# Norris wins rain-soaked São Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes seal title

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/mclarens-norris-wins-sao-paulo-f1-grand-prix/
- Published: 2026-11-09T07:12:11+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-09T13:22:05+00:00
- Original publisher: Le Monde (publisher lean: Left)
- Original article: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/11/09/mclaren-s-norris-wins-sao-paulo-f1-grand-prix_6775342_9.html
- Topics: Americas, Motorsport, Sport, World

## Key points

- Mercedes secured their ninth constructors’ title.
- Lando Norris won the rain-hit São Paulo Grand Prix.
- Verstappen recovered from 21st to finish second.

## Summary

Mercedes have clinched the 2026 Formula One constructors’ championship after George Russell and Kimi Antonelli finished fourth and fifth in the rain-soaked São Paulo Grand Prix. The team’s ninth title was secured as McLaren’s Lando Norris won at Interlagos.

Norris started from pole and took his third win of the season, finishing 14.6 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, who had started 21st. Red Bull’s Isack Hadjar finished third. Changing wet and dry conditions shaped the 71-lap race.

## Coverage

- [Le Monde: Norris wins rain-soaked São Paulo Grand Prix as Mercedes seal title](https://www.lemonde.fr/en/sports/article/2026/11/09/mclaren-s-norris-wins-sao-paulo-f1-grand-prix_6775342_9.html)
- [Al Jazeera: Lando Norris wins Sao Palo Grand Prix, but Mercedes seal constructors title](https://www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/11/9/lando-norris-wins-sao-palo-grand-prix-but-mercedes-seal-constructors-title?traffic_source=rss)

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