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Lando Norris has won his maiden Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship after coming third in the deciding showdown in Abu Dhabi.
The accolade wraps up a clean sweep for his McLaren team, after they claimed the Constructors' Championship in Singapore in October.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen won the final race of the season from pole position, but Norris coming in third meant the Dutchman was unable to overcome Norris's season points total of 423 by just two points.
Norris' title victory also ends Verstappen's four-year reign at the top of Formula 1. The Dutchman was hoping to retain his crown and win a record-equalling fifth-straight Drivers' Championship, which would have seen him draw level with Michael Schumacher.
Who is Lando Norris?
Lando Norris, who completed his seventh season in Formula 1, was born 13 November 1999 in Bristol and raised in Glastonbury by an English father and Belgian mother. He began karting at the age of seven, while he attended the Millfield School in Somerset for nine years alongside his elder brother. He left at Year 10 aged 16 to focus on his racing career, when he signed with Carlin Motorsport in Forumla 4, winning the title in 2015. After working his way up through the ranks, he finished runner-up to fellow Briton George Russell in the 2018 Formula 2 World Championship. He made his Formula 1 debut in 2019 for McLaren, racing alongside Carlos Sainz Jr., where he finished 11th. He secured his maiden podium in 2020 with third in that year's Austrian Grand Prix, before securing his first pole position at the 2021 Russian Grand Prix. However, it wasn't until 2024 that he secured his maiden race win in the Miami Grand Prix. His win saw him tie the record for the most podiums before taking his first win.
Norris's teammate and title rival, Oscar Piastri, finished in second place in the race but third in the overall standings finishing on 410 points.
In an emotional team radio message immediately after crossing the line, Norris said: "Thank you guys, oh my God. You have made my dreams come true, thank you so much.
"I love you guys. Thanks for everything, you deserve it. I love you mum, I love you dad. Thanks for everything. I'm not crying!"
The 26-year-old, who celebrated his title with doughnuts on the track to complete his seventh season in the sport, is the 11th British driver to win the championship and first since Sir Lewis Hamilton in 2020.
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