A virtual safety car followed Stroll’s stop. The desk omits an exact VSC lap stamp: BBC Sport and Reuters place the VSC call on lap 15, while the FIA race report stamps Stroll’s stop on Lap 13 and classifies him after 12 laps. The observable sequence without that conflict is: Stroll stopped; VSC deployed; Antonelli, Verstappen, and George Russell pitted under the caution; Norris, who had already passed the pit entry while leading, could not take the same cheap stop. When Norris pitted on the next opportunity under green-flag conditions, the stop was slow — about seven seconds on Reuters and BBC — and he rejoined fifth on track (effectively fourth with Charles Leclerc yet to stop).

Leclerc, who had started on a different tyre strategy, stayed out and led until he finally pitted late. Ferrari brought him in with nine laps remaining on the FIA narrative; he finished fourth. Antonelli took over at the front once Leclerc stopped. Norris recovered to third and closed on Verstappen in the final laps but could not pass on a circuit where overtaking proved nearly impossible on the BBC, Reuters, and FIA reports. On the penultimate lap Verstappen cut the Turn 5 chicane after traffic; Norris drew alongside but did not complete the pass. No further position change followed at the front.

Final order on the FIA sheet: 1 Antonelli (Mercedes); 2 Verstappen (Red Bull); 3 Norris (McLaren); 4 Leclerc (Ferrari); 5 Russell (Mercedes); 6 Liam Lawson (Red Bull); 7 Franco Colapinto (Alpine); 8 Oscar Piastri (McLaren); 9 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls); 10 Nico Hülkenberg (Audi). Retirements included Hamilton, Stroll, Sergio Pérez, and Carlos Sainz on the same classification.

Antonelli’s win is his eighth in 14 races this season, BBC Sport stated (“eighth win in 14 races”; caption: eight of 14 grands prix). Reuters and the FIA match the eighth-victory count after 14 rounds. The result extended his Drivers’ Championship lead to 81 points over teammate Russell on BBC, Reuters, and FIA. Constructors’ tallies on Reuters after the race put Mercedes on 503 points, Ferrari 358, McLaren 306.

The next race on the Reuters schedule is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku. BBC Sport places that European exit as a Baku weekend from 24–26 September, with the race on Saturday to avoid a Sunday national-day clash. Readers can check the FIA and Formula 1 calendars for the published session times.

What comes next is checkable: FIA Drivers’ Championship table after round 14 (Antonelli +81 on Russell); Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Baku, 24–26 September 2026 on the BBC calendar line.

Floor: Antonelli 1, Verstappen +4.351s, Norris 3 at Madring; Norris from pole; VSC after Stroll stopped; Antonelli’s eighth win in 14.