Piastri Wins in Spain to Widen Gap at Top

Australian leads McLaren to one-two finish; Verstappen in 10th place after 10sec penalty

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BARCELONA - Oscar Piastri drove with exemplary calm and control in a torrid race on June 1 to beat rival and teammate Lando Norris as McLaren claimed their first Spanish Grand Prix victory since 2005 with a resounding one-two triumph.

The 24-year-old Australian came home 2.4 seconds clear of Norris for his fifth win in 2025 to extend his lead over his teammate in the drivers' championship to 10 points, with Ferrari's Charles Leclerc finishing third after a dramatic finale.

Said Piastri: "A bit of a surprise to see Max (Verstappen) try the three-stop and it nearly worked for him. A great weekend overall.

"The pace was really good, we can turn it on when we needed to. Just very proud of the work we did this weekend. It's a nice way to bounce back from (third place in) Monaco. A superb weekend."

Four-time champion Verstappen of Red Bull, who made four stops in total and ended up on the slower hard tires against rivals on softs, collided with Leclerc and twice with Mercedes' George Russell after the safety car restart.

The angry Dutch driver was given a 10-second penalty added to his overall time for the second Russell collision that was clearly his fault.