Oscar Piastri has missed out on extending his F1 Grand Prix winning streak to four, but the Aussie still leads the Drivers' Championship.
Oscar Piastri is the first Australian to lead the Formula One World Drivers' Championship in 15 years, ahead of McLaren team-mate Lando Norris – and reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
The 24-year-old Melburnian driver has recorded a stellar start to the 2025 F1 season, winning four of the seven Grands Prix so far this year – China, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia and Miami.
He has finished on the Sunday podium twice more, including in Sunday's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix in Imola, Italy, and has missed out on a top-three Grand Prix result only once, at his home race in March.
Imola ended a streak of three consecutive wins for Piastri, who started first but finished third, after being overtaken for the lead by Verstappen at the first corner of the opening lap – and losing second to Norris, who entered the race's final laps with fresher tyres.
While his lead has been trimmed – albeit by just three points – Piastri still leads the World Drivers' Championship on 146 points, ahead of Norris' 133 and Verstappen's 124.
They are followed by Mercedes-AMG driver George Russell on 99 points, and Ferrari team-mates Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton on 61 and 53 points respectively.
In the Constructors' Championship, McLaren leads with nearly double the points of second-placed Mercedes-AMG, with Red Bull Racing third, seeing only nine of its points not scored by Verstappen.
The F1 grid will hit the track again this weekend for the Monaco Grand Prix, from May 23 to 25.
2025 F1 Drivers' Championship standings (after Imola)
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 146 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 133 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 124 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes-AMG | 99 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 61 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 53 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes-AMG | 48 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 40 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 14 |
| 10 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 14 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 11 |
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 10 |
| 13 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 7 |
| 14 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 7 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 6 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 6 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 |
| 18 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 0 |
| 19 | Jack Doohan | Alpine | 0 |
| 20 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 0 |
| 21 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 0 |
2025 F1 Constructors' Championship standings (after Imola)
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | McLaren | 279 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 147 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing | 131 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 114 |
| 5 | Williams | 51 |
| 6 | Haas | 20 |
| 7 | Aston Martin | 14 |
| 8 | Racing Bulls | 10 |
| 9 | Alpine | 7 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber | 6 |
Alex Misoyannis has been writing about cars since 2017, when he started his own website, Redline. He contributed for Drive in 2018, before joining CarAdvice in 2019, becoming a regular contributing journalist within the news team in 2020. Cars have played a central role throughout Alex’s life, from flicking through car magazines at a young age, to growing up around performance vehicles in a car-loving family. Highly Commended - Young Writer of the Year 2024 (Under 30) Rising Star Journalist, 2024 Winner Scoop of The Year - 2024 Winner
