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George Russell won the Singapore Grand Prix ahead of Max Verstappen, while McLaren's Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri finished third and fourth.

SINGAPORE, SINGAPORE - OCTOBER 05: Lando Norris of Great Britain driving the (4) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes leads Oscar Piastri of Australia driving the (81) McLaren MCL39 Mercedes on track prior to the F1 Grand Prix of Singapore at Marina Bay Street Circuit on October 05, 2025 in Singapore, Singapore. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images) — McLaren clinched the 2025 constructors' title at the Singapore Grand Prix. (Photo by Clive Mason/Getty Images)

McLaren can now turn its attention fully to the title fight between its two drivers.

The team wrapped up its second straight constructors' title in Sunday’s Singapore Grand Prix. Lando Norris finished third behind race winner George Russell and Max Verstappen in second while Oscar Piastri finished fourth.

McLaren had a very straightforward clinching scenario entering Sunday’s race with 623 team points to Mercedes’ 290 and Ferrari’s 286. All McLaren needed to do was leave Singapore with a 303-point advantage over second place to win the title. The team scored 27 points while Mercedes got 35 points with Kimi Antonelli finishing fifth.

It’s the first time McLaren has won consecutive constructors' titles since the team won four in a row from 1988 through 1991. Last year’s title was the team’s first since 1998, when Mikka Hakkinen dominated F1 with eight wins.

No McLaren driver won the title last year, however. Verstappen held off Norris for his fourth straight championship. This year, McLaren should have a driver with a title. It’s just a question of who as the team has been incredibly dominant all season.

Norris now trails Piastri in the standings by 22 points. Piastri leads the series with seven wins while Norris has five wins. Verstappen still lurks in third, but is 41 points behind Norris. He’d need to win nearly all of the next six races and three sprints with both Piastri and Norris having issues to have a shot at a fifth straight title.

Russell won the race from pole and was never seriously challenged for the win. He immediately drove away from Verstappen and everyone else at the start and had a 10-second lead before he pitted for tires approximately a third of the way through the race. Verstappen cut into Russell's lead thanks to an earlier pit stop, but Russell's fresher tires eventually stretched the lead back out to a comfortable margin despite late-race lapped traffic.