Larson takes his third Cup title; Mercedes seals the F1 constructors’ championship

November 8 late update: Blaney wins the Homestead race

Ryan Blaney won the completed Homestead race by 0.314 seconds over Tyler Reddick, according to NASCAR’s official results. William Byron finished third, Christopher Bell fourth and Bubba Wallace fifth. Blaney led seven of the 267 laps.

Kyle Larson finished 12th after clinching the season championship during Stage 1. The race victory belongs to Blaney; Larson leaves Homestead with his third Cup championship.

Earlier report

Kyle Larson and Mercedes settled two championships Sunday through the strength of positions already earned. Larson clinched his third NASCAR Cup Series title during the opening stage at Homestead-Miami Speedway. In São Paulo, George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth to secure Mercedes’ Formula 1 constructors’ championship.

Larson’s advantage survives the first stage

Larson finished fourth in Stage 1, collecting seven points. Christopher Bell finished third and Denny Hamlin sixth. NASCAR’s updated account confirms that those results put the title beyond both challengers before the race was over.

The championship follows Larson’s titles in 2021 and 2025. He is the first driver to win consecutive Cup championships since Jimmie Johnson completed his five-title streak in 2010, and the 11th to reach at least three.

Larson had arrived at Homestead with a 67-point lead over Bell after winning three of the first nine Chase races. That surge followed a regular season without a victory. Cameron Bebeau’s Frontstretch report traces one particularly sharp reversal: a 34th-place Phoenix finish cut Larson’s lead to five points, then victory at Talladega extended it to 73.

The restored Chase format made that accumulated work decisive. NASCAR describes a single points reset, followed by ten races with no eliminations. Larson could build enough of an advantage to finish the championship calculation during the finale, even while the race itself continued.

Norris wins the race, Mercedes secures the team title

Lando Norris won the São Paulo Grand Prix from pole, finishing 14.602 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen. Verstappen climbed from 21st on the grid to second, with Isack Hadjar completing a double Red Bull podium.

The 71-lap race moved from wet conditions to a drying circuit and back to rain. Antonelli led early but spun at Turn 1, opening the way for Norris. Later, the field returned to intermediate tyres as the rain intensified.

Russell and Antonelli brought Mercedes home fourth and fifth. Their combined finish secured the constructors’ title while Norris took his third victory of the season for McLaren.

Lewis Hamilton finished ninth on his 400th Formula 1 start after beginning 20th. Formula 1’s updated result includes post-race penalties; the leading five positions remained unchanged.