Finlay McSporran
Published: 11:17 23rd November 2025

Championship protagonists Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified, after their cars failed to meet the technical regulations during a post-race inspection.

It comes after Max Verstappen (third in the championship) won the Grand Prix, keeping his title hopes alive.

However, this disqualification has resulted in a massive 25-point swing in his favour, taking him to within a race win, or 25 points, to championship leader Norris.

Why were the McLarens Disqualified?

Both cars were disqualified due to the plank wear being below the minimum thickness of 9mm, which is in breach of article 3.5.9 of the FIA Formula One Technical Regulations.

The plank, or skid block, is a wooden plank underneath F1 cars that ensures the car is at the correct ride hight.

Teams can run their cars at a lower ride height to create more downforce and achieve a performance advantage.

BREAKING: Both McLaren cars of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri have been disqualified from the Las Vegas Grand Prix

This is because the thickness of the rearmost skid of both cars was less than the required thickness#F1 #LasVegasGP pic.twitter.com/gOplpgDHl7

— Formula 1 (@F1) November 23, 2025

However, running a car too low car risk wearing the plank, and taking it below the minimum thickness of 9mm.

This is the same rule that got Lewis Hamilton disqualified in China back in March of this year.

What this means

As a result of the disqualification, Norris and Piastri, who finished second and fourth respectively, will score no points.

Verstappen on the other hand took maximum points from the event, and is now level with Piastri on 366 points, and just 24 behind Norris with only two rounds to go.

Elsewhere, George Russel is promoted to second after finishing third.

His teammate, 19-year-old Kimi Antionelli, is promoted to the podium, after a 48-lap stint on the hard tyre to finish fourth on the road.

Both Haas cars, who finished 11th and 12th, have been promoted to the points, which moves them up to seventh in the teams standings ahead of Aston Martin.

Final classisfication:

Pos.	Driver	Team	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:21:08.429	25
2	George Russell	Mercedes	+23.546s	18
3	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+30.488s	15
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+30.678s	12
5	Carlos Sainz	Williams	+34.924s	10
6	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	+45.257s	8
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	+51.134s	6
8	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+59.369s	4
9	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	+60.635s	2
10	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	+70.549s	1
11	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+85.308s	0
12	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	+86.974s	0
13	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+91.702s	0
14	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1 lap	0
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	+1 lap	0
NC	Alexander Albon	Williams	DNF	0
NC	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	DNF	0
NC	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	DNF	0
DQ	Lando Norris	McLaren	DSQ	0
DQ	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	DSQ	0

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